Social Commerce

Social Commerce
Facebook Is Getting More Community-Minded
June 23, 2017

Facebook has decided to modify its mission statement slightly so as to better highlight its support for various types of hobbies, social groups, and social justice organizations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Twitter Will Allow People To Earn Money Streaming Live On Periscope
June 22, 2017

In social commerce news this week: Twitter is launching a system that allows people to earn virtual currency by streaming live on its Periscope user-generated video service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Snap Acquires Placed To Raise The Level Of Its Ad Game
June 06, 2017

Snap’s first quarter may have been something of a rough ride with the $2.2 billion loss — but that doesn’t seem to be slowing down the firm’s social commerce ambitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Facebook’s Content Conundrum
May 24, 2017

In 1942, the U.S. Office of War Information created a marketing slogan that has since become a favored colloquialism for the importance of secrecy: Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Twitter’s Trump Kerfuffle
January 23, 2017

While it is arguably almost impossible for Americans to avoid the tweets of Donald Trump at this point, unless they are willing to unplug entirely and cut themselves off from most mainstream media, things took a turn for the weird last week when a Twitter...

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Twitter’s Buy Button Going Buh-Bye
January 19, 2017

It looks as though the rumors about Twitter ending its commerce operation and phasing out its buy button are true. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Facebook Won’t Let Admiral Insurance Base Policies On Posts
November 03, 2016

Facebook has reportedly ruled out launching a new car insurance policy from Admiral Insurance of the U.K. that would analyze a customer’s posts on Facebook to help set the premiums of the policy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Instagram Goes Shoppable
November 02, 2016

Instagram has reportedly rolled out shoppable tags on photos from as many as 20 retail brands. According to a report by TechCrunch, some of the retail brands include Kate Spade and JackThreads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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PayPal Expands Relationship With Facebook And Messenger
October 25, 2016

PayPal announced Monday (Oct. 24) it is expanding its relationship with Facebook and Facebook Messenger in an attempt to help make mobile commerce smarter, simpler and more secure for both consumers and merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...