history

You probably woke up today wondering what the first domain name was and how long ago was it registered? Because there are a few people who pay attention to historical stuff like that, and because [...]

1971: Computer engineer Ray Tomlinson sends the first electronic mall message. Tomlinson has since forgotten what the message said. (Tomlinson died March 5, 2016) 1976: Queen Elizabeth II becomes first head of state to send [...]

Ecommerce

What do people think when they hear ecommerce? They think of doing business on the Internet. However, long before you could download electronic goods and buy products over the internet ecommerce already existed. Using technology [...]