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Alibaba’s first US retail site 11 Main is now open to shoppers, but by invitation only

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by on July 4, 2014 at 5:21 am
Posted In: Alibaba, Around the Web, Asia, e-commerce

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is finally opened up its first direct-to-consumer online store to shoppers in the US, after launching it in beta last month only to selected users. We first reported on 11 Main in February this year. The US retail store is run by two Alibaba affiliates in the US, Vendio and Auctiva. However, in line with 11 Main’s exclusivity approach, you still have to request an invitation in order to start shopping on the site. 11 Main is inspired by the Main Street shopping experience found across the US, and it aims to connect online shoppers with a…

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Facebook builds on its suggested events feature to introduce ‘Events for You’

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by on July 4, 2014 at 4:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Facebook rolled out suggested events way back in 2011, and now it is finally beefing up its event discovery role with a redesign that introduces ‘Events for You’ (as first spotted by TechCrunch). The redesign is still in testing with some users right now — for example, I am still on the old design but my colleague Carlos is already seeing the new one. The new Events page looks a lot more organized and there is now a right-hand-side column listing events that are recommended for you, which you can click into for a more comprehensive list. Facebook notes that…

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