10 e-Commerce events that shook the last 10 years
The advent of search engine giant Google tops the Software and Information Industry Association list of the top 10 developments in e-commerce during the past decade.
Nearly half of the online searches conducted by Internet users in February were run through Google, according to the SIIA. Another technology popularized by Google - the selling of keywords for advertising - falls fifth on the list.
In the e-commerce world, each day sees a revolution announced. Although not all purported revolutionary ideas and events are indeed so, some steps taken over the last decade of online activity have changed the way we live and work.
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) on Wednesday offered its list of 10 developments in e-commerce that have created the most waves in the past decade, according to voting by industry experts and policymakers.