San Francisco, Nov 13 : Meta, formerly Facebook, is rolling out new shopping features — Shops in Groups, product recommendations and a test of Live Shopping — for Creators.San Francisco, November 13 : .Meta, formerly Facebook is rolling out new shopping features — Shops In Groups, product suggestions, and a test version of Live Shopping — for Creators. Shops in Groups enables admins of Facebook groups to set up an online store on their associated Facebook Page.
Shops in Groups allows admins of Facebook groups the ability to create an online shop on their Facebook Page.
According to TechCrunch, it is up to the admins where this money goes — in the case of OctoNation, a page that tested the feature, the profits went to OctoNation’s nonprofit that educates people about octopuses.
TechCrunch says it’s up to admins to decide where the money goes.In the case OctoNation (a page that tested this feature), the profits went to OctoNation’s non-profit that educates people on octopuses.
This could get hairy in groups that do not have a clear philanthropic aim, but it is not as though Facebook groups have never been sites for drama before, the report said.This could become a problem for groups without a clear philanthropic goal, but it’s not like Facebook groups are new sites for drama, according to the report.
Still, Yulie Kwon Kim, Meta’s vice president of Product Management, pointed out that many group admins are volunteers and these shops could offer them a revenue stream for their work.Yulie Kwon, Meta’s vice-president of Product Management, said that group admins are often volunteers, and these shops could provide them with a revenue stream.
“The money goes to the group admin, and they can decide how they want to use it,” Kim told the website.Kim stated that the money is given to the group admin and they have the right to decide how to use it.
“This is a great way for people to sustain and keep the group going,” she added.She added, “This is a great method for people to sustain the group and keep it going.”
Facebook had previously announced its plans for group monetisation features, including shops, fundraisers and subscriptions, at its Facebook Communities Summit hosted earlier this month.Facebook previously revealed its plans for group monetisation, including fundraisers, shops and subscriptions at the Facebook Communities Summit earlier this month.
Facebook also said that users often ask for product recommendations in groups, think about a skincare or make-up group, so now, if a user mentions a product that is listed in a Facebook shop, they can tag it and embed it into their comment.Facebook said that users frequently ask for product recommendations through groups.
For example, let’s say a group is focused on skincare and make-up.
Top product recommendations from groups will appear within users’ news feeds.Users’ news feeds will feature top product recommendations from various groups.
Facebook has had Live Shopping for years, but as partnerships between brands and creators become more common, the app has begun testing a feature that would make these collaborations appear more seamless.
Facebook has offered Live Shopping for many years.However, as collaborations between creators and brands become more common, the app began testing a feature to make these partnerships more seamless.
Now, instead of an influencer directing fans to another page to watch them sell a product or vice versa, creators and brands can cross-stream on both of their pages.Instead of an influencer redirecting fans to another page to see them sell a product, creators can cross-stream on both their pages #Shops #Live #Creators
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