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• 10 New Instagram Features Marketers Should Be Using in 2022 - With TikTok on its heels, Instagram is rapidly rolling out new features to benefit both brands and creators alike.
  Topics: brands, sticker, marketers, feature, users, using, instagram, creators, platform, media, features, social.
• 11 Best Free (& Private) Email Accounts & Service Providers of 2023 - You need an email account — whether it’s for networking, job recruitment, downloading resources, transferring files, setting reminders, meeting with colleagues, or something else.
  Topics: service, storage, best, free, feature, accounts, thousands, account, email, emails, inbox, private, providers, mail.
• 9 Creative Ways to Use Instagram Questions & Engage Your Followers - Instagram is an undeniably powerful channel for businesses to reach a larger audience -- in fact, approximately 80% of the platform's one billion users follow at least one business on Instagram.
  Topics: questions, feature, post, creative, instagram, sticker, ask, click, question, engage, ways, followers, responses.
• A new YouTube feature will make its connected TV ads more shoppable - YouTube today gave advertisers a sneak peek at its plans to make its video platform more shoppable. The company will soon be introducing a new interactive feature aimed at advertisers, called brand extensions, which will allow YouTube viewers to learn more about a product they see on the screen with a click of a button. […]
  Topics: youtube, website, shoppable, tv, feature, connected, brand, ad, video, ecommerce, shopping, viewers, shop, ads, techcrunch.
• Afterpay unveils BNPL subscription offering for US customers - The service will launch in both the U.S. and Australia beginning early in 2022 and will be free for customers who pay on time.
  Topics: feature, north, customers, billion, offering, bnpl, afterpay, company, subscription, installments, pay, techcrunch, subscriptions, unveils.
• Alexa now notifies you when items in your Amazon cart or wishlist are about to go on sale - Amazon is introducing a new Alexa feature that will notify you if an item on your wishlist or in your shopping cart is about to go on sale, the company announced on Thursday. Alexa will now notify users up to 24 hours in advance of a deal going live and then order it on your […]
  Topics: feature, voicebased, amazon, items, techcrunch, alexa, smart, sale, wishlist, cart, order, purchase, notifies, shopping, notify.
• Amazon debuts Showroom, a visual shopping experience for home furnishings - Amazon just over a year ago launched its first in-home furniture brands, with private labels Rivet and Stone & Beam. This past fall, it began experimenting with a new, more visual way to shop for furniture and other merchandise with its Pinterest-like recommendation service Scout. Now, Amazon is venturing further into home furnishings with the debut […]
  Topics: item, virtual, furnishings, shopping, furniture, experience, debuts, room, décor, feature, visual, showroom, amazon.
• Amazon is now letting Indians read magazine articles in its shopping app - Amazon, in its ever-growing desire to become a super app in India, is testing a new category to persuade users to spend more time on the shopping service: Feature articles. The American e-commerce giant has quietly launched “Featured Articles” on its shopping app and website in India that showcases feature articles, commentary and analysis on […]
  Topics: techcrunch, letting, testing, india, app, topics, read, amazon, indians, shopping, service, feature, website, magazine, articles.
• Amazon may soon let you collaborate with others on Wish Lists - Amazon may soon be adding a feature consumers have wanted for years: collaborative wish lists. A number of people using Amazon.com and its mobile app recently spotted the option to “invite others” to their wish lists. This offers a URL that can be shared via text messages, email, social apps and more. Once clicked, the […]
  Topics: let, ios, soon, lists, spotted, wish, collaborate, amazon, feature, list, wanted, test.
• Amazon rolls out Alexa-powered voice shopping experience in India - Amazon today rolled out an Alexa-enabled voice-powered shopping feature in India as the e-commerce giant looks for new ways to engage with customers in one of its key overseas markets. The American giant said the feature, currently rolling out to Android users, is available “primarily in English,” though it understands proper nouns and regional words […]
  Topics: search, rolls, voice, users, shopping, techcrunch, india, amazon, indian, feature, alexa, ecommerce, experience, spokesperson, alexapowered.
• Amazon rolls out a new AR shopping feature for viewing multiple items at once - Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality shopping tool, Room Decorator, that will allow you to see furniture and other home décor in your own space. While the retailer had experimented with AR tools in the past, what makes Room Decorator different is that it’s capable of virtually adding multiple products to the room […]
  Topics: experience, viewing, techcrunch, items, products, shopping, ios, rolls, ar, amazon, decorator, multiple, view, feature, room.
• Amazon’s Alexa app feature lets customers option to scan their shopping receipts for cashback rewards - It’s been said that no one uses Alexa for voice-based shopping. But retail giant still sees the potential for Alexa as a shopping companion — just in a different way. That’s why this month the company quietly rolled out a new feature designed to boost consumers’ use of Alexa’s Shopping Lists: cashback offers. The company […]
  Topics: retail, offers, information, option, scan, techcrunch, receipts, alexa, amazon, app, customers, data, lets, cashback, store, shopping, feature, rewards.
• Amazon’s in-garage delivery is now available in 4,000 US cities - For all the myriad ways Amazon has made shopping more convenient, the last-mile delivery can be an issue. The company’s Key service is an attempt to address those issues, offering a way for packages to get delivered even when residents aren’t home or are otherwise unreachable. Currently the company offers home, car and garage delivery […]
  Topics: cities, feature, amazons, amazon, techcrunch, company, delivery, available, los, garage, dallas, ingarage, chicago, angeles.
• Announcing Early Access Program for Magento Commerce Product Recommendations - At MagentoLive Europe, I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve made great strides in bringing this powerful feature into the hands of Magento merchants.  Read more about the early access program open to Magento customers. 
  Topics: feature, commerce, capabilities, customers, announcing, recommendations, early, sensei, product, powered, program, access, merchants, magento.
• Apple announces ‘Tap to Pay’ feature that will allow iPhones to accept contactless payments - Apple has announced plans to introduce a new Tap to Pay feature for iPhone that turns the device into a contactless payment terminal. The company says that later this year, U.S. merchants will be able to accept Apple Pay and other contactless payments, including Google Pay, by using an iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app. […]
  Topics: payment, iphones, app, techcrunch, platforms, allow, feature, tap, pay, contactless, announces, payments, apple, merchants, iphone, later.
• Cameo now lets you have 10-minute calls with celebs - The dream to find out what actually happened on your favorite show last week, spill the tea with the Real Housewives or learn about your favorite artists’ creative process is now underway as Cameo launches a new feature, Cameo Live. This new 10-minute video calling feature allows users and their friends to have a live […]
  Topics: fans, lets, cameo, 10minute, company, techcrunch, celebs, calls, users, favorite, live, feature, celebrity, zoom.
• CartFox launches post-purchase SMS feature - Slovenia-based startup CartFox is launching a new feature: post-purchase SMSes. The company offers automated abandoned cart text messages to online retailers. With the new function, sellers can give customers additional discounts after placing an order. ROI of 4500% or more CartFox was founded last year and offers an automated abandoned…
  Topics: feature, customers, text, online, store, messages, company, postpurchase, cartfox, cart, sms, solution, used, abandoned, launches.
• Clubhouse vs. Twitter Spaces (+ How Other Audio Platforms Match Up) - When a new social media app goes viral, you can almost guarantee that at least one of the social tech giants will test a similar, competitive feature.
  Topics: match, feature, clubhouse, twitter, live, instagram, spaces, platforms, social, vs, audio, rooms, media.
• Facebook Workplace adds algorithmic feed, Safety Check and enhanced chat - Workplace, the version of Facebook tailored to enterprises that has over 30,000 organizations as paying customers, is ramping up the service today with a rush of new features to help it competes with the likes of Slack and Microsoft’s Teams. The additions are being announced at a new, standalone conference called Flow — the first […]
  Topics: check, enterprise, workplace, feed, features, important, users, facebook, feature, safety, codorniou, chat, enhanced, algorithmic, help, adds.
• Facebook and Instagram roll out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts - Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile. Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerce — for example, Facebook has its Marketplace and will likely make a bigger push through its Libra cryptocurrency initiative, while Instagram allows users to buy products […]
  Topics: business, turning, businesses, shops, shopify, profiles, roll, techcrunch, storefronts, products, directly, instagram, ads, facebook, feature, shop.
• Facebook for Dating, and 5 Key Takeaways From F8 - We kind of saw this coming, did we not?
  Topics: zuckerberg, amanda_zw, zantalwiener, oculus, facebook, dating, key, friends, feature, amanda, takeaways, keynote, f8.
• Google Ads Keyword Planner Gets an Upgrade - The other day I went to the Keyword Planner in Google Ads. I was greeted by a lightbox message that stated, “A Better Keyword Planner.” The box said six "key features" were improved. Here's my take on the changes.
  Topics: ideas, existing, planner, upgrade, google, keywords, feature, gets, tool, helpful, ads, keyword, plan, interface.
• Google SERPs: Features and How to Improve Your Ranking in 2019 - Search engine optimization (SEO) is a crucial part of creating an ecommerce site that gets traffic. But keeping up with the latest changes to search engines is tough. Especially when Google changes every day. What’s more, Google’s ten blue links don’t drive as much organic traffic as they used to. […]
  Topics: results, engine, guide, image, serp, google, googles, serps, organic, feature, featured, search, page, shows.
• Google ditched tipping feature for donating money to sites - Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites to help support news publishers, bloggers and musicians. But Google scrapped the idea and chose not to build out the product, despite these kinds of businesses and creators often struggling to earn revenue. Last […]
  Topics: contributor, users, donating, help, feature, tipping, support, site, publishers, sites, techcrunch, ditched, money, google.
• Google now lets you virtually try on makeup using AR, shop from influencer videos - If you’ve ever used a Snapchat or Instagram filter, you know that one of the popular use cases for AR (augmented reality) is to change up your appearance with virtual makeup — like a different shade of lipstick or eyeshadow, for example. Today, Google is moving into this space, as well, with the launch of […]
  Topics: try, virtually, techcrunch, ar, lets, shopping, social, feature, videos, shop, product, google, tryon, using, makeup, influencer, search, googles.
• Google’s new feature makes it easier to shop from search results - Following the big revamp of Google Shopping last fall, Google today is updating the shopping experience on Google Search, on mobile. Now, when you do a web search for clothing, shoes and accessories, you won’t just get a set of links to different products and stores. Instead, Google will present a new section where it […]
  Topics: online, youre, techcrunch, shop, easier, feature, shopping, item, products, results, experience, makes, google, stores, retailers, googles, search.
• Here's How to Add a Link to Your Instagram Story [Pro Tip] - More than 500 million accounts use Instagram's Stories feature, and one-third of Instagram's most-viewed Stories are created by brands (Instagram). It's clear that this feature has resonated with Instagram's base, and businesses can leverage it to drive awareness and engagement with their audiences.
  Topics: link, heres, swipe, traffic, add, links, feature, instagram, tip, brands, pro, click, users.
• How 7 Brands Use Facebook Stories for Business - Whenever a new feature comes out on social media, I am usually a late adopter.
  Topics: audience, brands, brand, post, company, business, instagram, giveaway, facebook, feature, content.
• How Co-Marketers Can Leverage Creator Collabs and Branded Content on Facebook - If you leverage influencer collabs, partnerships, or branded content on Facebook, there are two new features you need to know: Creator Collabs and Branded Content Tags.
  Topics: creator, branded, facebook, post, creators, reach, leverage, feature, comarketers, collab, content, facebooks, collabs.
• How Marketers Can Leverage WhatsApp’s New Payments Feature - Since launching over a decade ago, WhatsApp has gained popularity all over the world.
  Topics: chat, users, leverage, feature, brand, payments, brands, payment, business, marketers, whatsapp, whatsapps, product.
• How to Go Live on TikTok + Top Features You Should Use - Are you interested in going live on TikTok but have a few reservations? If you are curious about TikTok LIVE, its features, and how to go live — this article is for you! To help you navigate TikTok LIVE, we'll dive into the top TikTok LIVE features, the requirements to go live, and a few tips to keep in mind before you start your first broadcast.
  Topics: users, features, live, feature, join, going, tiktok, audience, select, livestream, viewers.
• How to Make Instagram Your Not-So-Secret Sales Weapon - Year after year, the social media platform continues to prove one of the strongest, most reliable marketing channels for product-driven brands.
  Topics: weapon, feature, creative, consumers, shop, product, ads, video, notsosecret, products, sales, instagram, brands.
• How to Take Advantage of Instagram's New 'Shop' Feature for Black Friday - Brands will look to drive more early holiday sales on the platform.
  Topics: shop, feature, product, black, shopping, tags, prairie, shoppable, advantage, products, instagram, creators, instagrams.
• How to Turn Off Instagram's Activity Status Feature - Instagram scrollers beware: your favorite photo-sharing app has a feature that shows friends when you were last online. Similar to the activity status found on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, Instagram's “Activity Status” setting shows when you were last on the app. It’s now turned off by default in your account, but it’s better to be safe. Let's go over how it works — then take a look at how you can turn it off. 
  Topics: online, app, instagrams, activity, feature, youre, status, setting, friends, turn, shows.
• How to Use Facebook Live: The Ultimate Guide - Since its debut in 2016, live streaming video has exploded in popularity. In fact, 82% of people would prefer a live video over reading a social post.
  Topics: ultimate, facebook, live, feature, post, viewers, broadcast, way, guide, videos, comments, video.
• India’s Flipkart bets on free video streaming service and Hindi support to win next 200 million internet users - India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart said on Tuesday that it is revamping its shopping app to add support for Hindi language, a video streaming service and an audio-visual assistant, the latest in a series of recent efforts to expand its reach in the country. The e-commerce firm, which sold a majority stake to Walmart for $16 […]
  Topics: service, internet, users, hindi, india, techcrunch, support, win, flipkart, feature, company, video, streaming, million, indias.
• Instacart adds new features aimed at opening more delivery windows - Instacart today is rolling out new ordering options aimed at unlocking more delivery windows amid a surge of demand for its online grocery service due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The company is introducing “fast & flexible” and “order ahead” options, which will shift lower-priority orders further out on the schedule. This, in turn, allows Instacart […]
  Topics: aimed, features, feature, slot, opening, order, shoppers, demand, windows, orders, adds, service, customers, delivery, techcrunch, instacart, tip.
• Instagram Is Getting Rid of the Swipe Up: What It Means & How to Use the New Link Sticker - If you've been on Instagram for a few years now, you've likely watched the evolution of influencer marketing unfold.
  Topics: feature, social, swipe, post, links, getting, followers, link, product, sticker, means, instagram, rid.
• Instagram launches a new section for shopping product drops - Instagram today announced it’s adding a new feature to help connect online shoppers to product drops through its app. Drops, which are a newer e-commerce trend, help sellers create buzz for forthcoming products in the days and weeks leading up to their availability. The products themselves are often only available in limited supplies or for […]
  Topics: techcrunch, available, products, consumers, instagram, app, drops, help, brands, shopping, feature, launches, product.
• Instagram opening shopping feature to influencers - According to Instagram, the change will go live on July 9 in every country that supports Instagram Shopping.
  Topics: way, update, shopping, facebook, brands, influencers, instagram, sell, businesses, whatsapp, feature, retail, opening.
• Instagram quietly launches payments for commerce - Get ready to shop the ‘Gram. Instagram just stealthily added a native payments feature to its app for some users. It lets you register a debit or credit card as part of a profile, set up a security pin, then start buying things without ever leaving Instagram. Not having to leave for a separate website […]
  Topics: commerce, feature, quietly, native, shopping, launches, instagram, payment, started, app, brands, payments, checkout.
• Instagram's New TV Feature: A Good Idea for Brands? - Instagram is taking on media giant YouTube with the latest addition to their social media platform: IGTV. The Facebook-owned company is looking for a way to expand its offerings, reach new customers, and increase usage on their app -- even if it means borrowing from another platform’s users.
  Topics: video, users, platform, brands, brand, instagrams, tv, instagram, app, igtv, idea, good, feature, vertical.
• Justice launches online in Indonesia - American girls fashion brand Justice and Kanmo Group have launched an Indonesian e-commerce store.
  Topics: ecommerce, store, launches, kanmo, group, smartosc, indonesia, justice, feature, customers, online, enables, vietnam.
• LinkedIn's Testing Its Own Stories Feature: What Marketers Need to Know - On an average day in 2020, roughly 500 million people watch Instagram Stories while 186 million people log into Snapchat.
  Topics: need, feature, audiences, facebook, linkedins, content, marketers, platforms, social, linkedin, platform, testing, know, blog, instagram.
• MagentoLive Europe 2019: Adobe Announces New Commerce Capabilities for SMBs and Mid-market Merchants - We’re kicking off MagentoLive Europe 2019 by unveiling new capabilities to our industry-leading commerce platform as part of our commitment to bringing Adobe’s enterprise-grade commerce capabilities to our SMB and mid-market customers.
  Topics: smbs, europe, stock, feature, azure, commerce, program, magentolive, capabilities, amazon, adobe, midmarket, announces, access, merchants, magento.
• Making it easier to add products to posts and pages with the Products block for Gutenberg - The Products block represents stage one of a project we’re affectionately referring to as “Wootenberg”—the preparation of WooCommerce for the arrival of the Gutenberg editor. Gutenberg? If you’ve missed it, Gutenberg is a brand-new, visually-driven content editor being built for WordPress and scheduled for inclusion in the 5.0 release. Read all about it and download […]
  Topics: add, productswith, plugin, woocommerce, easier, display, design, gutenberg, block, product, testing, making, products, feature.
• Microsoft brings new shopping tools to its Edge browser - Microsoft announced a few updates to its Edge browser today that are all about shopping. In addition to expanding the price comparison feature the team announced last month, Edge can now also automatically find coupons for you. In addition, the company is launching a new shopping hub in its Bing search engine. The timing here […]
  Topics: coupons, tools, feature, shopping, edge, browser, brings, url, team, bit, microsoft, techcrunch, comparison, feels, price.
• Moving Data May Become Software’s Best Feature - The commerce technology stack is changing. And the ability to move information from one system or platform to another is, perhaps, the essential feature mid-sized or enterprise businesses should look for in software providers.
  Topics: platforms, softwares, stores, product, information, feature, moving, software, using, best, database, business, data, access, ecommerce.
• PayPal launches Checkout with Crypto - PayPal today announced the launch of Checkout with Crypto. With this feature, PayPal customers can pay with crypto coins alongside other payment methods in their PayPal wallet. Checkout with Crypto is available at millions of global online retailers and other businesses. Checkout with Crypto starts rolling out to PayPal customers… Continue reading
  Topics: pay, cryptocurrency, customers, digital, wallet, retailers, checkout, launches, paypal, feature, crypto.
• Pinterest adds a Shopping List feature to round up your saved products - Pinterest has long positioned itself a source for inspiration that could ultimately lead to online purchases. And over the years, it has worked on features to better connect consumers with the products and services they want to buy, like shoppable pins, visual search, AR try-on, product recommendations and more. Today, the company is rolling out […]
  Topics: saved, merchant, million, pinterest, techcrunch, pins, list, feature, round, products, users, shopping, today, items, adds.
• Pinterest launches virtual makeup ‘Try on’ feature, starting with lipstick - A new Pinterest feature will allow users to virtually try on products, starting with lipstick, before they shop from retailers like Estée Lauder, Sephora, bareMinerals, Neutrogena, NYX Professional Makeup, YSL Beauté, Lancôme and Urban Decay from L’Oréal. To use the new feature, Pinners will first open Pinterest’s smart camera, “Lens,” while in Search, then click […]
  Topics: beauty, pinterests, users, starting, techcrunch, pinterest, youtube, lipstick, makeup, virtual, launches, try, feature.
• Pinterest’s AR shopping feature expands to include furniture and home décor - A new Pinterest feature will allow consumers to see what furniture or other home décor items will look like in their own home, using augmented reality (AR). Similar technology has already been put into place by major retailers, like Amazon, IKEA and Wayfair, as well as others in the home design space, like Houzz. In […]
  Topics: include, consumers, space, décor, product, users, techcrunch, furniture, expands, pinterests, try, pinterest, ar, feature, shopping.
• Price Technologies adds product availability feature for items experiencing COVID-19 shortages - Price Technologies, the operator of the comparison shopping website Price.com and its related browser extension, is adding a feature to show product availability for a few essential items that have had supply issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Products like aspirin, acetaminophen, facial tissues, hand sanitizer, ibuprofen, rice, soap, soup, toilet paper […]
  Topics: feature, shortages, price, pricecom, website, covid19, items, essential, technologies, online, experiencing, availability, techcrunch, shopping, product.
• Secondhand marketplace letgo expands into video listings - Letgo, the secondhand goods marketplace valued at over a billion dollars, this week announced the launch of new features aimed at helping sellers: video listings and automatic pricing suggestions that leverage image recognition and A.I. technologies. Sellers will now be able to point their smartphone camera at something they want to sell using this new […]
  Topics: expands, feature, video, marketplace, reveal, listings, sell, secondhand, item, sellers, letgo.
• Setting Up ‘Promotions’ in Google Shopping - The new promotion feature in Google Shopping can help an ad stand out with a blue “Special offer” link. Once clicked, the offer appears as a popup. It's a good way to move past the typical components of a Shopping ad: product name, price, brand, and image.
  Topics: shopping, google, id, form, good, merchant, ads, feature, setting, promotions, promotion.
• Shipt’s new feature pairs members with their favorite, 5-star shoppers - Target’s same-day delivery service Shipt is launching a new feature that will pair customers with their favorite shoppers on future orders. This “Preferred Shoppers” feature will be available as a membership-only perk at no extra charge, offering customers what Shipt believes will be a more reliable shopping experience, where more of members’ orders are directed […]
  Topics: order, feature, favorite, preferred, shipt, customers, techcrunch, 5star, shoppers, shopper, experience, orders, members, service, shipts, pairs.
• Shoplo Review: Is it the Right E-Commerce Platform for You? - Are you still wondering which ecommerce platform is the best to launch your online store? With so many options to choose from, it’s easy to feel like a hamster on a wheel. Shoplo stands out from other ecommerce solutions because… Continue reading Shoplo Review: Is it the Right E-Commerce Platform for You?
  Topics: platform, store, selling, online, sales, products, option, product, right, ecommerce, shoplo, feature, review.
• Shopping on Instagram: Tag WooCommerce Products in Posts and Drive Traffic to Your Store - You’re exploring whether Instagram and its one billion users can help grow your business, right? If you have a WooCommerce store, you have even more Insta-opportunity: Shopping on Instagram makes it simpler than ever to move people from your photos to checkout. Let’s leverage the power of Shopping on Instagram for your business! Unlock the Power […]
  Topics: tag, products, set, shopping, feature, product, posts, woocommerce, instagram, business, shop.
• Shopware Markets launched - Ecommerce software provider Shopware has released the latest version of its software. The most important new feature is Shopware Markets. This service enables shop owners to seamlessly connect their online shop to the Amazon and eBay marketplaces. Today, Shopware 6.4 is released. The company dubs this the biggest Shopware 6… Continue reading
  Topics: owners, feature, markets, amazon, products, edition, shopware, software, shop, launched, online.
• Snap further invests in AR Shopping with dedicated in-app feature, new tools for retailers - At Snap’s Partner Summit on Thursday, the Snapchat maker announced a number of new initiatives focused on using its AR technology to aid with online shopping. Most notably, the company is introducing a new in-app destination within Snapchat called “Dress Up” that will feature AR fashion and virtual try-on experiences, and it’s launching tools that […]
  Topics: snapchat, techcrunch, shopping, tryon, invests, inapp, fashion, tools, retailers, feature, snaps, users, dedicated, lenses, snap, ar, technology.
• Snapchat code reveals team-up with Amazon for ‘Camera Search’ - Snapchat is building a visual product search feature, codenamed “Eagle,” that delivers users to Amazon’s listings. Buried inside the code of Snapchat’s Android app is an unreleased “Visual Search” feature where you “Press and hold to identify an object, song, barcode, and more! This works by sending data to Amazon, Shazam, and other partners.” Once […]
  Topics: teamup, snap, feature, world, camera, product, code, reveals, amazon, visual, snapchat, search, eagle.
• Snapchat lets you take a photo of an object to buy it on Amazon - See, snap, sale. In a rare partnership for Amazon, the commerce giant will help Snapchat challenge Instagram and Pinterest for social shopping supremacy. Today Snapchat announced it’s slowly rolling out a new visual product search feature, confirming TechCrunch’s July scoop about this project, codenamed “Eagle.” Users can use Snapchat’s camera to scan a physical object […]
  Topics: snapchat, snapchats, object, buy, search, million, product, help, lets, feature, users, visual, amazon, camera.
• Snapchat will shut down Snapcash, forfeiting to Venmo - Snapcash ended up as a way to pay adult performers for private content over Snapchat, not just a way to split bills with friends. But Snapchat will abandon the peer-to-peer payment space on August 30th. Code buried in Snapchat’s Android app includes a “Snapcash deprecation message” that displays “Snapcash will no longer be available after […]
  Topics: forfeiting, way, square, venmo, snapcash, snapchats, app, partnership, techcrunch, snapchat, code, feature, shut.
• The Ultimate MYR POS Review (Oct 2021) - Welcome to the ultimate MYR POS review. Whether you are a large or small business you require a POS (point-of-sale) system to help you in processing orders and managing your brand. And these days due to the flexibility and functionalities… Continue reading The Ultimate MYR POS Review (Oct 2021)
  Topics: pos, review, myr, ultimate, orders, solution, order, business, quickservice, oct, system, allows, feature.
• Top 15 Brands on Instagram, for Inspiration - Learning from top brands on Instagram can help merchants generate content ideas for their next campaign. Here is a list of top brands, including NASA, Nike, ZARA, and more.
  Topics: followers, inspiration, include, feature, highlights, videos, content, million, brands, profile, instagram, images.
• Twitter expands e-commerce efforts with launch of mobile storefronts, Twitter Shops - Twitter today is introducing a new shopping feature called Twitter Shops, which will allow merchants to curate a collection of up to 50 products to showcase on their Twitter profile. The mobile-first feature, which is free to use, aims to encourage users to go from talking about products on Twitter’s platform to actually clicking through […]
  Topics: mobile, shops, efforts, merchants, shop, users, techcrunch, products, platform, feature, twitter, expands, video, storefronts, ecommerce, launch, shopping.
• Twitter's Testing Social Commerce: What Marketers Need to Know - When you think of online shopping destinations, Twitter may not be the first place that comes to mind. However, with ecommerce sales continuing to rise due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, social platforms want in on the action.
  Topics: testing, shop, brands, twitter, know, marketers, platform, twitters, users, social, commerce, product, need, feature, products.
• Unriddled: A Secret Google Memo, Alexa Microwave, and More Tech News You Need - "Unriddled" is HubSpot's weekly digest of the tech headlines you need to know. We give you the top tech stories in a quick, scannable way and break it all down. It's tech news: explained.
  Topics: alexa, search, secret, week, facebook, unriddled, feature, memo, google, microwave, read, app, tech, users, thirdparty, need.
• Unriddled: Amazon Officially Selects HQ2, an Unsend Feature Coming to Messenger, and More Tech News You Need - "Unriddled" is HubSpot's weekly digest of the tech headlines you need to know. We give you the top tech stories in a quick, scannable way and break it all down. It's tech news: explained.
  Topics: read, ai, feature, users, messenger, coming, technology, tech, unsend, week, selects, need, amazon, city, officially, voice, google, hq2, unriddled.
• Unriddled: Apple Keeps Coming for Google News, a Live Video Push for Twitter, and More Tech News You Need - Welcome to Wednesday, and the latest edition of "Unriddled": the HubSpot Marketing Blog's mid-week digest of the tech news you need to know.
  Topics: video, google, feature, subscription, need, coming, push, keeps, content, twitter, unriddled, facebook, users, read, zuckerberg, tech, live.
• Unriddled: Facebook's Big Executive Shake-Up, Microsoft Build, and More Tech News You Need - We all have a favorite time a year. For some, it's the winter holidays. For others, it's the entire duration of summer. And for tech nerds (including yours truly), it's developer conference season.
  Topics: need, build, microsoft, big, developer, feature, facebook, users, instagram, shakeup, facebooks, app, product, unriddled, twitter, executive, tech, week.
• Unriddled: Free Movies (!) From YouTube, Facebook Makes the Unsend Feature Official, and More Tech News You Need - "Unriddled" is HubSpot's weekly digest of the tech headlines you need to know. We give you the top tech stories in a quick, scannable way and break it all down. It's tech news: explained.
  Topics: social, unriddled, week, feature, need, youtube, instagram, users, reactions, makes, tech, movies, read, free, unsend, video, tools, official.
• Walmart launches AI-powered virtual clothing try-on technology for online shoppers - Last May, Walmart announced its acquisition of the virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit, which leveraged a combination of real-time image processing, computer vision, deep learning and other AI technologies to show shoppers how they would look in an item by way of a simulation that takes into account body dimensions, fit, size and even the […]
  Topics: walmart, model, techcrunch, shopping, customer, clothing, aipowered, shoppers, feature, tryon, virtual, technology, launches, choose, online.
• Walmart’s Flipkart rolls out voice assistant to make shopping easier - Flipkart is rolling out a voice assistant feature to its platform to make it easier for consumers to shop as the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant looks to expand its reach in the nation. The AI-powered voice assistant currently supports the grocery category, called Supermart, but a company spokesperson told TechCrunch that Flipkart will soon be extending […]
  Topics: walmarts, support, voice, india, flipkart, easier, assistant, feature, techcrunch, shopping, company, rolls, online, users, supports.
• Warby Parker dips into AR with the launch of virtual try-on - Warby Parker is today introducing virtual try-on to let shoppers select a pair of frames and instantly see how they look. The tech was built on Apple’s ARKit, and the feature is only available to users on the Warby Parker iOS app on an iPhone X or later. Warby Parker, which launched in 2010, attempted […]
  Topics: really, frames, ar, launch, warby, feature, tryon, parker, dips, users, virtual, possible, revisions.
• Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner - Home furnishing retailer Wayfair was among the first to adopt AR technology as a means of helping people better visualize furniture and accessories in their own home, ahead of purchase. Today, the company is expanding its feature set to allow for more visualization capabilities — even when you’re shopping out in the real world and […]
  Topics: company, including, room, wayfairs, feature, tools, experience, techcrunch, app, planner, shoppers, wayfair, features, interactive, shopping, photos, visualization.
• What Does a World With Zero Search Results Looks Like? [New Data] - Imagine a world with zero search results. As it turns out, Google is moving toward making that world a reality.
  Topics: search, pan, world, data, looks, zero, page, marketers, google, does, results, users, feature.
• WhatsApp Business launches the new 'Collections' feature to organize your products and make shopping easier. See how it works. - The new 'Collections' feature in WhatsApp Business streamlines the sales process, makes it easier to find products and improves the customer experience. Here we tell you how to implement it.
  Topics: shopping, organize, users, launches, feature, collections, products, businesses, business, works, buy, customers, whatsapp, clothing, easier.
• WhatsApp confirms some users have access to its new group discussions feature, WhatsApp Communities - WhatsApp Communities, the messaging app’s anticipated expansion aimed at supporting larger discussion groups, has now rolled out to additional users as it nears a public launch. The company declined to share specific details as to how many users or which countries were seeing the new feature as testing expands, but confirmed that more users have […]
  Topics: users, group, whatsapp, feature, confirms, communities, larger, discussions, access, share, techcrunch, apps, groups, reports.
• WhatsApp eyes lending feature in India as Amazon rolls out Pay Later to tens of thousands of customers - WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. In a filing with the local regulator in India, the Facebook -owned messaging platform has listed credit as one of the areas it will pursue in the country. […]
  Topics: india, local, credit, rolls, lending, payments, thousands, users, tens, service, later, whatsapp, feature, techcrunch, amazon, pay.
• Why Twitter Fleets Were Discontinued [+Alternatives for Brands That Used It] - The social media landscape is constantly changing with new features being introduced, and old features being retired constantly.
  Topics: users, thats, post, platform, alternatives, social, used, fleets, discontinued, twitter, brands, instagram, media, feature.
• WooCommerce launches native WooCommerce Payments feature - WooCommerce, the e-commerce platform developed by Automattic, is improving the payment feature with a native solution called WooCommerce Payments. The payment feature is powered by Stripe. Compared to previous payment solutions on WooCommerce websites, it is fully integrated with the rest of the platform. In case you’re not familiar with Automattic, it is also the […]
  Topics: using, native, wordpress, launches, payments, websites, payment, techcrunch, fees, woocommerce, stripe, feature, theres.
• Yodel launches 7-day service and Inflight - UK parcel carrier Yodel will launch a seven-day service next spring. It has also launched Inflight, a new feature that allows customers to change delivery options using the Yodel app, even when the parcel is one hour from being delivered. Neil Ashworth, CCO of Yodel, spoke during the InternetRetailing Conference Continue reading
  Topics: inflight, launch, yodel, feature, customers, delivery, parcel, service, launches, works, offers, 7day.
• YouTube teases livestream shopping expansion with co-streams, live redirects - In recent years, YouTube has been working to transform its platform into more of a shopping destination with product launches like shoppable ads or more recently, the ability to shop directly from livestreams hosted by creators. Now, it’s furthering that investment with new features for live shopping experiences. At yesterday’s YouTube Brandcast event, where the […]
  Topics: live, costreams, techcrunch, event, teases, viewers, feature, expansion, creators, brands, shopping, livestream, platform, youtube, redirects.
• YouTube to pilot test shopping from livestreams with select creators - YouTube will begin pilot testing a new feature that will allow viewers to shop for products directly from livestream videos. The feature will initially launch with just a handful of creators and brands, the company says, and is an expansion of the integrated shopping experience YouTube began beta testing earlier this year. That feature was […]
  Topics: products, videos, pilot, feature, test, youtube, techcrunch, livestreams, live, creators, viewers, shopping, integrated, select, video.
• ‘Starbucks Now’ to join four Alibaba apps - Starbucks Coffee is introducing its own mobile order and payment system in the Mainland Chinese market as a feature on four Alibaba platforms.
  Topics: alibaba, mobile, system, starbucks, china, beverages, online, feature, digital, join, apps, service.