Tweba turns Twitter into a social marketplace | Via VentureBeat »
Tweba (formerly Tweebay) aims to bring the power of Craigslist and eBay to the swap meet-like community of Twitter, allowing users to sell and buy goods as they stream in real time.
Gilt Groupe Raises $40 Million At $400 Million Valuation »
The US copycat of French private sales powerhouse venteprivee.com has just signed a term sheet to raise an extra $40m, valuating the company at $400m (Source: Silicon Alley Insider).
Gilt…
Spotify aims for IPO »
Free music streaming application Spotify has revealed its aim to file for an IPO in the long term.
Spotify has gained widespread UK media attention and is reported to have more than 500,000 users…
Visual product search app maker SnapTell acquired by Amazon »
SnapTell, maker of the iPhone and Android app of the same name, has been acquired by Amazon to become part of its A9 line-up.
The SnapTell app enables users to snap a picture of the cover of…
Oldy but goody: How Retailers Can Sell More Online With Social Commerce »
Interview of Jay Shaffer of PowerReviews, at last year’s Internet Retailer conference, on how social commerce can help retailers sell more and better.
From Get Elastic
Amazon will return to TV advertising... with User Generated creative! »
User Generated TV advertising, round 2: After Doritos with its Superbowl ad, Amazon has just launched an ad contest, calling on its customers to produce the creative.
The brief is wide open,…
Dell makes USD3m on Twitter »
Dell’s Twitter presence is responsible for more than USD3m worth of sales, says the company.
According to Dell’s blog, USD2m of this is the result of offers advertised on DellOutlet, a…
ShopTogether: bring your friends with you when you shop online... »
US junior clothing retailer Charlotte Russe just added ShopTogether from DecisionStep on their online store.
ShopTogether is a hosted application for retailers that lets customers interact in…
Ignorant e-commerce founders do it better? »
Interesting post from VC Fred Destin:
“I have been talking to a number of e-commerce startups recently who share a few things in common.
- They do not anticipate any knowledge of their end market
