Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 18, 2011 at 7:50 pm PT
Adgregate Markets, which helps brands build storefronts on Facebook, has conducted a study to help define the opportunity for social commerce.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 4, 2011 at 7:45 am PT
The company says it sold more phones in the first two hours than it had sold in any first-day launch in its history, though it declines to quantify the sales. Rest assured, it puts Kin sales to shame.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 2, 2011 at 5:15 am PT
The four major Internet companies in Egypt have turned their connections back on, and its traffic is returning to normal. Though it’s clear that’s not yet true of Egypt itself.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 4, 2011 at 5:22 pm PT
Amazon.com is one of the top picks in e-commerce for the year, mostly because of its dominance, but also because of the opportunities it has going forward in mobile and social networks. Here’s how the two factors play a role as e-commerce revenues are expected to jump by 13 percent in 2011.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm PT
In the 10 days or so since hackers purloined account data from the Gawker group of sites, several Web properties have urged users to change any potentially compromised passwords. Today, the New York Times joined the chorus.
Liz Gannes in Social on December 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT
Pulse, the visually engaging mobile news reader, is adding a social element today. To date, Pulse (for iPad, iPhone and Android) gave users an easily scannable and image-driven view of their favorite RSS feeds. Now, users will also be able to add their Facebook accounts and flip through material posted by their friends.
Liz Gannes in Social on November 14, 2010 at 9:21 pm PT
Meebo on Tuesday plans to announce an update to its popular Meebo Bar (which is used on this Web site, and many others, to make it easier for users to share content). The goal is to help users discover new Web sites (kind of like StumbleUpon) and become loyal to them by using a check-in system (kind of like a virtual Foursquare).
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Jonathan Shieber, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 8, 2010 at 1:19 pm PT
Chinese venture capitalists are buying into the country’s “flash sales” membership-based retail websites, as online shoppers in the country get a taste of steep discounts on the gilded life through offerings from retailers like newly funded start-up Vipshop.
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Jonathan Shieber, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 3, 2010 at 2:23 pm PT
China’s 21st century shoppers are trading in their catalogs for Web sites as new and specialized e-commerce companies come of age and raise venture capital to meet the demands of the country’s growing consumer class.
In the first half of 2010, six venture-backed e-commerce companies in China raised at least $180 million to reach out to buyers increasingly comfortable with shopping online, according to reporting in VentureWire and local Chinese media outlets.
