In bid for new users, social shopping site Polyvore adds home design vertical
Social shopping site Polyvore has added a home design vertical in an effort to reach new users and expand its presence.
Google Shopping API closes next week: do you have an alternative?
As part of its big “spring cleaning” effort, Google will shut down its Shopping API on Sept. 16. Here are a few options for e-commerce developers and others looking for alternatives.
Using Pinterest’s social cred to get in-store shoppers to make purchases
What’s the newest way to prove to your in-store customers that a product is popular online? Nordstrom is tagging products with the Pinterest logo as a kind of social proof for potential buyers.
Wanelo CEO: we’re going to see a shift in power when it comes to social shopping
What does it mean to have a social shopping experience? The definitions run the gamut, depending on the type of shopping experience you’re looking for. But Wanelo is pioneering an interesting model to look at.
Social shopping app Wanelo’s redesign puts users in charge as it eyes a wider audience
Wanelo has grown in popularity recently, especially among young female shoppers, but how the company can move beyond that core audience remains to be seen.
Pinterest competitor Fancy hauls in $26.4M
Fancy, a social discovery and shopping site that competes with Pinterest, has raised $26.4 million according to a new filing with American Express vice chairman Ed Gillespie joining the board of Thing Daemon, the company behind Fancy.
Fancy that, Pinterest rival brings yet another subscription box to market
Social shopping startup Fancy is getting into subscription commerce with a new monthly box of items curated by its community of two million members. Despite the glut of subscription commerce companies, Fancy says members requested the new box.
Online shopping site Svpply to join eBay East
Online shopping giant eBay today announced that it has acquired New York startup Svpply, which curates products from across the Web. eBay said the acquisition will build on its recent purchase of recommendation engine Hunch to further personalize online shopping experiences.
Video chat startup Lutebox dumps plan A, goes shopping
What do you do when Google and Sean Parker kill your idea? Change direction. That’s what Ali Ahmed and his videochat startup Lutebox have done, switching from the idea of helping people chat about premium videos to focusing on social shopping.
HipSwap wants to be a Craigslist for the Pinterest set
Thanks to a redesign rolling out Thursday, HipSwap, an online marketplace for local goods, is now like a Craigslist re-imagined for Fab and Pinterest fans.