By Bob Brodie, SUMO Heavy Co-founder and CTO

In the modern era where online privacy is limited, security is no joke. While software vulnerabilities are nothing new, the ubiquity of connected apps such as social networking, email, and messaging means there is a newfound obligation as product owners to implement security measures to the best of our ability.

All this online shopping might stick. Here’s what this could mean for our budgets and spending habits.

In a surprise, Google announced on April 21 that a portion of listings on the Google Shopping tab would be free. Google had required sellers to create a Merchant Center account and run Shopping Ads through Google Ads. Henceforth, sellers with Shopping listings will still need a Merchant Center account but not Google Ads.

In a new Qudini survey of 2,000+ respondents throughout the US, we asked consumers how they are interacting with retailers during Covid-19, and gained some interesting insights into what exactly they want from brands, both now and in the future.

People confined to their homes during a time of pandemic react in many different ways. Recently released research shows that many people who stay at home for extended periods of time increase the amount of money they spend on impulse purchases online.

Wayfair’s internal logistics operations faced a roughly 20% uptick in retail revenue as quarantined shoppers outfitted their homes in the first quarter, according to earnings released Tuesday. ​

Even before the coronavirus-induced shutdown, click-and-collect ecommerce was growing quickly. But now as many Americans stay at home or keep their distance to flatten the Covid-19 curve, some unexpected businesses are taking online orders for pick up, too.

Anyone in need of a temporary desk during the coronavirus crisis can build one themselves, using this design by Danish startup Stykka. Stykka has developed a simple flat-pack workstation that can be easily assembled out of three pieces of folded cardboard.