Marketplace Focus: Copious
This is the first article in a series that explores eBay-alternative marketplaces. In this article, we introduce Copious, a marketplace that integrates with Facebook, and aims to take the anonymity out...
View ArticleNow You Can Sell on Twitter
If you ever wondered how to turn all your tweeting into profits, a chirp might just be what brings the egg to the nest. Twitter has joined with Chirpify, a Portland-based social commerce platform that...
View ArticleWant to Sell It? Pin It
With online sellers increasingly looking to capitalize on Pinterest’s popularity to bring traffic to their product listings, it seems a natural next step to enable them to sell directly on the site....
View ArticleBuyers Engage More on Pinterest
Shoppers have been able to follow and like retailers on Twitter and Facebook for years, but relative newcomer Pinterest is proving more appealing to buyers. In fact, consumers are more engaged with...
View ArticlePickPerfect Debuts for Purchasing Decisions
A new website recently launched to help people become more efficient in their purchasing decisions. PickPerfect.com, created by leading e-commerce software developer Auctiva, allows users to quickly...
View ArticleCopious Raises $5M in Funding
Online marketplace Copious recently got a belated birthday present that should make its founders very happy. The social marketplace that integrates with Facebook turned 1 this year, and recently...
View ArticleEtsy Inspires 1 in 5 Sales From Pinterest
Etsy seems to be getting a lot of love from users of curation sites like Pinterest. Not only is the artisan marketplace the top source of content on the popular online pin board, but a recent survey...
View ArticleSocial Commerce to Grow 44% in UK
Social commerce in the U.K. is going to grow big time in just two years. By 2014, sales totals from social shopping are expected to increase 44 percent, reaching 3.3 billion pounds, according to a...
View ArticleSocial Commerce Platform Payvment to Close
Online sellers who list on Facebook using Payvment have until the end of the month to move their products to another social commerce platform, as Payvment will shut down on Feb. 28. Additionally,...
View ArticleYardsellr Nixes eBay Alternative Marketplace
Another social commerce site—an eBay alternative—will soon close its virtual doors. Danny Leffel, the founder and CEO of Yardsellr, notes in a recent announcement that the site will close in 59 days....
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