Meta and Jio Platforms collaborate to launch JioMart shopping services on WhatsAppJioMart on WhatsApp will enable users in India, to browse through JioMart’s grocery catalogue, add items to cart, and make the payment to c...
30 Aug, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
Facebook to shut live shopping feature from October 1The users will still be able to use Facebook Live to broadcast live events, but they won't be able to create product playlists or tag produ...
04 Aug, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
Local social media platforms Moj and Roposo join live commerce rushShareChat-owned short video platform Moj, which recently tied up with Flipkart to kick off live and video shopping, said it is targeting a ...
07 Dec, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Facebook tests paid subgroups in subscription pushFacebook, which has in recent years focused on building communities as a tactic to drive engagement on the site, said Group administrators ...
05 Nov, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
InMobi's Roposo pivots to live commerce from short videoUsers on the Roposo platform will now be able to discover products recommended by creators on live streams and shop from hundreds of creato...
13 Oct, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Facebook expands Shops to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce updatesFacebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said it would also introduce personalized ads in this shopping service.
23 Jun, 2021, 12.01 AM IST
Facebook benefits from pandemic ad spending but Apple could spoil its partyA surge in digital ad spending during the pandemic when consumers shopped online, along with higher ad prices, helped Facebook revenue surg...
29 Apr, 2021, 08.38 AM IST
Instagram's new features will make it easy for influencers to earn moneyThe features will let creators recommend products on the app and a marketplace.
28 Apr, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
WhatsApp adds virtual shopping carts, will allow users to make purchases & fire off ordersWhatsApp already let users browse online catalogs from shops.
09 Dec, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Facebook launches 'Shops' to showcase online storesFacebook is already involved in e-commerce, with a Marketplace for selling goods and as a venue where businesses court customers through pa...
19 May, 2020, 11.28 PM IST
Reliance starts WhatApp-based online portal in locked-down IndiaAmbani wants a slice of India’s e-commerce market that is slated to grow to $200 bn by 2027.
26 Apr, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
Kishore Biyani takes cues from Jack Ma, to replicate Alibaba's promotion model in IndiaBiyani visited China to understand shopping behaviour during Singles Day, the biggest shopping festival in the world's most populous countr...
23 Jan, 2018, 08.28 AM IST
Amazon consumers can buy look-alike runway Fashion Week merchandise via Facebook in real timeFor the first time, consumers in India will be able to buy look-alike runway AIFWAW17 merchandise through Facebook in real time.
16 Mar, 2017, 12.07 AM IST
How Facebook plans to ride the new e-commerce waveAnalysts and industry experts who had coined the term “Fcommerce“ for Facebook's first foray into online shopping, snarkily commented that ...
17 Aug, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Google vs Amazon: The dawn of the great ad warGoogle and Amazon, thanks to their laurels as top search engine and shopping network respectively, have amassed unfathomable amounts of per...
29 Aug, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Two women arrested for Anti-Shiv Sena comments on Facebook, government orders enquiryIn the FIR it is alleged that Shaheen Dhada made public statements on facebook which could lead to public unrest and create a law and order...
19 Nov, 2012, 10.01 PM IST
Maharashtra govt orders enquiry into arrests of two women who posted against Mumbai bandh on FacebookMaharashtra's Director General of Police Sanjeev Dayal told ET that this incident of arrests will be enquired into in full detail and the i...
19 Nov, 2012, 07.47 PM IST