The history of e-commerce is filled with many ups and downs, with dot-com bubbles, dot-com busts, a variety of sales models, and more. Understanding what has led the e-commerce industry to its current state can help merchants better prepare for the changes ahead, as e-commerce evolves into mobile commerce, social commerce, and so much more. Above, you will see a detailed visualization of how e-commerce has evolved and shaped the way we do business online.
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Today, the average man is clean-shaven, and we have, to some measure, lost the honor and nobility of the beard, and with it, the history of that noble facial feature, the memories of men of glorious facial ornament.
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The past couple of years have been a financial nightmare for millions of Americans who have lost their jobs or homes (or both) and are struggling under mounting debt. But the reality is that for a segment of the population — those who work for minimum wage — even the boom years that preceded the crash have probably not been much easier.
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No matter how old we get, the sound of the ice cream truck is still music to our ears. The delicious dessert, was invented by the Greeks, perfected by the Italians, and gluttonously consumed by us Americans.
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The whistleblowing website Wikileaks has released a document containing reports from 90,000 incidents in the Afghanistan war. Here's an infographic showing some of the other top scoops released on the site.
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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and the University of Cork in Ireland discovered a new genetic strain of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) in people inhabiting Australia and some parts of the Pacific region. By tracing back in time, they verified that this vast area was populated by two completely different groups of early humans. Two different forms of the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori show that the human settlement of Australia and the Pacific islands was undertaken from different routes.
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The history of Burning Man has always been a complex entity that has survived, nay, mutated over the years. And because of this, it has grown rapidly since its humble beginnings of a simple gathering on a beach.
The infographic poster shows only a small portion of what Burning Man.via www.flickr.com
this infographic went through a tumultuous history which I won’t get into. But I must give credit to Barry Ritholtz for picking it up and publishing it when others wouldn’t. After many weeks in limbo, this infographic is finally seeing the light of day. Enjoy!
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