social commerce

Amazon Discontinues Social Commerce Feature Inspire
Amazon Discontinues Social Commerce Feature Inspire
February 18, 2025  |  Retail

Amazon is no longer offering Inspire, the social commerce feature with a video and photo feed of products that it added to its mobile app in...

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Musk Says He Has No Interest in Buying TikTok
Musk Says He Has No Interest in Buying TikTok
February 09, 2025  |  Social Commerce

Despite recent reports to the contrary, Elon Musk has no plans to buy TikTok. That’s according to comments from Musk himself last month at the...

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AI and Deeper Engagement Drive Pinterest’s User, Revenue Growth
AI and Deeper Engagement Drive Pinterest’s User, Revenue Growth
February 06, 2025  |  Social Commerce

For Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, 2024 was “transformative” because the company’s global monthly active users (MAUs) reached an all-time high of 553 million, an 11%...

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TikTok Traffic Ramps Back Up as Creators Look Elsewhere
TikTok Traffic Ramps Back Up as Creators Look Elsewhere
January 31, 2025  |  Social Commerce

TikTok’s traffic has returned to normal following a steep drop after a recent shutdown. Usage of the popular video app dropped 85% during its brief U.S....

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Visa Tops 4.7 Billion Credentials, Logs 44% Growth in Tokens YOY
Visa Tops 4.7 Billion Credentials, Logs 44% Growth in Tokens YOY
January 30, 2025  |  Earnings

Visa’s fiscal first-quarter results noted significant growth in payments done digitally, and in tokens and credentials issued by the payments network. Payments volume grew by...

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Report: Amazon and Apple Considering Increasing Ad Spending on X
Report: Amazon and Apple Considering Increasing Ad Spending on X
January 30, 2025  |  Business

Amazon and Apple are reportedly considering increasing their ad spending on social media platform X. Amazon is looking to spend “considerably more” after pulling much of its advertising...

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Perplexity’s New TikTok Deal Offers US 50% Stake
Perplexity’s New TikTok Deal Offers US 50% Stake
January 27, 2025  |  Partnerships

Search engine startup Perplexity AI has reportedly revised its plans to merge with TikTok. Under the new proposal — submitted to TikTok owner ByteDance —...

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What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
January 27, 2025  |  Retail

Remember the days when brands could only dream of reaching customers beyond their local storefronts? That limitation now feels as outdated as a landline. “You...

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Trump Sees ‘Great Interest’ From Potential TikTok Buyers
Trump Sees ‘Great Interest’ From Potential TikTok Buyers
January 26, 2025  |  Social Commerce

President Donald Trump says a decision on TikTok’s future could come in 30 days. Speaking to reporters Saturday (Jan. 25) on Air Force One, the...

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