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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- September 14, 2018

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Headline Scan
Facebook Goes Into High Gear to Fight Election Meddling, Fake News
EU Copyright Directive Advances Despite Worry Over Breaking the Internet
Salesforce Philanthropy Cloud at Dreamforce
7-Eleven Gives Nod to Apple Pay, Google Pay
How Online Retailers Can Make the Most of Preorders to Maximize Sales

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Today's Story Highlights

Facebook Goes Into High Gear to Fight Election Meddling, Fake News
Defending against foreign interference in American elections is one of
the priorities Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he has been focusing on
this year. The issue is highly sensitive, and it is one that has
garnered a great deal of discussion in media reports and on the Web.
Special counsel Robert Mueller warned in a court filing this spring that
foreign interference efforts were still going on.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85569.html

EU Copyright Directive Advances Despite Worry Over Breaking the Internet
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a directive aimed at
protecting the intellectual property of copyright holders on the
Internet. It would require online platforms to scrutinize content their
users post online and enter licensing agreements with rights holders.
The Parliament approved the copyright directive with a vote of 438-226,
with 39 abstentions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85565.html

Salesforce Philanthropy Cloud at Dreamforce
At the last Dreamforce, Salesforce introduced a new cloud dedicated to
philanthropy, and the company began delivering on a three-part strategy
this year. The Salesforce Philanthropy Cloud is a product of what used
to be called the "Salesforce Foundation" but now is referred to as
"Salesforce.org." The idea is not rocket science. The new cloud is
designed to be a meeting place that facilitates interactions between
nonprofits and funding sources.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85566.html

7-Eleven Gives Nod to Apple Pay, Google Pay
7-Eleven has begun accepting Apple Pay, and Google Pay at participating
U.S. stores. The stores will add support for the services throughout
this month. The convenience store chain has more than 66,000 stores in
17 countries worldwide; 11,800 are in the United States. "A 7-Eleven is
a 'hit-and-get' kind of experience," noted Michael Jude, program manager
at Stratecast/Frost & Sullivan.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85562.html

How Online Retailers Can Make the Most of Preorders to Maximize Sales
Among the myriad of tactics that e-commerce businesses can use to pump
up sales, preorders might be the most overlooked strategy. Yet preorder
sales are a highly effective way to generate early buzz to gin up demand
for new products. A "preorder" by definition is the sale of a product
that is not immediately available to the consumer but will be sometime
soon.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85558.html

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