First look at eBay's use of Hunch data: infographic
eBay released the infographic below this morning, as covered by Richard Brewer-Hay on the official eBay Ink blog.
Following the acquisition of recommendation engine Hunch for $80m in November of last year, eBay has been working quietly on using the company’s technology to revamp its own e-commerce recommendations.
Wishi combines f-commerce with collaborative consumption
As collaborative consumption grows in popularity, here's another another example of a start-up that's built around the trend for part-owning or sharing goods.
Wear It Share It (Wishi) is a Facebook app that allows people to upload photos of their clothes and accessories – then share these with selected friends.
eBay forums attract 32m visits per month
eBay says that it attracts 32m unique visits a month to its discussion boards, with 6m posts and 4.5m users a year.
Speaking at Hotwire’s digital trends briefing this morning, eBay UK's head of corporate communications Clare Moore-Bridger said that they were an "excellent source of information on what’s important to customers”.
eBay upgrades Motors app to include visual search
eBay has upgraded its Motors iPhone app to allow users to search for a vehicle simply by taking a photo of it.
Other new features on the app, which is only available in the US, include broadcasts from key racing events in the video section - plus the ability to share your sales activity through Twitter.
PayPal launches new mobile payment system in Home Depot
PayPal’s mobile payment system has gone live at 51 Home Depot stores in the US.
The eBay-owned company has also reported that its mobile payment volume reached $4bn in 2011.
Talking about a mobile revolution
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the growth of mobile accelerate internet connectivity and change the retail and marketing landscape forever, and Britain is at the forefront of this revolution.
Many have dubbed 2011 the “year of the mobile”, and this is clear from looking at the eBay business, with over 10% of our sales in the UK coming via a mobile device.
In the next three years, we predict that there will be more change in how people shop than there has been in the past 20 years.
We believe mobile will play a vital role in this retail revolution, transforming shopping even more significantly than e-commerce did decades ago, as well as blurring the boundaries between online and offline.
eBay reveals its Top Shopped trends from the past year
Not one to be left out, eBay has released its third annual Top Shopped report following Google's Zeitgeist for 2011, and YouTube's most watched videos earlier today.
eBay's list aims to rank the pop culture moments and trends of the year based on related items sold in the US on the eBay Marketplace.
Clarks launches first transactional mobile site
Clarks has become the latest in a run of retailers to launch a transactional mobile strategy, announcing today that it has created its first ever m-commerce site.
With the company's full product range available to buy, people can shop directly from their mobile or locate their nearest store.
eBay expects to see $5bn of sales via mobile for 2011
In 2010, global eBay sales via a mobile device more than tripled, generating $2bn in sales, up from $600m in 2009.
The company says that it expects this to more than double again in 2011 to over $5bn.
eBay has also announced that more now than 1m listings are now made every week through its mobile platform.
This is largely because the auction site has successfully integrated mobile technology into its user experience, clocking up 50m app downloads across multiple platforms globally.
Hunch sells to eBay for a rumoured $80m
eBay has acquired the team and technology behind recommendation engine Hunch for a rumoured $80million.
Hunch’s predictive technology makes customised recommendations to users based on their individual tastes using a “taste graph”.
