Pinterest has long been looking to monetize its social-networking site, and it’s been lining up some former eBay executives to help. The latest is Scott Schenkel, who had taken over as Interim CEO of eBay when Devin Wenig abruptly resigned Read more
Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and Alibaba are holding virtual and in-person events this month, giving sellers a full slate of options from which to choose. Amazon will host sellers at its annual in-person Amazon Accelerate conference in Seattle, Washington on September Read more
If you use Pinterest to promote your ecommerce business to the over 463 million people who visit the site each month, get ready for some heavyweight competition: Pinterest announced it will begin allowing Amazon to advertise on its platform, the Read more
Pinterest launched new features that give merchants enhanced control, new capabilities and functionality, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes last week. The new tools make it easier to “bring products from the store shelves to recommendations online as shoppers are browsing on Read more
With Bill Ready presiding over commerce and payments at Google, the search giant made some significant seller-friendly changes. But after only 2 and a half years, Ready is leaving Google to become CEO of Pinterest on June 29, 2022. “As Read more
Pinterest has long been a source of inspiration for shoppers, and it’s hoping AI (Artificial Intelligence) can help it monetize the shopping on its platform. On Friday, Pinterest announced plans to acquire THE YES, an “AI powered shopping platform for Read more
Pinterest is making it easier for sellers to reach shoppers through an API that was announced in April and is currently available only in beta. The company said this week it’s now opening the application process to any developer or Read more
Pinterest announced a new shopping feature called “Try On for Home Décor.” Pinterest users can shop from numerous retailers using the feature’s augmented reality (AR) technology. “This latest AR technology from Pinterest enables Pinners to virtually place items from US Read more
Pinterest launched a new feature on its mobile app called “Pinterest TV” where users can watch “live shopping experiences.” But it appears Pinterest TV is not about giving online sellers a platform for their goods, but rather, about creating engaging Read more
One way for social networking sites to generate revenue is by adding online shopping features, and Pinterest is no exception to the rule. This week, it announced it was launching the Verified Merchant Program in the UK, Australia, Canada, France Read more
