social commerce

Twitter Teams With Stripe On ‘Ticketed Spaces’ Payments

Twitter Teams With Stripe On ‘Ticketed Spaces’ Payments
Twitter Teams With Stripe On ‘Ticketed Spaces’ Payments
May 21, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Twitter is partnering with payments provider Stripe on the launch of the social media company’s “Ticketed Spaces” feature. The plan is to allow select U.S. users to host...

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Snap Buys AR Displays Supplier WaveOptics For Over $500 Million
Snap Buys AR Displays Supplier WaveOptics For Over $500 Million
May 21, 2021  |  Acquiring

Social media company Snap is buying WaveOptics, which provides augmented reality (AR) displays, for more than $500 million. The Verge reported on Friday (May 21)...

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Snap Beefs Up Social Commerce With New AR Tools
Snap Beefs Up Social Commerce With New AR Tools
May 20, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Snapchat is beefing up its interactive features, particularly those focused on augmented reality (AR), to strengthen its place in the social commerce ecosystem, according to...

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Instagram, Merchbar Link Up To Help Artists Boost Online Sales
Instagram, Merchbar Link Up To Help Artists Boost Online Sales
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

The pandemic created online retail challenges for performing artists. Now, Merchbar and Instagram said in a press release that they have a solution. The two...

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Spotify Kicks Off Summer With Virtual Concert Series
Spotify Kicks Off Summer With Virtual Concert Series
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

After a year of canceled concerts, Spotify is serving up a series of virtual events that includes five prerecorded livestreams. The online shows will be...

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Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

The first pay-per-view sporting event happened more than 60 years ago, when boxing fans mailed $2 to the TelePrompTer company to watch Floyd Patterson retake...

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Crumbl Cookies Drives Digital Orders With Social-First Design
Crumbl Cookies Drives Digital Orders With Social-First Design
May 19, 2021  |  Retail

The online food delivery market is growing rapidly. Before the pandemic, it was projected to hit $365 billion globally in 2030. Since then, the trend...

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E-Grocer Jupiter Launches Social Platform To Cut Meal Planning Time
E-Grocer Jupiter Launches Social Platform To Cut Meal Planning Time
May 13, 2021  |  Retail

The online grocery field is growing more crowded, with reigning brick-and-mortar leaders stepping up their eCommerce capabilities and digital newcomers bringing in funding by the...

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