If every age in history could be called by the greatest invention of that time, this would
definitely be called as the Age of the Internet. The Internet has proliferated each and every
aspect of our being, and indeed, it has given a whole new dimension to the way we live on
the planet. Today, for each and every thing, whether it is just about buying a toothbrush to
spreading global awareness about the growing hole in the ozone layer, people are using the
Internet as their medium. And, the Internet has proved to be an unrelenting medium,
unfalteringly providing people what they are looking for.
Of all these different purposes that the Internet world serves, there is one very important
trend that has caught on of late. This is the trend of selling and buying things over the
Internet. A whole parallel world has spawned up here, a world of online entrepreneurs, who
are making money out of selling things over the Internet. The money that is transacted here
is immense.
That is obvious. With such a huge population in the online world, it is understandable that
the businesses here are huge. Below are some facts and figures of the online marketing
industry as they stood in 2008. The situation has only improved since then.
