The CEO of WHERE Talks Mobile Payments
WHERE, a location based application that delivers information about the users local area was acquired by PayPal last year. Walt Doyle, CEO, said they are looking to engage consumers before they shop in stores. He predicts that will be a key hurdle in mobile payments, “if you only enforce payments without content advertising or offers, it’s simply not compelling from the acceptance side or from the consumer side,” Doyle said. [via GigaOm]
Further News
+ Cyber Monday continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, hitting $1.25 billion in the U.S.
+ Top e-commerce experts weigh in about significant trends from last year, and what they expect to see in 2012.
+ ForeSee’s 2011 Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction index shows online shoppers wanted more than price.
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Looking Back on eBay Ink
January 5, 2011: eBay Ink #SMSellers make predictions for eCommerce in 2011. Thanks so much to all the eBay sellers who took the time to send the following answers over the holiday break. Much appreciated and I can’t wait to work with them and more in the coming year.
“What are your 2011 predictions for ecommerce, social and mobile commerce?”
