Tag: E-commerce

Kosmix Acquired by Walmart in Retail Giant’s Quest for Social
Walmart announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Kosmix, which has a social media platform for...
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Postlets Acquired by Zillow
Online Real Estate giant Zillow announced that it has acquired Postlets for an undisclosed sum. "Real estate professionals love Postlets because you create a property listing j...
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eBay Local Features Contribute to Dramatic Expansion of E-Commerce Giant
We appear to have entered a whole new era for eBay. One that will go more head-to-head with Amazon, and one that will place a new added focus on local. First, the real news - th...
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Google Panda Update Hit E-Commerce Sites Too
Remember how eHow launched its b...
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eBay To Compete With Amazon With GSI Commerce Acquisition
I had always wondered when someone would buy GSI Commerce (GSIC)....
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SXSW – Friends are the Future of Shopping
Willo O'Brien of WilloToons.com spoke to a packed ballroom at the Hilton in Austin at SXSW Interactive. The focus - social shopping and the future of s...
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Alibaba CEO and COO Step Down
According to reports, Alibaba CEO David Wei and COO Elvis Lee have both resigned, following findings of fraudulent activity among thousands...
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How Much is a Tweet or a Like Worth to You?
ChompOn has released some interesting findings (pdf) related to social media sharing and its value to e...
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eBay Expects $13 Billion in Revenues in 2013
eBay said it expects double-digit annual revenue and earnings growth over the next three years. The company outlined its growth plans in a meeting yesterday. eBay expects revenu...
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Establishing A Sustainable Social Media Marketing Strategy
For companies trying to make sense of social media and online marketing, it’s important to take a step back from all the “TwitFaceBlogTubeIn” mania for a sec...
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Layar Lends Augmented Reality Technology to Any iPhone App
Augmented reality app provider Layar made a very interesting announcement today - it's making its AR technology available for all iPhone apps. In other words, expect to see a lo...
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Alibaba Makes Major Logistics Investments in Chinese Market
Alibaba announced plans to build a network of warehouses across China, and drive major investment in logistics in that country, with the aim...
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Google’s Open Web Advocate Talks White House Web ID Plan
As previously reported, the White House is working on a "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace" or NSTIC, in which it has placed the Commerce Departme...
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eBay Pays $200 Million to Acquire Brands4friends [Update]
Update: eBay just announced that it has completed the acquisition.  Original Article (12/20): eBay announced that it is acqui...
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Is Augmented Reality the Future of E-Commerce?
eBay has launched a new version of its eBay Fashion iPhone app. This one lets users virtually try on sunglasses by using their phone's front-facing camera to capture an image of...
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