<prompt> Fana ka kakaretso ea sehlooho se fanoeng.Sehlooho: Ho tsoaloa ha khoebo ea e-commerce  <response>: Instruction in English: Provide a general overview of the given topic. . Response in English: E-commerce, short for electronic commerce, refers to the buying and selling of goods online through internet-enabled devices. The birth of e-commerce can be traced back to the early days of the internet, when the idea of conducting business transactions using electronic means began to take shape.In the early 1990s, innovations in electronic data exchange and the growth of internet access helped pave the way for online commerce. The first recorded e-commerce transaction took place in 1994, when a shopper purchased a Sting CD from the NetMarket website using encryption technology to protect their personal information.After this initial success, more companies began to enter the online marketplace, eventually leading to the rise of industry giants like Amazon and eBay. Over the years, e-commerce has grown to become a major part of the global economy, with millions of people around the world using online platforms to purchase everything from everyday essentials to high-end luxury items.Today, e-commerce continues to grow and evolve, with new technologies and innovations regularly emerging to improve the online shopping experience. Despite challenges, the birth of e-commerce had truly created a paradigm shift, changing the way people shop and conduct business across the world. . Response in Sesotho: Khoebo ea elektronike, e khutsoane bakeng sa khoebo ea elektroniki, e bolela ho reka le ho rekisa thepa inthaneteng ka lisebelisoa tse fumanehang marang-rang. Ho tsoaloa ha khoebo ea e-commerce ho ka qaloa ho tloha matsatsing a pele a marang-rang, ha khopolo ea ho etsa litšebelisano tsa khoebo ka mekhoa ea elektronike e qala ho ba teng. Mathoasong a lilemo tsa bo-1990, lintlafatso tsa phapanyetsano ea data ea elektroniki le kholo ea phihlello ea inthanete li thusitse ho bula tsela bakeng sa khoebo ea inthaneteng. Tsebetso ea pele e tlalehiloeng ea e-commerce e etsahetse ka 1994, ha moreki a reka CD ea Sting ho tsoa sebakeng sa marang-rang sa NetMarket a sebelisa theknoloji ea encryption ho sireletsa tlhahisoleseling ea bona. Ka mora katleho ena ea pele, likhamphani tse ngata li ile tsa qala ho kena marakeng oa marang-rang, li qetella li lebisitse ho phahama ha lihlopha tsa indasteri tse kang Amazon le eBay. Ho theosa le lilemo, khoebo ea e-commerce e hōlile ho ba karolo e kholo ea moruo oa lefatse, me batho ba limilione ho pota lefatše ba sebelisa sethala sa marang-rang ho reka ntho e ngoe le e ngoe ho tloha ho lintho tsa bohlokoa tsa letsatsi le letsatsi ho isa linthong tsa maemo a holimo. Kajeno, khoebo ea e-commerce e ntse e tsoela pele ho hola le ho fetoha, ka mahlale a macha le mekhoa e mecha e lulang e hlaha ho ntlafatsa boiphihlelo ba ho reka inthaneteng. Leha ho na le mathata, tsoalo ea khoebo ea e-commerce e hlile e bakile phetoho ea maemo, e fetotse tsela eo batho ba rekang le ho tsamaisa khoebo ka eona lefatšeng ka bophara. 