A new study out last month indicates Google does a better job than Facebook at driving online sales. The study by Israeli analytics firm Oribi analyzed the online shopping behavior of over 5.2 million consumers across 204 online stores from Read more
Facebook came in 9th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, up two slots from 2019. It still offers a local classifieds platform, but Facebook is expanding the ways sellers can reach buyers. In January 2020, EcommerceBytes readers rated the marketplaces Read more
Facebook attempted to stifle competition and use its market power to do so, according to a class action lawsuit filed by four developers on January 16, 2020, the Verge reported. And the plaintiffs are trying to force Facebook founder and Read more
eBay and Facebook agreed to better combat fake reviews, according to UK regulator Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which said the companies have already taken some action. In a post on Twitter on Wednesday, the agency wrote, “Facebook and eBay Read more
Most consumers don’t plan to shop on social platforms in the new year, according to new survey results released by Shopkick, maker of a shopping rewards app. That said, Facebook is the most popular of the social platform, according to Read more
Facebook Pay will let users pay for purchases from select Pages and businesses on Facebook Marketplace, the company announced today. People can already shop, donate, and send money to each other, but “Facebook Pay will make these transactions easier while Read more
Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging app has introduced a catalog feature for small businesses. “Catalogs are a new feature for businesses to showcase and share their goods and services directly on WhatsApp so people can easily browse and discover something they would Read more
Facebook holds training sessions around the country to help small businesses, and earlier this month it held Boost with Facebook Holiday Bootcamp events at 17 of its largest offices and hubs around the world. “We know the holidays are one Read more
You can now advertise on Facebook search results, both in general search and in Marketplace search, the company announced on Thursday: “Ads in Facebook Search Results offer a new way for you to reach people who are in this discovery Read more
Facebook announced a change on Wednesday to Groups’ privacy settings in an effort to make them easier to understand. Many online sellers belong to Facebook Groups to either buy and sell or to hold private discussions with peers about selling Read more
