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
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 dragging along with them even Read more
Etsy rolled out some changes for sellers this week to make it easier to complete selling tasks on the go and promote their shops on social networks. On Wednesday, Etsy launched Shop Settings, a new feature for the Sell on Read more
This week, Twitter took another step in bringing ecommerce to its social platform, announcing on Wednesday additional partnerships to make it easier for retailers of any size to sell products, digital goods, or services directly within a Tweet via Buy Read more
PayPal rival Stripe is powering the new Twitter Buy button as it helps companies move ecommerce to mobile devices. Stripe launched Relay this week, a set of tools (called API) for developers – “People can buy products directly within your Read more
Facebook launched a host of changes to make business pages more effective when accessed on mobile devices, including a new Shop section. Other changes include new and more prominent call-to-action buttons. And this may be only the beginning of a Read more
Twitter will make available Buy Buttons to small merchants through an integration with the Shopify ecommerce platform, according to recent reports. Wall Street analyst Bob Peck of SunTrust believes Buy Buttons will roll out to Shopify merchants this fall, “allowing 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
Twitter occasionally runs surveys of its users as part of its ad research. Here’s one it’s currently running that asks users to name the best digital-marketing publication: “Which of the following brands come to mind first when you think of Read more
