ShopIt Launches Inventory and Shopping Widgets on Netvibes

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

ShopIt has grown a bit since our last mention of the widget store-creation site, and it’s got plans to grow even further. It’s teamed up with Netvibes to offer two distinctive modules for your personal start page. The modules should be available in the coming weeks. Timing ...

Open Web Awards: Nominations for Social Shopping

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Social shopping is a niche that many companies are targeting for an obvious reason: there is lots of money to be made. Nonetheless, there is no clear #1 in the space, with the most notable deal this year being Heart’s $40 million acquisition of Kaboodle. Meanwhile, we reviewed ...

Secret Shopping Society Gilt Groupe Gets $5M

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Gilt Groupe, the invite only e-commerce site for designer sample sales, has rounded up $5 million in funding from Matrix Partners. Launched earlier this month, the point of Gilt Groupe is to take a fashionista pastime of lining up for a single day of purchasing top designer sales at ...

Auto Grocery Shopping On Amazon

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Subscribe & Save is a new option being offered by Amazon, and it’s a way to get you to spend more money up front. Just a week after the release of Kindle, Amazon is enticing you with free shipping and discounts if you sign up for a year-long subscription, ...

Report: Black Friday Online Shopping Up 10 Percent

Monday, November 26th, 2007

The numbers are in for Black Friday holiday shopping, and once again web sites specializing in consumer electronics showed the biggest surge. Overall, traffic to e-commerce sites was up 10 percent over last year to 21.2 million unique visitors. Here’s a look at how the top online retailers ...

Lootist Is Your Shopping Buddy

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, Lootist is looking to change how you find that perfect gift for someone special. One of the hardest things about shopping online is finding a good resource for reliable reviews and suggestions. A unique selling point: everyone on Lootist has to ...

Weekend Poll: How Much Holiday Shopping Will You Do Online?

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Next week marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Forrester Research projects that $33 billion will be spent online this year, up 21 percent from 2006. We were curious how our web-savvy audience compares to the population at large, so our weekend poll question is: How much of ...