Advertising issues associated with Apple iOS 14 privacy changes have made a lot of headlines as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat have reported their earnings, but most of the companies remain focused on what they believe will drive future growth: shopping on their platforms. Get the...
Twitter has announced it is adding a Revue subscription button to tweets that will allow users to make money off their content, 280 characters at a time, Slashgear reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Even as changes to Apple’s iOS privacy rules introduce new challenges for advertisers, brands and social media companies, Snapchat executives are hoping that it can still successfully provide shopping experiences within the photo-sharing app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
What began as the dream of a frustrated Google employee who wanted to build something different in the blooming app-verse of 2010 became Pinterest, variously described as a “visual search engine,” a “visual bookmarking platform” and an “image-sharing” app. Get the Full Story Complete the...
PayPal Holdings Inc. is having discussions about buying social media platform Pinterest, people familiar with the talks told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Oct. 20), in a deal that would add a new dimension to the payment platform’s offerings. Get the Full Story Complete...
Shopify and Spotify have joined forces. The eCommerce platform announced on Wednesday (Oct. 20) that it had launched a new Spotify channel. This will allow artists using the music streaming platform to engage with listeners and to market products that “expand beyond traditional merch,” Shopify...
Swiggy, India’s largest food delivery platform, is considering a move into the country’s social commerce space, Entrackr reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Panic, agony, torture, stress – those are some of the words users around the world had to describe last week’s six-hour global outage, from 4 p.m. GMT (11 a.m. ET) until around 10 p.m. GMT on Monday (Oct. 4), during which social media services Facebook,...
Global software, payments and hardware platform Square has joined forces with short-form video platform TikTok to offer a new integration to connect online sellers to potential customers via videos on the social media platform, the companies announced in a recent press release. Get the Full...
