A History Of Social Commerce: Important Dates [Infographic]

Today more brands than ever are engaging fans and selling products on Facebook.  Social commerce is booming.  But how did we get to this point?  A fun infographic from Useful Social Media outlines a history of social commerce, starting with the first virtual gifts sold on Facebook back in February 2007 and ending with some interesting facts about social commerce today.

Some of the highlights of ‘Social Commerce Important Dates’ include the fact that in December 2008, Dell claimed $1 million USD in revenue via Twitter sales alerts; in July 2009, $34 was spent on Facebook’s first retail transaction via 1800-FLOWERS; and in August of 2010 Groupon became the fastest growing company of all time and Mark Zuckerberg said, “If I had to guess, social commerce is next to blow up.”