Facebook would push "market" function: users can trade with each other – Facebook, e-commerce-IT information

IT information news on October 3, after IT news News, Facebook failure of e-commerce strategy is introduced, a well-known flower retailer 1-800-Flowers on Facebook to open an online shop, but difficult, for example, shows that Facebook e-commerce strategy a series of setbacks. However, this mode doesn't work, perhaps you can try similar C2C model. Currently, Facebook, iOS and Android apps to launch "markets" (Marketplace), which allows users to buy and sell items on its social networking platform.

Facebook says, recently found that a growing number of Facebook users to connect in a way, is the way the sale of goods. This kind of connection between friends first appeared in a number of groups, and growing, there are now 450 million users per month accessing "buying groups", the scale is huge.

Facebook says the case, than the opportunity to launch the "market" (Marketplace) function to facilitate these users sell goods to each other, and here is where users find the product they want, in short, should be on Facebook-like "eBay".

The "market" push feature will be in the next few days to the United States and the United Kingdom, and Australia and New Zealand over the age of 18 users. The next few months, which also spread to PC users.

Facebook将推“市场”功能：用户可相互买卖东西 - Facebook,电商 - IT资讯

IT资讯讯 10月3日消息，此前IT资讯报道了一则消息，介绍了Facebook电商战略的失败，以知名的鲜花零售商1-800-Flowers在Facebook上开通网店，但销售产品很难为例，表明Facebook电商战略遭遇一系列挫折。不过这种模式不行，或许可以尝试类似C2C的模式。目前，Facebook表示，将在其iOS和Android版应用上推出“市场”（Marketplace）功能，允许用户在其社交平台上购买和销售物品。

Facebook称，最近发现越来越多的Facebook用户通过一种方式产生联系，就是相互买卖物品的方式。这种好友之间的连接方式最初出现在一些组群中，而后来发展壮大，现在已经有每个月4.5亿用户访问“买卖群组”，规模十分庞大。

Facebook表示，既然如此，不如顺水推舟，推出“市场”（Marketplace）功能，方便这些用户彼此买卖商品，同时，这里也是用户发现自己想要的商品的地方，简单来说，应该就是类似于Facebook上的“eBay”一样的存在。

“市场”功能将在未来几日内推送给美国、英国、澳大利亚和新西兰的18岁以上用户。未来数月，该功能还将普及给PC用户。