Category ecommerce
Google My Business (free business listings)
One of the joys at working at Google is the internal tech talks. I expect lots of big new announcements to come at next week’s Google I/O conference, but there are lots of good existing projects around too. Do you know of a small business without a website? I just discovered (or to be more […]
360 Photos for E-Commerce
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are hot topics with lots of interesting potential in the commerce space. For example a 3D model of a product is useful in AR (e.g. to experience what furniture will look like in your own house), VR (e.g. in a virtual showroom), and directly on normal web pages […]
A Path To Voice Commerce: Google Merchant Center and Structured Data (Quick Note)
Disclaimer: If you had not heard already, I recently joined Google. This post not an official communication from Google. All the opinions (and errors!) here are my own. All information about Google is from public sources. The ecommerce field to me is challenging and and dynamic. So much is going on on so many fronts. […]
Progressive Web AMP (summary of AMP Conf 2018 Talk)
At the recent AMP Conf (in AM(P)sterdam of course!) there was an interesting talk titled “Progressive Web AMPs” that explored the merging of AMP and PWA technologies. The following is my summary and interpretation of the Carved.com ecommerce use case presented by WompMobile from this session – any errors in the following are my own! (Note […]
How Fast is Your Site?
Ever wondered how fast is your web site as experienced by customers? From different parts of the world? There are some useful tools around to help! I think everyone in e-commerce knows that site speed matters these days (right?). There are various stats around like you can lose ~50% of visitors on mobile if it […]
Getting into Machine Learning
I am not a deep machine learning expert. This post is intended for those who wanted to learn more about the practical aspects of machine learning – where is the effort really? This series of posts are my experiences as I explore the space. What is Machine Learning? So what is Machine Learning in practice? […]
Is Machine Learning Good for Small E-Commerce Business?
Machine learning, a part of the broader field of artificial intelligence, uses computers to spot patterns from data. Larger companies like Amazon, Google, Walmart, and eBay use machine learning in multiple areas of their businesses to great effect. But what about small businesses? Can they use machine learning as well? What is Machine Learning Good […]
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