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Well, you're being pedantic. In '99 the great mouthbreathing horde were not buying things online.
by fapjacks 10y ago
Well, you're being pedantic. In '99 the great mouthbreathing horde were not buying things online.
- tyingq 10y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. eBay revenue, 1999: $224.7 million eBay revenue, 2015: $8,590 million Edit: That's 38x
- davidwihl 10y agoAmazon revenue was already $1.6B in 1999. Clearly out of startup phase by then. So it depends on your measure. eCommerce is still a relatively small percentage of GDP, 5.4% of US according to https://www.statista.com/statistics/250703/forecast-of-internet-economy-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-g-20-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/250703/forecast-of-inter...
- tyingq 10y agoeCommerce as a percentage of all retail sales is a decent measure. 1999: 0.2% 2015: 8.4% 42x https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECOMPCTSA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECOMPCTSA
- DanBC 10y ago1999 is definitely Beanie Baby Bubble timing. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/books/review/the-great-beanie-baby-bubble-by-zac-bissonnette.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/books/review/the-great-bea...