Trinity Hartman

A former cheesehead, Trinity’s writing career has taken her from the Northwest to Europe and back again. She joined content26 in 2011.

Consumers Adept at Multiscreen Multitasking

By: Trinity Hartman   |   September 6, 2012

When developing product-related content, be aware that you most likely won’t have your audience’s full attention. New research from Google…

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Walmart Retools Its Search Strategy

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 31, 2012

WalmartLabs, the retail giant’s technology think-tank, has developed a new search engine aimed at making it easier for customers to…

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Products Go Viral on Twitter

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 30, 2012

Will Twitter save social commerce? BuyReply, a tweet-to-buy system, launched this week. The startup enables Twitter users to buy products…

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Google and Amazon Top Destinations for Product Research

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 28, 2012

Google tops the list of places online consumers go when making product purchase decisions. Of adults interviewed by Forrester Research,…

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Shopcade’s Roxanne Varza: Social Commerce in Action

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 23, 2012

Are you a tea drinker? On the hunt for a bacon-related gift? Or maybe just a fan of paisley? Roxanne…

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Facebook Needs a “Buy” Button

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 22, 2012

Facebook commerce never took off because the site “failed to realize that people go to Facebook primarily to interact with…

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“Elite” Online Shopper? Expect Special Treatment

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 20, 2012

If you shop online, chances are you’ve been assigned a secret e-score. These “consumer valuation” or “buying-power scores” rank your…

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Rakuten Buy.com Infographic: How We Shop

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 15, 2012

How much time do Buy.com consumers spend researching electronics before they hit the buy button? What are the most browsed…

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Rakuten Buy.com’s Bernard Luthi: “We Empower Merchants”

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 15, 2012

When Rakuten bought the e-commerce upstart Buy.com in 2010, the site had already begun positioning itself as an alternative to…

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Are Your Products Wantworthy?

By: Trinity Hartman   |   August 13, 2012

A company that “helps online shoppers build virtual wish lists” has raised $1 million in venture capital funding, according to…

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