Platforms & Apps
Our coverage of platforms and apps includes innovations and updates to shopping carts, content management systems, mobile shopping, digital-product selling, headless commerce, social media, and much more.
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Platforms & Apps
15 AI WordPress Plugins for SEO, Content, Code, More
September 17, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Artificial intelligence has supercharged WordPress plugins for all forms of launching, managing, and fine-tuning a website.
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New Ecommerce Tools: September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on biometric security, robotics, product images, ecommerce personalization, AI-powered sales assistants, cross-border payments, and selling in the metaverse.
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New Ecommerce Tools: September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: holiday selling, recommerce platforms, AI-powered sales assistants, payments, search optimization, and last-mile delivery management.
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23 Recommerce Platforms and Marketplaces
September 3, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Consumers seek pre-owned goods, and solution providers are responding with platforms, integrations, marketplaces, and more.
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12 Free Open-Source Content Management Systems
August 27, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Creating, managing, and modifying content online has never been easier or more affordable.
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New Ecommerce Tools: August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: digital marketing resources, product videos, search engine optimization plugins, AI-powered helpdesk assistants, WooCommerce financing, live-stream shopping, Amazon India discounts, and more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes tools for AI-powered search, shipping, fraud prevention, payments, rewards, B2B and D2C services, and group messaging.
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New Ecommerce Tools: August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New merchant tools this week include AI writing assistant, biometric payments, social commerce, fraud protection, and cross-border payments.
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New Ecommerce Tools: August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: AI-powered sourcing, promotional sales, error detection, loyalty programs, sponsored brand campaigns, embedded payments, and retail media platforms.
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New Ecommerce Tools: July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New releases this week include tools for AI-powered content creation, automated deliveries, shoppable video, website speed, logistics, and sustainable packaging.
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New Ecommerce Tools: July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: AI-powered customer service agents, post-purchase platforms, logistics, research resources, payments, and financing for ecommerce businesses.
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15 Custom GPTs for Productivity
July 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Get more done with Custom GPTs for coding, presentations, Excel spreadsheets, research, much more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: AI-powered shopping assistants, crowdfunding, social commerce, big data, livestream shopping, subscriptions, app development, and cross-border payments.
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13 Custom GPTs to Generate Content
July 9, 2024 • Sig Ueland
Need a new ad, logo, presentation, image, or video? There's a custom GPT for that.
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New Ecommerce Tools: July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New tools for merchants this week include social commerce, flexible payments, luxury shopping, fulfillment, AI-powered pricing, and shopping in the metaverse.
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New Ecommerce Tools: July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes new tools for shoppable media, AI assistants, personalization, returns forecasting, installment payments, shipping platforms, and marketplaces.
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New Ecommerce Tools: June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rollouts include AI-powered search, subscriptions, social commerce, chatbots, local shopping, reverse logistics, live shopping, and retail media networks.
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New Ecommerce Tools: June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024 • Sig Ueland
New tools this week include generative AI, chatbots, digital payments, social commerce, subscriptions, media networks, and cryptocurrencies.
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New Ecommerce Tools: June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: virtual universe stores, customized checkout, multichannel management, AI website builders, cross-channel commerce, product images, global sourcing, and more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes updates on drone deliveries, POS systems, conversational AI, fulfillment, brand-influencer partnerships, and multichannel management.
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New Ecommerce Tools: May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This installment of our weekly rundown includes updates on generative AI, product images, page speed optimization, automated marketing, omnichannel management, and more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on tax compliance, accessibility, inventory, cross-channel order fulfillment, chargebacks, and management for perishable-goods brands.
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AI Tools to Convert Articles into Videos
May 14, 2024 • Ann Smarty
New AI tools can repurpose text into video — suitable for TikToks, Reels, YouTube Shorts, and more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: shoppable video, digital payments, returns management, AI-powered pricing, generative-AI ad tools, and advertising for marketplace merchants.
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New Ecommerce Tools: May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on ecommerce operations software, social commerce, post-purchase experiences, digital payments, the metaverse, and more.
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Using ChatGPT’s Memory Feature
May 6, 2024 • Ann Smarty
Enabling memory in ChatGPT facilitates personalized responses. The related "temporary chats" option is handy for privacy.
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13 Website Usability Testing Tools
April 30, 2024 • Sig Ueland
For merchants, elevating a site's user experience means more conversions. Usability testing platforms can identify pain points, collect feedback, more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week: updates on drone deliveries, AI, social commerce, composable commerce, fulfillment, and cross-border payments.
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Chrome Extensions for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
April 24, 2024 • Ann Smarty
We test third-party Chrome extensions for organization, productivity, and more.
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New Ecommerce Tools: April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates address product images, live streaming, B2B, logistics, cross-border payments, and more.
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