Infographic – The Social Commerce Timeline

Providing a social shopping experience for consumers through social networks seems like a no-brainer, especially with only one king to rule them all: Facebook. Social Commerce is one of the big trends at the moment, like social media it is here to stay.

The friendly people at Useful Social Media visualized and shared the social commerce timeline. It started back in 2007 as virtual gifts were sold on Facebook. Brands and businesses  are riding the wave of social commerce and are trying to eat a piece of the pie.

Top brands like Coca-Cola, Walt Disney and Starbucks jumped on the social commerce boat already. We’re curious, is your brand or business active in social commerce yet?

Source: usefulsocialmedia.com