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Which Social Network is Best for Merchants?

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT

For the most part, e-commerce and marketing professionals tend to agree that social media plays an important role in the success of an online retail business. That’s good to know, but one tiny problem remains: With so many social networks and ways...(read more)

Chirpify Brings In-Stream Commerce to Facebook

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:00:00 GMT

For in-stream commerce platform provider Chirpify , it’s time to leave the nest and venture out into the great, big world of social media. That’s right, it’s finally bringing its service to Facebook, so now users can buy products on...(read more)

From Facebook Comments to E-Commerce Transactions with Soldsie

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:20:00 GMT

Social commerce has been dragging its virtual feet. Sure, American Express and Twitter certainly have super high aspirations in this regard, but all those F-commerce solutions so highly touted a few years ago just aren't capturing the attention of...(read more)

Payvement to Refer Current Customers to Ecwid

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:35:00 GMT

A new Facebook commerce deal will see the social commerce platform Payvment , which powers most of the storefronts on the social network, referring its many subscribers to the e-commerce widget provider Ecwid in anticipation of the platform's demise...(read more)

Quick Hit: The Future of Gifting with Amazon & Facebook

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:37:00 GMT

Amazon and Facebook have joined forces to offer a new feature in Friends & Family Gifting. Amazon has offered the ability for users to create and share item wish lists for quite some time, but if the wish list creators’ information (their Amazon...(read more)

2012 Holiday Local Marketing Guide

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:30:00 GMT

It is time to get serious about the holidays, because as of today, merchants only have a month to prepare for the busiest shopping day of the season – Black Friday. While most merchants are putting the finishing touches on their 2012 holiday marketing...(read more)

Social Plugins Keep Consumers Connected to Brands

'Net Features : wm-ecommerce — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:05:00 GMT

For merchants, keeping consumers connected to their brand on the ’Net is a top priority, which is why e-commerce solutions provider Demandware has launched some new social plugins that aim to make this a much easier task. The new social plugins...(read more)

Add Facebook Connect to Online Checkouts

Michael Garrity — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:41:00 GMT

With Facebook Connect, websites are able to integrate the world's largest social network, and its approximately 800 billion users, directly into their websites. Now, 3dcart wants to bring that same functionality to online stores.

The Facebook Connect add-on from 3dcart will display a button on the "My Account" and "Checkout" pages, and when visitors click said button, they'll automatically log into their Facebook accounts. This will help online retailers increase conversions, because it allows customers to quickly and efficiently sign in without having to create unique IDs and passwords, which is often referenced as being a major barrier for online sales.

This feature also bolsters a retailer's social media efforts, providing them with access to customer data and social graphs that let them see audience behaviors and interests. Plus, buyers will be able to share their purchases with their Facebook friends, so it also supports free advertising intiatives.

Finally, the solution opens up more opportunity for personalized interaction with customers, allowing those customers that utilize it to give retailers the chance to target recommendations towards them based on their purchasing history and interest-based information, which could also help increase conversions in the long run.

For first-time customers and those who don't want their personal information saved after they buy something, there is the option to fill out their payment information separately to ensure there are no privacy issues down the line.

3dcart's Facebook Connect feature is available now for $199.

Social Commerce for Larger Businesses from Payvment

Website Magazine : ecommerce — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:15:00 GMT

Larger retailers that desire deeper analytics and multiple storefronts for their Social Commerce stores can now consider two new solutions from Payvment. The social commerce provider announced general availability of both – Payvment Premium and...(read more)

A Bundle of eBay Announcements

Website Magazine : ecommerce — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:30:00 GMT

New announcements from eBay about ecommerce, Facebook and PayPal have been filtering through the news over the last couple of days, so let’s take a look at some of these new and interesting developments: X.commerce X.commerce is an open commerce...(read more)

Bing Integrates Facebook to Create Social Shopping Lists

Linc Wonham — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:22:00 GMT

Bing has added a new feature this week that integrates Facebook with Bing Shopping search results. Users can now create a shopping list on Bing and then post the list to their Facebook Wall to get feedback from friends and family.

Shoppers now have the option to click an “Add to List” button for any product they find on Bing. A shopping list module will appear on the bottom left of the screen, allowing users to keep track of the products and share them with their friends and family via Facebook.

The idea, says Bing, is to make the core search experience more social by allowing users to enlist their Facebook friends for help with purchasing decisions. Shoppers can seek advice from friends with specific expertise such as gadgets, or publish a wish list on their Facebook Wall to give family members a nudge for the holidays.

The new Facebook integration is the second such announcement from Bing in recent weeks, coming on the heels of the search engine’s deployment of several new Facebook features last month. These increasing integrations between search and social create convenient new features for users, and it seems that Bing and Facebook are continuing to explore the possibilities.