“VKontakte” creates showcases for online stores – uinC

Social network “VKontakte” starts the section “Products in contact”, which will allow users to create online stores within the network, said its representative Giorgi Lobushkin. This section will be a general catalog with the search for him. In fact, it works as a showcase usual shop, where users can see all the products that you can buy in the community network. To make the purchase itself, the user will need to contact the administrator of the community, to mark the goods and arrange payment and delivery, said Lobushkin. No payment system to this section is not tied. Today, Showcases will be launched in test mode for a number of communities and groups, after some time, the function will be available to all communities, said Lobushkin. Community product placement in the directory is free of charge. Lobushkin not answered the question of the source, as the social network is going to make this function “O monetization can talk later, when we will offer shopping on our platform even more useful solutions.” Himself launch Lobushkin section explains the growing interest of users “VKontakte” to the communities where they sell various goods. According to the network, it is now counted more than 100 thousand of these groups. “In the past, to present their products to the public, the administrators of these communities were forced to use, such as photo albums, which for such purposes not intended, – says Lobushkin. – And users do not have the information in one place all the goods in the communities. Now we are giving them both a new handy tool. ” Another innovation “VKontakte” began to filter unwanted comments for groups and public pages available to administrators and community events page. After activation filter social network will automatically detect unwanted comments for wall posts Community and immediately delete them.
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