The Blog Herald :::
RichRelevance sifted thru data from 700 million so-called “shopping sessions” and reported shoppers who enter an online commerce portal via
Facebook stay on that portal longer and return to the website more regularly. (I know I personally will bookmark a site I really like, but more often I look for it in my browser's search history)
The study, which is available as a downloadable infographic, finds significant variations in the way that consumers browse and purchase based on which social network sent them to the retail site
According to RichRel,
Facebook referrals average 7 pages per session -
Pinterest referrals check out only a measly 4 pages while Twitter users stick around for just 3 session views.
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Business Insider :::
David Karp is starting to feel pressure from investors to turn his giant social blogging platform,
Tumblr, into a business, sources say.
[BI source] VCs feel the urge [to monetize] more now that the economic environment has changed. Valuations have to be justified now. Things are different. Before it was like, you have a lot of users, that's great. Now it's like, okay, what are we going to do with them.
A report by Alyson Shontell, www.businessinsider.com
Tags: Facebook, Pinterest