242 posts and columns on shopping

Facebook Pushes Out Gifts to All U.S. Users (Complete With Holiday Booze)

in Social on December 11, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

Time to make room under the tree.
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Meet Mine — Your Life, in E-Shopping

in Social on December 10, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

A start-up aims to create a new online identity footprint from our e-commerce history.
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They Know What You’re Shopping For

in Voices on December 8, 2012 at 9:03 am PT

Georgia resident Andy Morar is in the market for a BMW. So recently he sent a note to a showroom near Atlanta, using a form on the dealer’s website to provide his name and contact information.

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Just in Time for the Holidays, Facebook Pushes “Gifts” Hard With More Retail Partnerships

in Social on November 15, 2012 at 5:52 pm PT

As I reported earlier that it would, Facebook announced a series of new retail partnerships at an event on Thursday evening, adding brands like the Gap, Fab and Dean & DeLuca to the list of choices from which Facebook users can buy one another using the company’s “Gifts” product. The partnership also adds a number of non-physical gifting options to Facebook’s roster, including subscriptions from Hulu, Rdio and Pandora.

As Facebook Gears Up for E-Commerce Holidays, Social Gifting Start-Ups Buckle Down

in Social on November 15, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

Facebook is set to unveil an update to its Gifts feature, and all of the social gifting start-up competition is aflutter.
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