Invention of WWW and E-commerce
In this post we will be discussing briefly about the birth of World Wide Web (WWW) and E-commerce respectively.
World Wide Web (WWW)
The World Wide Web (WWW) is a system that allows users to access a network of documents via the Internet. It was created in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN to facilitate the sharing and access of scientific information (Berners-Lee, 1989). The Web was intended to be a simple and open platform for sharing information and connecting people (Berners-Lee, 1989). It quickly spread beyond CERN and is now widely used for communication, information sharing and commerce (Berners-Lee, 1989). It has greatly impacted the way we access and share information and conduct business (Berners-Lee, 1989).
E-commerce
E-commerce, or electronic commerce, is the act of buying and selling products and services through the internet (Li et al. 2019). Its origins can be traced back to the early days of the internet, when online purchasing and electronic money transfer were first introduced (Li et al. 2019). The first online shopping system was created by Michael Aldrich in 1979, which allowed customers to buy goods from their homes using a modified television and a telephone line (Li et al. 2019). David Chaum, a pioneer in cryptography, demonstrated the first electronic money transfer in the 1970s (Li et al. 2019). These early developments served as the foundation for modern online shopping and electronic payment systems, which have become an essential aspect of e-commerce today (Li et al. 2019).
References
Berners-Lee, T. (1989). WorldWideWeb: Proposal for a HyperText Project. CERN.
Li, X., Li, H., & Wang, D. (2019). E-commerce research progress and prospect. IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 160711-160720
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