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Other sites you have no idea if something you added to your cart will be there later, but with Amazon it's almost a guarantee.
I would prefer a wishlist feature instead of a the shopping cart so i can purchase the item later
I would as well. I might not be in the mood to buy the product right now, but would like to be reminded about it later.
What is the benefit here to the tweeter? I guess you could post an affiliate link and get paid for it. Otherwise you're just advertising for amazon for free, which hardly needs doing.
Finally, the intersection of materialism and superficiality has manifested itself as a mashup of twitter and amazon. Now, not only can you buy the things you want, you can brag about it simultaneously with minimal extra effort. This is of course, assuming no one is going to tweet about things they actually need like: "#AmazonCart http://amazon...toiletpaper" and so on, but someone could surprise me.
I think the goal here is to benefit brand name Twitter handles. They could feasibly see their exact reach if Amazon made that data available to them.
On a related note, I find myself frequently adding something to my cart with the intention to possibly buy it later on. Why don't I use Amazon's wishlist for this? I can and do, but I find that because Amazon's cart is so reliable, sticky and frankly .. good, I can effectively use it as a wishlist. Other sites you have no idea if something you added to your cart will be there later, but with Amazon it's almost a guar…
On a related note, I find myself frequently adding something to my cart with the intention to possibly buy it later on. Why don't I use Amazon's wishlist for this? I can and do, but I find that because Amazon's cart is so reliable, sticky and frankly .. good, I can effectively use it as a wishlist. Other sites you have no idea if something you added to your cart will be there later, but with Amazon it's almost a guar…
I do this as well, because the cart has the property of notifying me of price changes of items saved in the cart. I'm actually not sure if wish lists do this as well, but as I am in the cart so often (shopping online as much as I do), it's easy for me to keep an eye on items that I might be hesitant about pulling the trigger on.
Could someone have already had their Amazon account linked to their Twitter (for some existing feature)? If so, I'm anxiously awaiting "I just retweeted something and Amazon shipped me this crap I didn't want with my next order".
The way Twitter would want this to happen is by using Twitter Cards with a button to add to the cart. Of course they would be able to tax the use that way. I wouldn't be surprised if Twitter makes a move to block this functionality.
On a related note, I find myself frequently adding something to my cart with the intention to possibly buy it later on. Why don't I use Amazon's wishlist for this? I can and do, but I find that because Amazon's cart is so reliable, sticky and frankly .. good, I can effectively use it as a wishlist. Other sites you have no idea if something you added to your cart will be there later, but with Amazon it's almost a guar…
What is the benefit here to the tweeter? I guess you could post an affiliate link and get paid for it. Otherwise you're just advertising for amazon for free, which hardly needs doing.
None I believe (unless its an affiliate links). But the focus is on the person reading that tweet.
1. Influential person says "Hey check this book I co-authored".
2. Followers don't think twice about what the book is about or whether it's something they should buy, they'll just insta-add it to their cart. This is the most frictionless and convenient way to do so.
3. Amazon probably sees huge value in getting items into consumer's carts, since it means they can optimize for conversion. oh you're interested in 's newest book? you might like XYZ as well...