Ecommerce Industry News
eBay announced it is now using 16 different social channels to distribute content, and it’s also running ads in a brand new format called the “branded podcast” – podcasts featuring stories that sound like journalism […]
The crowd that filled up the cavernous meeting space at the IRCE 2016 conference for online merchants in Chicago last week eagerly awaited glimpses of the next new Facebook innovation, the latest way to leverage […]
Pinterest is opening up its Buyable Pins feature to more sellers, while at the same time, Twitter is backing away from Buy buttons that allow online merchants to use its platform as a selling channel. […]
In October, we posed the question, Should Online Sellers Build a Presence on Snapchat? This week, Wall Street analyst Bob Peck of SunTrust said ecommerce could be next for Snapchat in a new report on why […]
Poshmark is the envy of larger, well established marketplaces as it lands another $25 million from investors to continue on its path to bring ecommerce to the fashion minded. The company calls itself “the largest […]
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 […]
Sometimes engaging on social platforms is its own reward, but eBay is counting on a financial reward to give users an incentive to promote products on its marketplace. Last month, it launched eBay Social in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Online sellers may be tired of trying to keep up with the latest social platforms, but it seems big brands can’t get enough of trendy sites that attract young people. Like it or not, they’re […]