Social Commerce

Using Social Commerce to Sell Products Online

While Facebook is still the go-to site for hundreds of millions of folks sharing their lives and following the likes of Justin Bieber, it's also emerging as a contender to Amazon and other online retailers. Content Ping keeps readers informed about the rise of social commerce and discusses what the changing e-commerce landscape means for content merchandising and companies that sell products online.

Weekly Content Critique: Taku Me, REI

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In honor of my visit to the mothership content26 office in December, I'm reviewing an REI product page today. They're also headquartered in Washington. More importantly, they have an entire mountain bike trail surrounding their original store (I didn't ride it, but I did sneak a quick walk around when the store was closing for the... read more »

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