Thursday, November 26, 2015

You Won’t Believe What the First Thing Sold Online Was

A story involving pizza, cornflakes and a 72 year old grandmother
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The Unexpected Story of How Ecommerce Started
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The Unexpected Story of How Ecommerce Started

From trading cattle with your neighbor, to buying pizza online - commerce has changed tremendously over time. But how did ecommerce become a $279 billion industry? Where did it all start?

In celebration of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we decided to play detective to find the truth behind the history of ecommerce. We wanted to uncover the first product ever sold online.

Our findings were pretty surprising.

A story involving pizza, cornflakes and a 72 year old grandmother
 
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