The head of social shopping site Polyvore announced the pending sale of her company to Yahoo. Described as a way to “discover and shop for things you love in fashion, beauty and home decor,” the site was founded in 2007 Read more
The eBay discussion boards contain many reports of a drop in sales by individual sellers – unfortunately, eBay took away sellers’ ability to track traffic, so it’s difficult to pinpoint the root causes of the decline. While some might dismiss Read more
Facebook, which already offers Buy buttons on ads, told a news outlet it is bringing shopping to business pages. Facebook is testing Buy buttons that will enable shoppers to complete purchases without leaving the social networking site. Facebook’s Emma Rodgers told BuzzFeed, “With Read more
eBay Marketplaces GMV fell 2 percent in the second quarter, year-over-year (or a growth of 6% taking away the impact of foreign currency exchange). Incoming CEO Devin Wenig told Wall Street analysts he was looking to social media and messaging 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
Facebook is turning into an online swap-meet in Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald – and it’s become a magnet for eBay buyers and sellers. “As more than 9 million Australians flock to Facebook every day, the social media giant has, 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
Last summer, Facebook began testing Buy buttons, announcing that with the feature, users could click the Buy button on ads and Page posts to purchase a product directly from a business, without leaving Facebook. This week, ecommerce platform Shopify said 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
Etsy sellers began experiencing problems with Intagram, Facebook, and Wanelo on Thursday, highlighting the impact of glitches on sellers’ businesses as well as the love-hate relationship between marketplaces and social networking sites. Sellers who were blocked from the sites discussed Read more
