In 1993, .3% of the world’s population used the Internet. The ratio of websites to users was 1:108,935.
In 2013, 38% of the world’s population used the Internet. The ratio of websites to Internet uses was 1:4.
A lot has changed. More people are spending more time online, and that time fragmented across any combination of ecommerce sites, online publication, social networks, browsers, email clients and, most recently, mobile devices. This timeline will take you through the introduction and evolution of technologies that have enabled digital marketers to adapt to vast changes in online behavior, from the first banner ads to Facebook and what lies ahead…