Infographic: A Brief History of Social Advertising

Unified, a cloud marketing technology company, has churned out an infographic detailing the history of social advertising, a market that’s only existed for about eight years. According to BIA/Kelsey, social ad revenue in the U.S. is expected to hit $6.1 billion in 2013, up nearly 30 percent from $4.7 billion in 2012. By 2017, this figure is expected to reach $11.0 billion.

Here are some of the milestones noted in the infographic: