the use of chatbots and other machine learning technology to make people feel they are talking to a real person when they buy things, ask for advice etc. online
"I was amazed by how conversational commerce made me feel like I was talking to a real person while shopping online. It made the experience so much more enjoyable!"
by Marc2.0 December 01, 2023

A term created by Corner App describing the consumer behaviors of people with a sense of belonging to a specific niche or similar area of interest.
Not to confuse with social commerce, which is a mix of social media with e-commerce activities.
Not to confuse with social commerce, which is a mix of social media with e-commerce activities.
by OG_Poplister July 27, 2021

When you can't take off the additional charges you have for items on your online purchase that you never selected.
Ben "I just booked my flight online and I was charged for things I didn't want like insurance, seat selection and a meal. I called them and told them No No No I don't want insurance but they said it's non-refundable"
Simon "You are a victim of e-commerce rape"
Simon "You are a victim of e-commerce rape"
by Benji12369 April 11, 2019

Goods,Commodities, or Services that qualify to be legally purchased and sold electronically, especially on a large scale, as between cities, states, or countries.
by Baloney Sandwich February 09, 2010

Where consumers band together online to influence, collectively, the price of a good or service, a form of social shopping and reverse pricing.
A website or mobile app that reduces the prices of its products or services for every like or tweet that potential customers generate as a group is using a form of social commerce. Or when consumers get their friends to buy a sufficient number of ecommerce coupons, they are engaged in social commerce. In effect, consumers are banding together online to influence the price at which they are willing to buy and companies are paying their customers to do their marketing for them.
by ProfBruce May 07, 2011
