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Jan. 6, 2025
TikTok Shop's Coming Seller Boom
TikTok faces an unprecedented U.S. ban, caught between its massive consumer popularity and lawmakers’ distrust. The crisis started in 2020 when some citizens and legislators grew concerned about the China-based social media company’s privacy practices and its relationship with that country’s communist government.
In April 2024, President Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform by January 19, 2025.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal on January 10, 2025, and many commentators expect TikTok to survive in the United States, with or without new owners.
TikTok Shop
Meanwhile, TikTok Shop has been a boon for some sellers. The social commerce platform will reportedly reach $50 billion in worldwide gross merchandise volume in 2024. More than $10 billion of that total is likely to come from the U.S. market.
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New Web Design Tools, December 2024
Discover free and paid video generators, page builders, image editors, tools to train AI agents, and a selection of commercial fonts.
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Open a Facebook Shop in 2025
More than 60% of Gen Zs and Millennials worldwide shop on social media platforms.
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New Ecommerce Tools: January 2, 2025
This first 2025 installment of our weekly rundown includes updates on payment platforms, shopping assistants, advertising insights, AI chatbots, mobile services, and parcel delivery.
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5 Content Marketing Ideas for February 2025
For February, consider Valentine's Day, the "Peanuts" cartoon creator, Pet Rocks, movies, "Cinderella," and shopper engagement.
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From the Archive: November 2022
Klaviyo Founder: ‘We’re Good at Storing Data
Andrew Bialecki co-launched Klaviyo in 2012 to help companies access and segment data. Then a friend started a business on Shopify, and Bialecki saw the need to merge consumers’ ecommerce activity...
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