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Top 10 Social Commerce Articles of 2011

Posted: December 19th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Social Commerce | No Comments »

The year that social networking began to creep into just about every nook and cranny of corporate applications, even something banal like email that you wouldn’t have expected these to change with the times. ~ RWW.

It has been a year of huge growth for Social and Mobile Commerce. As 2011 comes to a close, Pikaba Editorial Team looked at some of the top sources for social commerce news, stories and articles. Let’s look at what readers and experts had the most interest in this year.

Social Commerce And The New Rules For Local Businesses - Craig Donato on why social commerce is going to be disruptive to local businesses. February 5.

f-commerce statistics roundup: Facebook commerce by the numbers - Social Commerce Today compiled a list of statistics related to f-commerce. April 04.

Social Shopping In Bloom: The Movers and Shakers of 2011 - Pikaba explored some popular social shopping destinations that worth your attention. April 18.

If Not Sales, What is Social Media Good For? - Paul Chaney at Practical eCommerce wrote on what marketing benefits does social media have to offer. April 18.

How Social Commerce Really Works & Why - GigaOM shared a long presentation (121 slides), but it is well worth the effort and time. April 30.

Eight presentations on social commerce - Jake Hird at Econsultancy dug out a handful of presentations that cover the main facets within Social Commerce. July 22.

Social Commerce: How money is changing social media - The Next Web looked at the state of social commerce now, and examine where it’s going. September 06.

Innovate X.commerce conference overview - Guido Jansen’s selection of videos, posts and tweets from the 2011 Innovate X.commerce conference in the Moscone West in San Francisco. October 2011.

10 Key Highlights On Mcommerce from the Internet Retailer Mobile Commerce Forum 2011 - Dann Wilson at Elastic Path shares insightful and useful information presented by some of the world’s leaders in mobile commerce. October 13.

Infographic: The Psychology of Social Commerce - a great infographic that really highlights the power and potential of social commerce. December 13.

And a bonus tweet from @jamey_m, Director of eCommerce at Golfsmith:

Share with us your thoughts on what social commerce trends to watch out for next year.