The First Online Sale
The world of e-commerce had a humble beginning. On August 11, 1994, a compact disc (CD) by the musician Sting was the first item ever sold online. This historic transaction took place on a website called NetMarket.
The world of e-commerce had a humble beginning. On August 11, 1994, a compact disc (CD) by the musician Sting was the first item ever sold online. This historic transaction took place on a website called NetMarket.
Microsoft's ascent to tech supremacy was catalyzed by a pivotal deal in 1980. The company partnered with IBM to provide the operating system for IBM's first personal computer, forever altering the computing landscape.
Apple's iconic logo featuring a half-bitten apple isn't just a design choice. It was created to prevent the logo from being mistaken for a cherry. The bite was added for scale, ensuring people knew it was an apple.
The Coca-Cola Company guards its secret recipe, known as "Merchandise 7X," with extraordinary zeal. So secretive is this formula that only a handful of people in the world are believed to know the complete recipe.