Is Twitter Shopping about to go live?

A mysterious "buy now" button has started appearing in tweets received via the Twitter smartphone app.

By:AFP
| Updated on: Jul 01 2014, 17:28 IST
image caption

A mysterious 'buy now' button has started appearing in tweets received via the Twitter smartphone app.

First spotted by Recode, the 'Buy Now' button, when pressed, takes the user to a check-out page that also launches in-app and the products on which the button has appeared range from designer bookcases to the Nest smart thermostat.

You may be interested in

MobilesTablets Laptops
28% OFF
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G
  • Green
  • 12 GB RAM
  • 256 GB Storage
Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • Obsidian
  • 12 GB RAM
  • 128 GB Storage
Vivo X100 Pro 5G
  • Asteroid Black
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 512 GB Storage
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Black
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 128 GB Storage

The products in question are being offered by Fancy.com and when it was approached for a comment, the 'Buy Now' buttons disappeared.

Also read
Looking for a smartphone? To check mobile finder click here.

Twitter is known for conducting experiments and testing the water with new ideas, many of which never make it past the development stage and it is also equally known for quickly pulling features if they don't chime with users such as direct messaging.

And while being able to make impulse buys while simultaneously sharing your thoughts on any trending topic may well fall into the former category, a similar feature already exists on the micro-blogging site.

In the US and UK, Twitter users that also have Amazon accounts can add products to their Amazon cart by tweeting with #AmazonCart or #AmazonBasket in the UK as a reply when someone they follow tweets a link to a product sold on Amazon.

When it was launched in May, Amazon described it as: 'an exciting new way to add Amazon products to your cart, without leaving Twitter' and posted a video to YouTube so show how simple it was to use.

Catch all the Latest Tech News, Mobile News, Laptop News, Gaming news, Wearables News , How To News, also keep up with us on Whatsapp channel,Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. For our latest videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

First Published Date: 01 Jul, 15:03 IST
NEXT ARTICLE BEGINS

Editor’s Pick