Instagram

Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS.

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Instagram Value Tops $100B
Instagram Value Tops $100B
June 26, 2018  |  Facebook

New data shows that Instagram is estimated to be worth more than $100 billion — if it were a stand-alone company. According to Bloomberg, this...

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Instagram’s Plans To Turn Context Into Conversions
Instagram’s Plans To Turn Context Into Conversions
June 26, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Context is everything, a truism that is becoming increasingly true when it comes to commerce in the digital age. Having what a customer wants is...

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Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
June 22, 2018  |  Retail

Sports fans can’t get enough of their favorite players and teams: Their social media accounts oftentimes have hundreds of thousands or millions of followers. But...

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Shopify Rolls Out Messaging App For Merchants
Shopify Rolls Out Messaging App For Merchants
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

To condense business conversations and tasks into one place, Shopify has launched a new mobile app dubbed Shopify Ping. Through the app, merchants can manage...

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Does A WeChat Boutique Launch Foreshadow eCommerce’s Future?
Does A WeChat Boutique Launch Foreshadow eCommerce’s Future?
June 18, 2018  |  Ecosystems

The launch on Tuesday (June 19) of a new eCommerce option for shoppers seeking makeup, hair care products, fragrances and similar products represents the expansion...

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Brands Stretch Their Legs Online
Brands Stretch Their Legs Online
June 18, 2018  |  eCommerce

One of the most recent experiments for direct-to-consumer eCommerce is taking place on Instagram, and, if successful, could forge a path for brands that want...

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Instagram Expands Shopping To Instagram Stories
Instagram Expands Shopping To Instagram Stories
June 12, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network, announced Tuesday (June 12) that it is expanding shopping beyond Feed to Instagram Stories. In a press release, the company...

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Snap Sends Signals That A Sale Might Be In The Offing
Snap Sends Signals That A Sale Might Be In The Offing
June 04, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Beloved by younger millennials and up-and-coming Generation Z members, Snapchat is the little social media engine that could in an era when it seemed the...

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The Case For Contextual Commerce
The Case For Contextual Commerce
June 04, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Before there was on demand, there was time shifting. In 1985, cable companies introduced consumers to the idea that they could use their VCRs to...

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