social commerce

Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
June 28, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram began testing its in-app Checkout capabilities in the United Kingdom on Monday (June 28), a step forward for the social media company’s eCommerce aspirations,...

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Perfect Corp. Integrates With Facebook For AR Beauty-Try Ons
Perfect Corp. Integrates With Facebook For AR Beauty-Try Ons
June 23, 2021  |  Retail

Beauty technology company Perfect Corp. has integrated with Facebook for the growth of augmented reality (AR) digital beauty try-on and shopping experiences throughout Facebook and...

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Facebook To Expand Shops To Marketplace, WhatsApp
Facebook To Expand Shops To Marketplace, WhatsApp
June 22, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Facebook revealed new ways to shop throughout it apps, as the social media platform is expanding Shops to Marketplace and WhatsApp, according to a Tuesday...

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Twitter To Choose Users For Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces Pilot
Twitter To Choose Users For Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces Pilot
June 22, 2021  |  Social Commerce

A “small group” of users will be chosen by Twitter to pilot the social media platform’s new monetization offerings: Ticketed Spaces and Super Follows, The...

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Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
June 21, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday (June 21) formally withdrew, retroactive to June 16, Trump-era restrictions preventing certain transactions involving Chinese-owned smartphone apps WeChat and...

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Instagram Adds Ads to Its Reels Feature
Instagram Adds Ads to Its Reels Feature
June 17, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram announced Thursday it was adding ads to its short-term video service/TikTok competitor Reels. According to CNBC, the full-screen, vertical ads will appear on a...

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Social Commerce App Verishop Debuts Livestream Shopping
Social Commerce App Verishop Debuts Livestream Shopping
June 14, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Verishop has brought livestream shopping to its iOS app, the social commerce platform announced on Monday (June 14). The platform is adding more than 125...

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InMobi’s Glance Acquires Shop101 For Live Social eCommerce In India
InMobi’s Glance Acquires Shop101 For Live Social eCommerce In India
June 14, 2021  |  eCommerce

Glance, an Indian technology company headquartered in Bangalore and owned by InMobi, has acquired eCommerce reseller Shop101 to advance live social selling in the country,...

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Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
June 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Will Twitter integrate the bitcoin layer 2 payments protocol Lightning Network? CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey seemed to indicate as much on the social media...

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