Last week, eBay enhanced visual shopping on its mobile app. Users can now drag and drop images of an item into the eBay mobile app search bar to help them find such items for sale on eBay. Users had already Read more
PayPal is letting users link their accounts to the Acorns investment app, and in doing so, the company is gaining greater access to information about user behavior in an age where data is currency and fuels artificial intelligence technology. The Read more
eBay informed sellers about a new feature earlier this month called Questions & Answers, explaining that sometimes shoppers need a little more information before making a purchase decision. Today eBay announced the new feature broadly through a post by Senior Read more
eBay’s Chief Product Architect had a lot to say about the company’s effort to capitalize on mobile technology in a recent interview. Steve Yankovich said eBay’s move toward structured data is key to personalizing the shopping experience, and he also Read more
eBay launched a new destination, eBay Collective, an elevated shopping experience to provide interior designers and consumers with curated inventory of furniture, antiques, contemporary design and fine art. The bespoke experience has been specifically developed for eBay’s 164 million active buyers Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig hopes to be able to anticipate what shoppers want to buy by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). In a post on the eBay corporate blog, Wenig discussed how technology is influencing ecommerce, and he also discussed his Read more
Amazon uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power its search and product recommendation systems, and now other companies will be able to use it and tinker with the sophisticated technology. Wired reported on Monday that Amazon unveiled the open source AI framework Read more
eBay will acquire an artificial intelligence company called Expertmaker and says the move will help it advance its structured data initiative. eBay’s head of Structured Data Amit Menipaz was quoted in the announcement: “eBay’s structured data effort is a multi-year Read more
