Please vote for my SXSW panel!

I’ve submitted a panel idea for voting on the topic I know best — the future of e-commerce. I’ve attended SXSW 4 times, but this would be my first time speaking. Please take a second to log in and vote for my panel on the official South By Southwest Panel Picker here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7998

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The Future of E-Commerce (Spoiler Alert: It’s Social)

Traditional e-commerce is so Web 1.0. Social shopping, group buying, mobile payments, and more are changing how we shop and sell online. Listen to innovators in the social e-commerce space discuss how they are utilizing the power of the social web to cultivate buying communities around the world.

Questions answered

  • What is social shopping and why is it important?
  • What role does the social graph play in our buying decisions?
  • Which e-commerce platforms are innovating in the social shopping space, and how?
  • How can shopping online be more like shopping in real life?
  • How will people be shopping and selling online in 2015?

Bonus points!

  • My partner in crime, Janette Crawford has also had a pitch accepted for voting. Vote for her panel called “Empowering Conscientious Consumers: Take the Power Back” here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7995
  • Willo O’Brien, an expert in indie merchant stuff, has an excellent proposal on “Social Shopping: The Future of Selling Stuff Online”. Vote for it here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7988
  • Shannon Schlappi also asked me to participate in his panel at SXSW Music which would be AWESOME. I’ve always been meaning to hit up the Music side of the festival, but haven’t had the chance. Vote for “Socially Awkward: The Art of Social Media Transparency” here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/8037