Social commerce

10/09/2019

https://trendslates.substack.com/p/chernin-groups-acquires-more-niche?r=qnfc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

Exclusive: The Chernin Group pours $50 million into MeatEater There's several billion dollars a year spent just from Americans." Why it matters: Outdoor entertainment is a growing media category that TCG thinks is underserved, and can be monetized well through selling branded merchandise.

08/15/2019

08/03/2019

https://trendslates.substack.com/p/beauty-for-older-generations-amazon

Is the beauty industry finally addressing its problem with age? - Daze Digital “The rise in inclusive beauty is driving the industry to embrace a wider portrayal of women of all ages, including the older generation.” With call-out culture at the heart of this, brands have an incentive to change ...

07/25/2019

https://trendslates.substack.com/p/ebays-logistics-fast-follow-fashion?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

EBay to launch warehousing and shipping services next year - Reuters EBay Inc said on Wednesday it would launch a warehousing and shipping service The program is currently in trial in the United States and Germany and is similar to Amazon.com Inc’s ( AMZN.O ) “Fulfillment By Amazon” service, o...

07/17/2019

https://trendslates.substack.com/p/disneys-war-with-neflix-future-of

The new wave of “Consumer to Manufacturer” - Medium Technology is disrupting demand and supply forces in very fundamental terms. One of these mechanics is “Consumer to Manufacturer”, consumer-driven demand-shaping. This is Consumer to Manufacturer, and thanks to technology, we are seeing a r...

07/13/2019

https://trendslates.substack.com/p/etsy-style-algorithm-crate-and-barrel?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

How Etsy taught style to an algorithm - FastCompany From “romantic” to “rustic,” the marketplace for handcrafted goods that express distinctive aesthetics is teaching its search engine to know what’s what. Using the 43 styles as a framework, Fisher’s group assembled 3 million data points...

02/01/2019

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04/04/2012

Sad

The Ray Charles Foundation is now suing seven of his children for $3.5 million -- basically asking for their inheritance back -- after the children sought to terminate the copyrights on his songs and regain control over them. There's a bit of a...

04/04/2012

The ripple of sharing Google's Project Glass shares - https://plus.google.com/ripple/details?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9c6W4CCU9M4&context=z13qgvxi5tugsjcab04cinbgmtexjllp5rg0k

01/23/2012

http://socialcommercetoday.com/pinterest-ticketmaster-tripadvisor-among-companies-adding-facebook-timeline-apps/

Last week, Facebook announced the launch of apps for Timeline, the updated, opt-in version of user profiles. Companies like Pinterest, TripAdvisor, Urbanspoon and approximately 80 others were immediately on board.

05/02/2011

No one is quite sure how social commerce will pan out, but if you are Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, it's worth a $300 million punt to find out.

05/02/2011

We have only just taken first steps towards what is real (online) social commerce. Ex-Googler and current Facebook product manager articulates this in a must-read presentation, How Your Customers' Social Circles Influence What They Buy, What They Do and Where They Go. Take a look.