The idea that social commerce — which mixes networking with online shopping — can win business has spurred companies to try to connect with customers through sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Meanwhile, Stylehop.com adds the element of play to the mix of social networking and shopping.
"Currently, half or more of tablet users report having engaged in activities such as consuming news, viewing entertainment, social networking, and shopping on their devices at least once in the previous month.
In 2005 Manish Chandra leaned on connections to launch Kaboodle.com, a site that mixes social networking with shopping.
Thus, they created Pawsley, a social networking and shopping site that's part Facebook, part Groupon, and just for dogs.
The Myriad International Holdings unit of Naspers has acquired a controlling interest in social networking and shopping site operator Multiply, we've learned.
BT Scotland director Brendan Dick said: "Local firms and households who make the switch to fibre broadband will be able to do so much more with their connection, whether they're using it for business, entertainment, education, social networking or shopping - or all of these at once.
"When you shop for networking products, you feel like you're in the plumbing aisle of a home improvement store".
The issue of mobile gaming was one of the hot issues at the Develop in Brighton conference this week - an event which draws hundreds of the world's video game developers to the seaside, for a week-long talking shop and networking event.
The latter refers to the combination of shopping online and networking on Web sites like Facebook and Twitter.
