The State of Social Shopping. Episode 3: News Ecosystem

What are the most interesting news source dedicated to covering social commerce, sharing economy and technology? What are the best blogs about social shopping, e-commerce trends, F-commerce, group buy and check-in deals?

Here are the 10 blogs and resources that cover all the new trends in social commerce:

1. Social Commerce Today (socialcommercetoday.com) - the leading online resource for news, comment and analysis in the field of social commerce; the business of helping people connect where they buy and buy where they connect.

2. Practical eCommerce (practicalecommerce.com) is a resource that provides practical articles and advice to help smaller businesses succeed online. The site includes 3 audio podcasts, educational webinars and live online courses.

3. The Bazaarvoice Social Commerce Blog (bazaarvoice.com/blog) shares insights on social commerce and social media ROI. They discuss the ways organizations of all types are using consumer-generated content and word of mouth marketing to drive measurable, bottom-line business results.

4. PowerReviews (powerreviews.com) provides the leading social commerce solution, including customer reviews, to over 1,500 retailers and brands, on over 5000 websites.

They also offer:

• Case Studies and eBooks
• Data Sheets
• Webinars
• Social Commerce Stats

5. Ecommerce Developer (ecommercedeveloper.com) is an online journal for ecommerce web developers and designers. It focuses on developer strategies, tips, how-tos, and news.

6. Internet Retailer (internetretailer.com) is the leading authority on the world of e-commerce. IRCE is the largest conference and exhibition covering the spectrum of web retailing.

7. Tech Cocktail (techcocktail.com) – a media company scouring the web and country to cover and showcase tech innovations, entrepreneurs and startups.

8. Fast Company (fastcompany.com) -  innovation in technology, design, leadership, & ethonomics.

9. Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog  (getelastic.com).  “One of 15 Entrepreneur Blogs Worth Reading” - Wendy Bounds, The Wall Street Journal.

Previously on Pikaba Blog:

• The State of Social Shopping. Episode 1: Growing Trends
• The State of Social Shopping. Episode 2: Name Your Price
• Social Shopping In Bloom: The Movers and Shakers of 2011