Month: October 2012

Will Facebook Gifts impact impact Amazon, eBay, Google Shopping and other e-Retailers ?

Facebook Inc has launched Facebook Gifts, an eCommerce marketplace for physical gifts where Facebook likely generates a commission on gift purchases for birthdays, weddings, or other special occasions. Facebook Gifts is the first eCommerce implementation we have seen on the Facebook platform with deep social graph integration; better than previous…

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Tencent’s WeiXin Riding on the Facebook Chinese Wave

Facebook users would account for about 10-12% of all Internet users in China. Tom Smith of GlobalWebIndex mentioned in his blog how Facebook is accessed in China – mainly by (VPNs (Virtual PrivateNetworks), VCN (Virtual Cloud Networks) or work connections that are often routed internationally, or even mobile phones) is…

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