Twitter developing e-commerce service

Twitter developing e-commerce service

 

Washington (AFP)

 

Twitter is exploring ways to sell products directly from the 140-character missives the one-to-many text messaging service site is famous for, a technology news site has reported.

 

Re/Code on Friday posted a screen shot of what this new service could look like, integrated into the site's familiar baby blue interface.

 

It said it found the image posted on e-commerce site Fancy.com, which appeared to be working on a partnership with Twitter.

 

In the screenshot, which is no longer able to be viewed, certain tweets are tagged "Twitter Commerce" and, when expanded, show a green "Buy with Fancy" button.

 

The purchaser would then be able to enter their payment and shipping information on another screen, all without leaving the Twitter app or site.

 

It was not clear what fees or commissions Twitter would charge for products sold within its social network.

 

Nor was it clear whether Fancy.com was the only site with which Twitter was apparently considering a partnership.

 

Neither site responded to requests for comment from Re/Code.

 

Twitter has become massively popular around the world and it had a sizzling Wall Street debut in November, gaining nearly 73 percent over its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

But some analysts are skeptical about its ability to boost usage and revenues to become profitable.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 1 Saturday February 2014 The Roman)

Tokyo stocks fall more than 3% after Fed taper move

Tokyo stocks fall more than 3% after Fed taper move

 

Tokyo (AFP) -x

 

Tokyo stocks plunged more than 3.0 percent on Thursday following a tumble in New York on worries over turbulence in emerging markets and the US central bank's decision to cut stimulus spending.

 

The Nikkei-225 index, which soared 2.70 percent on Wednesday, lost 3.22 percent, or 495.16 points, to 14,888.75 in early trade.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 30 Thursday January 2014 The Roman)

 

NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

 

ＮＹ株急騰、３２３ドル高　上げ幅１年１０カ月ぶり

 

【ニューヨーク共同】１０月１０日のニューヨーク株式市場のダウ工業株３０種平均は米財政協議の進展期待で大幅続伸し、終値は前日比３２３・０９ドル高の１万５１２６・０７ドルとなった。

 

終値ベースの上げ幅としては２０１１年１２月２０日以来、約１年１０カ月ぶりの大きさ。

 

４営業日ぶりに１万５０００ドル台を回復した。

 

ハイテク株主体のナスダック総合指数は８２・９７ポイント高の３７６０・７５。

 

幅広い銘柄で構成するＳ＆Ｐ５００種株価指数は３６・１６ポイント高の１６９２・５６の大幅高となった。

 

連邦債務の上限引き上げで、財政協議進展との情報への期待感から、ダウ平均は全面高の展開となった。

 

(共同通信)

 

（神奈川新聞、2013年10月11日）

 

 

NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

 

(New York Kyodo) Dow Jones Industrial Average of the New York Stock Exchange on the 10th October was sharply higher in the progress expected of the U.S. financial consultation, the closing price was $ 15,126.07, compared with the day before $ 323.09 high.

 

Since December 20th 2011, the size of the 10-month and one year as of high price, based on the closing price.

 

It recovered the $ 15,000 units in four business days.

 

NASDAQ composite index of high-tech shareholder of 3760.75, 82.97 points higher.

 

S & P 500 stock index to be configured in a wide range of issues was a significant high of 1692.56, 36.16 points higher.

 

At the high end raising the federal debt, from expectations for information and financial consultation progress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the deployment of full high.

 

(Kyodo News)

 

(Kanagawa Shimbun, 11 Friday October 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 11 Friday October 2013 The Roman)