9 Best Articles in 2022
CNN
Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
CNN
9 min read · · We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.) · Shared by 327
Rest of World
How online shopping works on the world’s most remote islands
Rest of World
~16 min read · · E-commerce giants don’t reliably deliver to the remote islands of French Polynesia, so locals made their own online shopping service. · Shared by 141, including Adrian Swinscoe, David Papandrew, Colin Wright, Walter Hickey, Karen K. Ho, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
MIT Technology Review
Our weird behavior during the pandemic is screwing with AI models
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · · Anyone looking for an illustration of how rapidly shopping habits changed when covid-19 hit needed only to glance at the top 10 search terms on Amazon in the week of April 12 to 18. In place of former… · Shared by 632, including George J Huba PhD, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Danielle Fong 💁🏻♀️, Yves Mulkers, Brian Roemmele, Kirk Borne, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth | 👑.sgb, Helen Yu #CES2023, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, AI, Ronald van Loon, Klaus Eck, Bob E. Hayes, Tamara McCleary, Kelsey D. Atherton, Gary Marcus, David Epstein, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Oren Etzioni, Nige Willson
Vox
The year shopping changed forever
Vox
7 min read · · Online shopping stopped being the future of retail and catapulted firmly into the present. · Shared by 81, including Aaron Orendorff, Andres Saldarriaga, Dave Kellogg, Scott Galloway, Johannes Dornisch, Marsha Collier
wish.com
Wish - Shopping Made Fun
wish.com
· Shopping Made Fun. Join over 500 million others that have made their shopping more smart, fun, and rewarding. · Shared by 115, including Dr. Parody Meyers, Retail Week, Axel Rauschmayer (INACTIVE), Noely ⚡️🏐, Patrick Gray, Next INpact.com, Carl Robinson 🎙️, David M Willis! (parody), Jesse Baer (mostly on mastodon now), Le Figaro, EMERCE, Sky News Tech, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Riot Fest, Oliver Pitsch, Politiken, Bruce Lawson, ben, Joe Groff ⎷⃣, Der Postillon
Leo Babauta
Getting to the Heart of Impulse Shopping
Leo Babauta
3 min read · · By Leo Babauta It’s a simple fact: the pandemic has increased the amount of impulse shopping most people have been doing. There are lots of stats proving it, but you can simply take a look at your own… · Shared by 149
youtube.com
PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic
youtube.com
· PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic – UPDATED!!! This is the most current video for New CDC data, safe takeout food practices, and an updated prac... · Shared by 103, including Ken Kaminesky 🇺🇦, Richard Wiseman, Eric Thomas Weber, Carrie Hill 🗺️🎙️, Ryan Carson, K. Williams, Tuur Demeester, Adam Roberts, Christina, MissMalini, swissmiss, Dr. Alec Couros, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Kunal Bhatia (✈️ LA), Ann Handley, Lisa Suennen, Stephen Law
youtube.com
Introducing Amazon Go and the world’s most advanced shopping technology
youtube.com
· Amazon Go is a new kind of store featuring the world’s most advanced shopping technology. No lines, no checkout – just grab and go! Learn more at http://amaz... · Shared by 126, including Laurie Wang, Jose Luis Calvo, Birgit Schefer, Balaji, Martin Kägi, Damian Madray, Andrea Desiato, Tac Anderson, Gianluca Diegoli, Daniel Jörg, ja hallo met kasper, Brian Roemmele, Philippe Gauvin, りょうはら たつひろ, Christian Müller, Harpreet Singh
Scientific American
Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts?
Scientific American
7 min read · · Pulling up to a parking spot and finding a shopping cart there can be pretty frustrating. Why do people ignore the receptacle? · Shared by 73, including tektology, Esther Schindler, Greg Meyer
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TechCrunch
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart launches metaverse shopping experience
TechCrunch
1 min read · · Flipkart has partnered with Polygon to launch a metaverse shopping experience as it experiments with web3 offerings to supercharge customer experience. · Shared by 54, including Sam Maule, Chris Isak
omny.fm
Pros and cons of holiday shopping with store credit cards
omny.fm
1 min read · · Are you feeling some pressure when it comes to your holiday shopping this year? If you plan to use or open a store credit card account, there are some good · Shared by 27
The Washington Post
Perspective | It’s not your imagination: Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse
The Washington Post
· Most of what you see at first on Amazon is now an ad. · Shared by 67, including Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Christoph Trappe, James Fallows, Michelle Singletary, Dave Kellogg, Alex Tabarrok, Michael Barbaro, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Edward Tufte, Martin Steiger, Dan Gillmor
semafor.com
TikTok's secret plans for an online shopping empire in the U.S.
semafor.com
3 min read · · The company is betting that Americans will fall in love with livestream shopping, a format ByteDance already mastered in China. · Shared by 15, including BenYT, Matt Navarra, David Weigel, Dan Whateley
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TechCrunch
Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with real-time pricing, more product details
TechCrunch
3 min read · · Snapchat is upgrading its AR shopping experience today with updates to both to the Shopping Lenses inside its social app as well as to the analytics shared with Snap’s brand and retail partners. For… · Shared by 63, including Resh Sidhu, Matt Navarra
Vox
The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program
Vox
20+ min read · · An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever. · Shared by 296, including Guy Kawasaki, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Josh Elman, Gabriele, Lelio Simi, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Thomas Power, Brian Roemmele, Michael Kroker, timoreilly, Jason Fried, Dan Gillmor, Adrian Zumbrunnen, ErmanTaylan.eth, Frederic Filloux, luis antónio santos, Mark Kaigwa, fernand0, Noah Kagan, Ian M Calvert
GQ Magazine
How Our Online Shopping Obsession Choked the Supply Chain
GQ Magazine
9 min read · · Author Christopher Mims on his new book covering the supply chain, Americans historic shopping spree, and how close we are to robots delivering our sneakers. · Shared by 50, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Scott Monty, Christopher Mims 🤌
Social Media Today
Instagram Announces Valentine's Day Live-Stream Shopping Event, the Latest in its eCommerce Push
Social Media Today
2 min read · · The new promotion will help to showcase Instagram's evolving live-stream shopping tools. · Shared by 66, including Matt Navarra, Marsha Collier, Andrew Hutchinson
The Guardian
How to avoid Amazon: the definitive guide to online shopping
The Guardian
8 min read · · Amazon is now making up to £8,800 a second, while concerns persist about its tax affairs, treatment of staff and effect on small retailers. Here’s how to buy everything from technology to beauty to… · Shared by 283, including Katja Evertz, Rand Fishkin, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Eric Kasyoka
TechCrunch
Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform
TechCrunch
4 min read · · Twitter’s e-commerce initiatives now include livestream shopping and Walmart will be the first retailer to test the new platform. Over the past year, Walmart has invested in live shopping by hosting… · Shared by 85, including Brian Solis, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation, Matt Navarra, John Koetsier, Akvile DeFazio, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽 #CES2023, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Mike Allton
a16z
Live, Social, and Shoppable: The Future of Video
a16z
9 min read · · Taking cues from gaming, entertainment, and abroad, video-first products are transforming the future of education, shopping, and solopreneurship. · Shared by 168, including SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, Katja Evertz, Aamir Raz, Stephanie A Kowalski, Birgit Schefer, Memen Isimo, Konrad Weber, Andrew Hutchinson, Swebliss, Matt Navarra
Nielsen Norman Group
UX Guidelines for Ecommerce Product Pages
Nielsen Norman Group
~11 min read · · Customers shopping online rely on product pages to decide what to buy. Help them by answering questions, enabling comparison, providing reviews, and facilitating the purchase process. · Shared by 164, including Evan (he/him), Marc Gasser, Philippe Surber, Jacob du Toit, Chris Messina, Andrea Ausili, Oliver Raduner, Luca Longo, MeasuringU, Thomas Pleil, Johannes Dornisch, Christoph Wilke
Search Engine Land
In major shift, Google Shopping opens up to free product listings
Search Engine Land
3 min read · · After 8 years, Google will bring free listings into its Shopping results as part of an evolution to better compete against Amazon in product search. · Shared by 53, including Ginny Marvin, KevinStrasser.com, Michael Gisiger, Josh Elman, Esther Schindler, Amy Bishop, Daniel Schwarz, Jeff Richards, John Lee, AJ Ghergich, Sachin Rekhi, Barry Schwartz, Jeff Jarvis
