Everything these days seems to be done online. The media wave is revolutionizing everything, it's sweeping the nation. We've especially seen a major shift in the shopping industry from physical in store to online. Buying online is far more convenient, a two second process and you can have something shipped to you. "Buy buttons" are extremely prevalent on the internet, with the simple movement of your hand to the mousepad you've made a purchase. Now, there's a new major player looking to incorporate "buy buttons."
Facebook has recently announced that they will now be including buy buttons on their website. Essentially it's going to begin with a shopping tab. This tab with combine a plethora of businesses that have Facebook pages. From here you will find the buy button where you will be able to make direct purchases from the company. Small businesses will especially benefit from this transition, giving them added publicity, as well as ease of purchase. There is talk of other major platforms looking to emulate Facebook, Google and Youtube are in the conversation. As we see with many online shifts these days, the buy button will make things easier, often eliminating the need to put in credit cards. The internet is constantly changing and making upgrades each day, and the buy button another advancement in this technology oriented age.By: Cole Dolan
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In my opinion, I think that buy buttons is a great tool, it allows you to quickly go and choose the products that you want to buy and then checkout. Moreover, by adding this feature to Facebook and other social media apps, it will increase their profits which greatly helps the company it self.
ReplyDeleteGreat comment, I could not agree more! Its crazy how much simpler technology has made things in our lifetime. Buy button has potential to be a hit on social media cites. With the speed technology is advancing it'll be interesting to see what the next big thing is!
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