Wanelo released the third version of its mobile application today to make online shopping a pleasurable and personal experience "for everyone."
Image monetization startup Stipple has debuted a killer new social commerce tool that lets sellers make sales through picture sharing on networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Pinterest just raised $200 million at a $2.5 billion valuation. But if the company seriously starts to monetize what marketers like Sephora are finding in the social shopping platform, two and a half billion dollars is far too cheap.
Fab is blowing away all its previous sales numbers -- and for retail, late November is just the beginning.
Big brands are rolling out big (and not-so-big) deals exclusively on Facebook. Here's a ranked list.
It may be shocking to some men -- or at least advertising art directors -- but not all women have the stereotypical Barbie dimensions. Or the Twiggy lack thereof.
Flit has a social shopping platform that works when you want to comparison-shop across sites.
ClickWithMeNow aims to making the experience of online shopping less solitary and more collborative.
Social shopping app Poshmark is letting users create showrooms out of their favorite fashion items to help give style newbies a little direction.
Shopping for the next e-commerce hit, investors have spent $2 million on budding startup Wanelo, an online shopping community where regular people share their uncommon finds.
Wanelo, a blend of the words “want, need, love,” is a combination of product-inspiration …
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It’s not all cyber crime and shadowy government dealings over there in China. Apparently, Chinese supercompany Alibaba is testing out social shopping via a Pinterest clone.
Sounds yummy, especially for the ladies. If there’s one thing we know about the …
Social daily deals and shopping website Sneakpeeq announced Friday is has raised $2.67 million in funding.
Sneakpeeq is attempting to replicate the shopping experience you’d have in a physical store. What type of experience? Well, think about walking into a …
Amazon has bought Quorus, a shopping startup focusing on bringing social interactions and conversations into e-commerce. The deal seems to have been completed in November 2011.
The acquisition, which may be a talent grab, brings Quorus co-founders Michael Dougherty (pictured) …
Wantlet is a new social shopping site that lets consumers compare product listings across several retail stores.
The service, which launched today at the Demo Fall 2011 conference, helps consumers who are looking to purchase something compare prices and find …
Gumhoo, which gathers opinions about shopping lists from social connections, launched today at VentureBeat’s Demo Fall 2011 conference.
The company runs a web application which adds a “Gumhoo” button to shopping sites. Users can “Gumhoo” a product and request feedback …
New York-based Ideeli, a members-only shopping community — known commonly as a “Flash sales” site — has raised $41 million in its third round of funding.
The site, which has over 4 million members, offers limited-time offers on apparel, accessories, …
Los Angeles startup TreatFeed just launched a new spin on the crossover between social networking and e-commerce — it wants to reward users for their social recommendations with prizes and cash.
Scott Roback, the company’s senior vice president of strategy …
KupiVIP, Russia’s first online shopping club with more than 7 million members, has raised $55 million in a record funding.
KupiVIP hosts up to 20 private online flash sales every day, much like the Western rival Gilt Groupe. It sells …
Lockerz, a social shopping startup aimed at users in their teens and 20s, is raising a big new round of funding. The Seattle company has already closed $30 million, and the round could go as high as $45 million.
The …
