Pinterest Buyable Pins and Social Media Commerce

Social networks used to be one of the best driven sales methods to e-commerce websites through out referrals, And now the game changed a little as you will be able soon to buy or purchase your beloved products directly from your social media account.The top 500 retailers earned $3.3 billion from social shopping in 2014, up 26% from 2013, according to the Internet Retailer’s Social Media 500.

Two days ago Pinterest has emailed users about privacy policy changes that are rolling out due to buyable pins which will be launched in U.S. Pinners soon as a start. The new feature will let Pinterest users to buy products throughout Pinterest directly. When you buy something on Pinterest, you’ll need to share your payment and contact info to complete your order. We’ll save this info so you don’t have to type it in next time you make a purchase.

Purchase history will be saved to make Promoted Pins even more relevant and useful to Pinners. Pinterest said users would soon find “millions” of Buyable Pins on Pinterest from its initial launch partners. For other sellers