Former Amazon and Goodreads employees detail how Amazon let Goodreads languish with limited resources while mining the book review site for user-generated data
Former Amazon and Goodreads employees detail how Amazon let the book review site languish with limited resources while mining it for user-generated data
A prominent author's decision to pull her new novel from publication after being ‘review bombed’ highlights Goodreads's power in publishing … Mastodon: @freemancrouch@mastodon.soci...
A look at Chinese fast fashion online retailer Shein, as 2020 sales reportedly hit $10B thanks to knockoff items, a nimble supply chain, and social media
By connecting China's garment factories with Western Gen-Z customers, Shein ushered in a new era of “ultra-fast” shopping. Tweets: @lmatsakis , @shiraovide , @lmatsakis , @lemonsan...
Investors have poured $1B+ into startups looking to turn mom-and-pop stores into digital retailers and mini-tech hubs, especially in South and Southeast Asia
Corner stores don't look like much. Maybe the one nearest to you has dusty shelves lined with bags of chips and cookies … Tweets: @lemonsand , @paulbisceglio , @lmatsakis , @bcmer...
A look at Libro.fm, an indie audiobook company, and Bookshop.org, whose 10% affiliate share extends to its 3K+ partners, including NYT, Vox, and 560 bookstores
without forgetting the crucial role indie bookstores and their brilliant booksellers serve as members of local communities. http://read.medium.com/Yp4eKWN Angela Lashbrook / @lemon...
Amazon warned holiday shoppers that Honey, a browser extension for comparison shopping and rewards acquired by Paypal for $4B in November, was a “security risk”
The retail giant warned holiday shoppers that Honey, a popular browser extension, was a “security risk.” Honey denies the claim.
Studies that try to place a monetary value on consumer privacy have such varying results that researchers are beginning to conclude that it's the wrong approach
No one knows. And it might be time to stop asking. — For big tech platforms, this was the year when violating users' privacy got expensive. Tweets: @privacyproject , @willoremus...
Amazon has done little to improve Goodreads, which has basically remained a list-making app with design flaws and features that don't help avid readers
Despite Amazon's innovation elsewhere, Goodreads has stagnated for 12 years, and its problems are endless Tweets: @patchworkbunny , @css , @crapshoot101 , @basche42 , @mckinneykels...
Amazon has done little to improve Goodreads, which has basically remained a list-making app with design flaws and features that don't help avid readers
Despite Amazon's innovation elsewhere, Goodreads has stagnated for 12 years, and its problems are endless Tweets: @patchworkbunny , @css , @crapshoot101 , @basche42 , @mckinneykels...