Laravel 8.79 ReleasedeCommerce Statistics and Trends for 2022 [Infographic]2022 Predictions: E-commerce everywhereMapping the Social Media Landscape [Infographic]

The Laravel team released 8.79 with a full-text search for MySQL and PostgreSQL, new Stringable methods, and the latest changes in the v8.x branch.

eCommerce activity has seen a huge jump over the past two years, with the pandemic forcing more of us to find alternative means to browse and buy, due to lockdowns, store closures and other restrictions. That’s accelerated the already rising trend towards online shopping, which now looks set to remain a key focus for some…

The future of e-commerce will be driven by personalization. To improve accuracy in messaging, as well as ROI, brands will have to simplify data sources and their e-commerce stack, according to Tracey Ryan O’Connor, Group Vice President at personalization technology company Qubit, which was recently acquired by AI-powered experience platform Coveo. “Overall, brands have achieved…

Facebook – now Meta – is making a play to control the next stage of digital connection, in the theoretical metaverse that will provide all-new ways to facilitate interaction and engagement. If and how that comes to fruition will be a key element to watch, but it’s interesting to consider the broader social media landscape,…