Shopping online or often referred to as olshop is a form of trade that brings consumers to the seller through the Internet and do not need to face to face directly to make transactions only through a web browser. Other names such as e-shop, e-store, internet shop, web-shop, web-store, virtual shop, online store and e-webstore. The development of this technology has also brought many changes in the lifestyle of today's society that more often interact in cyberspace. Even for shopping, people now prefer online shopping as it is more practical, save time and can do price comparison quickly.
Since when is the online shop getting known? Who first had an online shopping idea? How is the process of forming an online shop in the past? Questions like this will surely come to mind. Information on the history and development of online shopping below will certainly answer all your questions about the origin of online shopping.Online Shopping History
In the 60s, an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system emerged that allowed companies to transact electronically. In the era of the 60s, electronic transaction systems are still rarely used by Internet users. However, large companies have used EDI such as railroad companies and several other transportation companies.
In the era of the 70s precisely in 1979, a British businessman named Michael Aldrich find online shopping system. This idea came into being when Michael was in a supermarket with his wife. Michael Aldrich connects domestic TV with real time computers to conduct banking transactions via domestic phone lines. Michael has the belief that modified domestic TV technology with simple computer-based and menu-based interface is something that is "new, universally applicable and a participative communication medium."
In the 80s, Michael Aldrich started work on Redifon Computers that enabled suppliers, customers, customers, agents, distributors and service companies to connect online to the corporate system to enable real-time electronic business transactions. The system also supports pre-date handprint processing of the Internet and World Wide Web (www) and Microsoft MS DOS which are mainly installed by major companies in the UK.
This year also, the French-based Minitel became a pre-WWW pioneer online. Happy that year, Minitel users are required to make purchases online. This year also, B2C which stands Business to Consumer, was first launched by Tesco. B2C is the world's first online shop business. At first, this online shopping system was named Online Basket, which was renamed Trolley Online Shopping. On
In the 90s, the first servers of the World Wide Web and Browser were created. The first World Web Wide and Browser servers were created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 and announced and may be used by the public in 1991. This year also, the National Science Foundation (NSF), which opened the way for commercial users, became a great driver for e -Commerce and future developments.
Innovation continued to grow in the 90s. In 1992, the first online bookstore was created by Charles Stack who was named Book Stacks Unlimited which now evolved into Books.com. In 1994, emerging online banking, the opening of pizza stores that use online systems such as Pizza Hut. This year also, Netscape introduced SSL standard v2 encryption (SSL encryption of data transferred online) that provides secure data transfer system and Intershop shopping system.
Only 1 year ago in 1995, emerging online shopping system is famous until now that Amazon.com which then followed by the emergence of Ebay. Not only the development of online shopping sites, various systems that support online shopping are also emerging. In 1998, PayPal appeared that can help every online transaction. PayPal is a combination of X.COM, Cofinity and the financial services company. At the end of this era, Google and Yahoo entered the online shop and e-commerce world.Online Shopping Development
In the era of 2000s until now, online shopping system continues to grow throughout the world even in Indonesia. This is certainly supported by the increasing number of internet users in Indonesia both in big cities and regions. In Indonesia, there are three types of sales over the internet that allow you to shop online. The first system is an online store. Online store sites usually provide all kinds of needs you need divided into categories within their own sites such as MyBigMall, Lazada or any online store that sells only their specific product.
The second type of online shopping is an online marketplace. Some online market sites in Indonesia such as Berniaga, Kaskus, Olx and so on. The third type of online shopping site is the social media market that utilizes social media to sell like using social media Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and various other social media.
Due to the rapid growth of online shopping sites in Indonesia, the behavior of Indonesian consumers has also started to change and become familiar with online shopping. That way, online shopping trend is believed to be increasing in the Indonesian market.
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