The midwestern city of Omaha, Nebraska is famous for a lot of things – steaks, the College World Series, Boys Town and, of course, Warren Buffett. But, social commerce startups and beauty products? Not so much. That is, not until Bloom.com...
So you only have 25 days left until your old Facebook page self-destructs and Facebook removes it permanently. But don’t panic; if you don’t do anything, Facebook will use the shrapnel from your old page to automatically botch together a...
As the trend toward the use of social commerce increases, two facts are coming into evidence: Rather than “brand-to-fan,” social commerce works best when customers initiate sharing with their friends on social networks. Sites like...
Crowdtilt, a new crowd-funding site similar to Kickstarter, is the “flash mob” of crowd-sourced funding. It brings together a group of friends who, in choreographed fashion, raise funds for a given project. And it matters not to...
Want to know what your digital DNA looks like? Take a look at the new time-lined Facebook Page for your business, band or brand. It’s the life story of your business, expressed through your ‘genes of meaning’ – aka memes...
Need to buy a gift for your daughter’s soccer coach, end of the school year gift for the teacher, or birthday present for a friend or colleague, but you’re not certain of what to get them? Gift cards are always an attractive option. And...
Turn every consumer touchpoint into a “shoppable” moment. That’s the dream of digital marketing agency Resource Interactive, and this week the company came one step closer by making your Facebook profile commerce enabled. Resource...
Hotels.com, in partnership with Columbus Internet, recently launched the first in-Facebook affiliate program through their joint app “Hotels WithMe.” Facebook page owners can install the app and earn revenue when bookings are made...
Milyoni, the social commerce solution provider for the entertainment industry has just secured $11 million in Series B financing led by Oak Investment Partners, with participation from existing investors ATA Ventures and Thomvest Ventures. Milyoni...
For years I have been asked whether Facebook brand pages could possibly replace traditional websites. Now, a UK-based pub operator, Barracuda Pub Group, has taken such a step with one of its popular brands, Varsity. All of its web-based content and...
Facebook tested a Groupon-like Deals program last year for a period of four months, then shuttered it. Now, the social network is at it again, but with a different twist. This time, Facebook is testing an approach that ties ‘likes’ on...
“Think you know your friend’s style?,” asks a new Facebook app developed by department store Neiman Marcus in partnership with social shopping site ThisNext.com. Called Shoe Dish, the app is designed to test women’s knowledge of...