On 6 August 1991, British physicist Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in Switzerland published the first ever website, the WorldWideWeb (W3). By the end of 1992 there were ten websites online and, after CERN made the W3 technology publicly available on a royalty-free basis in 1993, the internet gradually started to
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WTO: Progress on e-commerce
Participating in a series of ministerial discussions during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2019, WTO's Director-General Roberto Azevêdo reviewed the challenges and opportunities facing global trade today, and stressed that the trading system must evolve if it is to remain relevant. The meetings included the informal ministerial gathering
How to protect yourself from counterfeit goods and online scams?
nline shopping has become a part of everyday life. Globally, e-commerce firms are taking no. 1 spot on the list of brand values and consumers' trust. In European union, 20% enterprises are selling their goods online. However, internet is not a safe place. It is full of scam websites that sell counterfeit
Web search engines: Can anyone match Google?
Yes, Google's products match Google. :/ ccording to Jumpshot, a marketing analytics firm that licenses anonymous ClickStream data from hundreds of millions of users, about 62.6% of all searches online are through Google’s core function. But that’s just the beginning, as that number doesn’t include other Google functions like image search or
Digital Single Market: Portability of online content services across EU
The rules will reflect new ways in which Europeans enjoy culture and entertainment services online when they travel around the EU. uropeans will soon be able to fully use their online subscriptions to films, sports events, e-books, video games or music services when traveling within the EU, according to the agreement
the Scale of Amazon explained
s Amazon continues its takeover of the retail sector, the scale at which it operates continues to impress. Back in late 2016 we examined the extraordinary from a market valuation perspective, which showed that the eCommerce giant was worth more than most brick and mortar retailers put together. The infographic
Online shopping: EU against geo-blocking and country redirects
MEPs have voted in favor of ending geo-blocking and country redirects by the end of 2018. any Europeans shop online on a daily basis. Whether it’s for electronics, appliances or furniture, 57% of EU citizens bought something online in 2017. Shopping online is one of the favorite activities of internet
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How much energy is used in a single bitcoin transaction
itcoin transactions use so much energy that the electricity used for a single transaction could power a home for almost a whole month, according to a paper from Dutch bank ING. Bitcoin trades use a lot of electricity as a means to make verifying trades expensive, therefore making fraudulent transactions
Towards safer and more innovative electronic payments
he Commission has today adopted rules that will make electronic payments in shops and online safer. This will also allow consumers to access more convenient, cost-effective and innovative solutions offered by payment providers. These rules implement the EU's recently-revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) which aims to modernize Europe's payment services
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WEF: 3 interesting facts about gaming industry
nteractive gaming has evolved rapidly since the early days of arcade cabinets. What was once a one or two-player experience is now shared widely around the globe. In 1995 there were 100 million gamers worldwide; today that number has climbed to 2.6 billion. Revenue for the global gaming industry is estimated