Social Commerce

Does The Weather Drive Omnichannel Adoption?
February 19, 2015

Frantic shoppers roaming from store-to-store to find the last gallon of milk in the city before the next major storm hits may become a thing of the past. Record-breaking snowfall are keeping many in the Northeast from venturing out, but omnichannel merchants are keeping consumers...

$11M Helps Shopa Social Marketplace Go Global
February 18, 2015

Social marketplace app Shopa has closed an $11 million funding round — one of the biggest Series A rounds ever for a U.K.-based startup, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Facebook Patents Ways To Advertise Only To The Influential
February 17, 2015

While the world tries to determine whether social media celebrities count as real celebrities, there is little controversy around the idea that the social media famous have a big role to play in motivating the shopping behaviors of others.  Everyone wants to be like the...

Is Pinterest Adding A Buy Button?
February 13, 2015

There is buzz that soon social networking site Pinterest will be offering users more than a chance to “pin” it – where it is defined as whatever item they are looking at a picture of.  Reports are circulating that Pinterest could be adding a buy button...

Fancy’s New Funding Hopes To Buff Up Social Commerce
February 11, 2015

Social shopping platform Fancy said it has closed a new financing round that’s reportedly worth as much as $20 million, according to TechCrunch. 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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Facebook’s Back Door To Commerce — eClassifieds
February 11, 2015

Facebook’s new features that make it a bit easier for users to sell items represent a minor social commerce update. But they’re also a return to an old challenge: how to challenge Craigslist as the king of online classified ads, according to Bloomberg News. Get...

The Social Commerce Emerging Market Share
February 09, 2015

Facebook currently reaches more than 1 billion people, but what CEO Mark Zuckerberg really wants is to reach is the whole world. So far, he’s about 6 billion short. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Twitter Chirps About Google Deal, Yelp’s E-Commerce Future
February 06, 2015

Twitter didn’t divulge details about its payments or commerce strategy during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call yesterday (Feb. 5) — even when questioned by an analyst. But the social media company that’s slowly making its name in the payments space did generate some buzz about its...

Alibaba And Tencent Escalate Their Online Battle
February 04, 2015

Chinese online giants Alibaba and Tencent, who have gone toe-to-toe over everything from taxi rides to banking, appear to be escalating their battle once more, Tech in Asia reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...