Interested in Social Commerce and Social Media? Check out 9 stories you may have missed this week!
What's Your Facebook Ecommerce Strategy?
Online retailers are definitely taking of Facebook and looking for ways to take advantage of the massive social media giant and its expanding ecommerce capabilities. Click here
Group-Thinking, not Group-Think: 5 Social Commerce Tips from Pikaba
Group-thinking is key to harnessing the power of groups, because unless you think and target in terms of groups, you are unlikely to benefit from word of mouth networks and collective buying power. Here are 5 simple and smart tips for profiting from social commerce. Click here
How Big is the Ecommerce Industry? [Infographic]
E-commerce sales are growing by more than 19% a year and will be almost $1.4 trillion by 2015. Click here
For M-Commerce, a Simple Design Can Lead to Better Performance
Web performance, whether it’s the time it takes for a page to load or how often a site goes down, is just as important for m-commerce as it is for e-commerce, says Andrew Brown, co-founder and CEO of ToolFetch.com. Click here
Brave New World: Facebook Connected Cameras Break Out of the Fitting Room into Clubs and Resorts [Video]
Resorts around the world are equipping visitors with RFID bracelets and installing sensors throughout their venues making it easier for visitors to swipe their wristband to upload pictures, update status, and check-in using Facebook Places. Click here
PowerReviews Spreads Consumer Reviews Between E-Commerce Sites
It’s a simple law of e-commerce: the more consumer reviews there are on a product, the more sales will result. ”As review numbers go up, conversions go up, and SEO traffic goes up,” says Cathy Halligan, SVP of sales and marketing for PowerReviews. Click here
Turn Your Webcam Into a Credit Card Reader
Payment startup Jumio revealed a new technology Tuesday that turns a standard webcam into a secure credit card reader. Click here
ROBO Shoppers Are Evolving—Are You Keeping Up?
In-store no longer means shopping offline; consumers are bringing online research into the aisles, empowered by smartphones and the liberation of once-siloed information. Click here
The Sharing Economy Gets a Poster Child Valued at $1.3bn
AirBnB, the user-review-powered P2P marketplace that allows people to share their homes with travellers around the globe has just joined the billion dollar valuation club, following a new $112m round of investment and valuing the 36 month old startup at $1.3bn. Click here
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