Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.
The Facebook Economy (According To Facebook)
The Facebook Economy (According To Facebook)
January 21, 2015  |  Mobile

Facebook has 1.35 billion users and is responsible for $227 billion in global economic impact and 4.5 million jobs, according to a report the social...

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Wanelo Reinvents Shopping
Wanelo Reinvents Shopping
November 26, 2014  |  Cool

It seems like social networks should go with e-commerce as naturally as peanut butter is combined with jelly to make the world’s most elementally perfect...

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What’s Wrong With Social Commerce
What’s Wrong With Social Commerce
September 30, 2014  |  Cool

A Harris poll has found that barely 5 percent of adult shoppers (they didn’t examine younger than 18-year-old behavior) have made a purchase on social...

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This Holiday, U.S. Retailers Focused On Marketing, Not Infrastructure
This Holiday, U.S. Retailers Focused On Marketing, Not Infrastructure
September 24, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Online retailers are worrying less about infrastructure and more about marketing and customer service for the 2014 holiday season, according to a survey of more...

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Nordstrom Helps Bring E-Commerce To Instagram
Nordstrom Helps Bring E-Commerce To Instagram
September 04, 2014  |  News

Nordstrom has become the first retailer to launch the Like2Buy platform, which lets customers click on a product image on the chain’s Instagram page and...

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PYMNTS Talks Back: PayPal’s Marcus Jumps to Facebook, The Payments Implications of the Apple Ecosystem, Currency Issues at the World Cup and More
PYMNTS Talks Back: PayPal’s Marcus Jumps to Facebook, The Payments Implications of the Apple Ecosystem,...
June 14, 2014  |  Hmmm

Some pretty big stuff got the payments industry talking this week. PayPal’s President moves to Facebook, World Cup revelers can’t get Brazilian currency and a...

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