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Social Shopping Strategies: ThisNext, Stylehive, Stylefeeder, Kaboodle, Etsy
Posted 08 Feb 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

After sleeping through some important developments the last couple of years, the social shopping segment is now bustling with hectic activity. The former pioneers are re-orienting themselves and are in part rolling out completely new strategies: + Read more

From Social Shopping to Personal Shopping Network
Posted 06 Feb 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Social networks and personal networks are in principle two sides of the same coin. One sees the network from the point of view of “the masses” and the other from the point of view of the individual.In the social web, the pendulum has swung back and forth over the last five years, from MySpace to blogs to Facebook to Twitter (and naturally the ubiquitous iPhone :-). + Read more

Media Momentum Looking for the E-commerce Growth Drivers
Posted 03 Feb 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Media Momentum is this year again looking for Europe’s strongest growing online businesses.Whoever managed to generate revenues of at least 1.5 million euro in 2009 can apply for the 2010 award. Entry deadline is March 1, 2010. + Read more

The Hipstery and The Rise of Mystery
Posted 02 Feb 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Surprise packages have always been a popular attraction in the live shopping scene.The Hipstery ("Home of the famous Mystery Shirt") has made it their mission to step-up the surprise effect using a scientific and mysterious method of finding a suitable t-shirt for every person: + Read more

Exceed Program To Support Young Entrepreneurs in Germany
Posted 31 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

After the successful launch of Exciting Commerce’s new Exceed Program a few days ago, the first workshop has now been set for February 12 in Frankfurt. + Read more

App Strategies: Taobao Refinances Auctions with Apps and Ads
Posted 30 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Taobao, China’s biggest online retail platform, is taking an interesting approach to financing its operations. Unlike eBay, who charges fees to sellers, Taobao is completely free to use, both for sellers and buyers. The auction platform is completely financed by advertisements. + Read more

How Woot! Is Working With Blippy, The Twitter For Purchases
Posted 29 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Blippy is a sort of Twitter for online purchases (as described in a recent post). + Read more

Vente-Privée, Brands4Friends and BuyVIP: Breaking Revenue Records in 2009
Posted 27 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Vente-Privée hit a new revenue record in 2009. From 510 million euro in 2008, they jumped 37% to 700 million euro in 2009 (french link): + Read more

Design rules! The First US Investors Are Re-orienting Themselves
Posted 25 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

In the US, it seems like the first investors are starting to critically re-evaluate their approach to online investments. In particular Dave McClure has set up a new fund specifically intended to address this radical change of thinking. + Read more

What Was and What Shall Be: Private Shopping Clubs 2009-2010
Posted 23 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

2009 saw the breakthrough of Vente-Privée-like private shopping clubs in the US. In general the concept has grown in the last decade to become a serious alternative to conventional shopping models (“Necessity Breeds Innovation”). + Read more

Groupon Fever: BuyWithMe Gets $5.5 Million
Posted 21 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

Following the footsteps of Groupon ($30 million) and Living Social ($5 million), BuyWithMe ("Let's get it, together") announced a financing round yesterday ( + Read more

Deals Of The Day: Stylekick, Stylefeeder, CityDeal, KupiVIP, Wahanda, Mytheresa, Personello
Posted 19 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

The investment world is all a bustle. Here the most interesting takeovers and investments of the past two days:. + Read more

Scratch Auctions: Bidster On The Heels Of Luupo
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

The auction platform Bidster, known in Germany as Hammerdeal, released a new auction format before Christmas. + Read more

Blippy: How Should A Twitter for Shoppers Look Like?
Posted 17 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

The web scene in the US is buzzing with talk of Blippy, a type of Twitter for shoppers which recently gathered up a healthy $1.6 million of start capital in a star-studded investment round: + Read more

The Big Ideas For E-Commerce in 2010
Posted 14 Jan 2010 by Jochen KrischTags: Ecommerce solutions, ecommerce Strategy, social shopping

As an intro into the New Year, Fred Wilson released an “Areas of Interest” post which describes the investment topics which are of particular interest to him in 2010. Amongst others: + Read more

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