TAG: Ecommerce

Google now lets you e-mail your payments

16 May, 2013, 10:09 am IST Anujeet Majumdar Web apps 1 Comments

At last night's Google I/O conference, the company announced plans to take its Google Wallet application to the next level... More

Sleeping ad giant Amazon finally stirs

24 Apr, 2013, 5:31 pm IST General

Amazon.com Inc is known in the advertising industry as the "sleeping giant" because the world's largest Internet retailer harbours a trove of consumer-spending data... More

Flipkart announces Marketplace, restricts Wallet purchases to Flyte

06 Apr, 2013, 12:42 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web services 4 Comments

Great changes are afoot at Flipkart today. While the e-commerce portal is introducing a new marketplace system of selling goods, Flipkart has also announced More

Facebook might be buying Bang With Friends for $30 million

02 Apr, 2013, 5:43 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking 4 Comments

Rumours have emerged that Facebook might be mulling over buying controversial app Bang With Friends... More

Shopping online, a lot left to be desired

18 Sep, 2012, 4:31 pm IST Priyanka Tilve Social Networking 3 Comments

While ecommerce has made shopping convenient, the online shopping experience leaves a lot to be desired, especially when it comes to customer satisfaction... More

EBay lures big retailers in Amazon battle

08 Aug, 2012, 10:19 am IST Social Networking

EBay Inc, once a scrappy auction site for mom and pop sellers, is enticing some of the world's largest retailers by arguing it can help them compete More

eBay makes its way onto the iTunes App Store with an iPad app

08 Jun, 2012, 1:20 pm IST Shayne Rana iOS

eBay India (www.ebay.in), one of the country’s leading ecommerce marketplaces, announced the eBay iPad ... More

Google dips toe into customer service business

08 Jun, 2012, 10:08 am IST iOS

Google Inc is dipping its toe into the customer-service business as the world's largest Internet search company steps up competition with e-commerce ... More

Amazon unveils effort to develop original TV shows

03 May, 2012, 1:42 pm IST iOS

Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children's TV shows to distribute over the company's video streaming service. More

EBay shifts gears in India as rivals step up

27 Apr, 2012, 3:05 pm IST iOS 1 Comments

EBay Inc is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com. More

Amazon launches online service in India, Junglee.com

02 Feb, 2012, 1:36 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 4 Comments

Amazon's finally setting up shop in India and they're calling it Junglee.com. The e-commerce site will focus ... More

Snapdeal on WAP

23 Jan, 2012, 5:28 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai iOS 2 Comments

Snapdeal.com, the site where you can access deals and discounts in your city, has launched a WAP site to allow ... More

China opposed to U.S listing Taobao as market for piracy

19 Jan, 2012, 5:01 pm IST iOS

China is "greatly concerned and strongly opposed" to the United States' listing of Taobao, the country's largest consumer e-commerce website, ... More

Flipkart app comes to Windows Phone Marketplace

02 Jan, 2012, 2:27 pm IST Naina Khedekar Apps

Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace has been trying to strengthen its position to keep up with its competitors, ... More

Trends of 2011 - Digital goes mainstream

27 Dec, 2011, 5:34 pm IST Naina Khedekar Apps 1 Comments

The year 2011 has witnessed phenomenal changes in how we consume digital data, be it social network, net banking, purchasing goods or accessing information. More

EBay to deepen Facebook relationship

12 Oct, 2011, 9:43 am IST Apps 1 Comments

EBay Inc is set to deepen its relationship with social network leader Facebook at a developer conference this week, a person familiar ... More

eBay census: 40 percent of all online transactions take place in smaller cities

28 Sep, 2011, 6:47 pm IST Priyanka Tilve Apps

Delhi triumphs as the top ecommerce hub in India, closely followed by Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Chennai. More

Facebook rumoured to redesign

20 Sep, 2011, 10:49 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Apps

F8 is coming up this week and Facebook has been rumoured to have a major profile redesign in store. Sources close to the matter have chosen to remain anonymous More

eBay India launches iOS app

16 Sep, 2011, 10:49 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Apps

eBay India has announced that they've launched an app for the iOS platform. The app, accessible on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, can be used to shop, browse and compare prices on the go, as well as log in to their eBay accounts. More

Has a New Age of Technology E-Commerce Arrived?

24 Jun, 2011, 5:53 pm IST Karan Manral Apps 7 Comments

If you are a technology enthusiast in India, finding what you want can often be a frustrating experience - largely because of the wait to get what you want. More