“Twitter would couple e-commerce with advice from other shoppers, an element that most search engines do not offer. Shopping on Twitter could also potentially be useful on mobile phones, on which it is more difficult to surf the Web. People might find it simpler to ask for advice on a product, pick it out and pay for it on the same site.”
— Twitter Plans to Offer Shopping Advice and Easy Purchasing - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
June 20, 2009, 1:22pm
