It’s fun to browse Pinterest boards looking at photos of products, places and people that other users have “pinned,” but now the social networking site is offering richer content through its new “how-to pins.” Here’s how Pinterest explains the new Read more
Pinterest rolled out a new shopping feature on Thursday. Users of the social networking site who save a “buyable pin” on one of their Pinterest “bulletin boards” will be notified if the item featured in that pin drops in price. Read more
eBay is pinning its hopes on social networking site Pinterest, which is one of the strongest channels for eBay in terms of driving traffic and sales, an eBay executive told attendees of a conference last week, and he used a Read more
Some small sellers who looked to Shopify as a way to gain access to Pinterest Buy Buttons have had their hopes dashed. When Pinterest announced Buyable Pins in June, it said merchants who used Shopify could have access to the new feature. Read more
Pinterest, the social networking site that lets users post images found around the Internet on shareable bulletin boards on its website, entered into the ecommerce space last week when it finally began rolling out “Buyable Pins.” The new pins generated Read more
Pinterest is working with ecommerce platforms to bring buyable pins to its social networking site, and it will be using customers’ purchase history to serve up targeted ads. As a result, it is updating its Privacy Policy, it told users Read more
Brands and retailers love social networking site Pinterest, since users love to “pin” their favorite brands and product photos to their boards to share with friends, colleagues, and followers. On Tuesday, Pinterest announced that it would soon offer “buyable” pins, Read more
Social networking site Pinterest is banning the use of affiliate links and redirects according to VentureBeat, which broke the story on Thursday. The news came as rumors surfaced that Pinterest was planning to launch a buy button later this year, possibly Read more
Making itself a more appealing outlet for ecommerce pros to utilize its services meant Pinterest had to offer more than just a space to put images up for display and commentary. Pinterest opened its analytics in early 2013 to help its users Read more
A traditional indicator of potential ecommerce success, traffic from search engines, social media, and advertising campaigns, experienced a dip from 2013 to 2014. Yet less traffic hasn’t resulted in lower sales, as these channels have been driving more revenue to Read more
