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ABC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Questacon opens nostalgic exhibit
Questacon unveils a new exhibition featuring some of its classic interactive science displays from the past 37 years.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fambase Revolutionizes Skincare Commerce: Interaction Builds Trust, Trust Drives Retention
Fambase empowers skincare creators to build trust through interaction and turn it into lasting customer loyalty. AUSTIN, TX / / May 19, 2025 / As influencer-driven e-commerce loses its effectiveness in an oversaturated digital landscape, a quiet transformation is underway in the skincare category. Unlike products driven by fleeting trends or impulse buys, skincare purchasing decisions demand deeper interaction, trust, personalization, and thoughtful engagement. Recognizing this shift, more skincare creators are turning to interactive, trust-centric platforms like Fambase. Unlike impulse-driven shopping, skincare purchases involve careful consideration of factors such as skin type, sensitivities, existing routines, and budget constraints. Traditional platforms, optimized for broad reach and mass appeal, often fall short in supporting this complex decision-making process. As one active user in the Fambase skincare community explained, "I've impulsively purchased plenty of viral skincare products that ultimately weren't right for me. What genuinely influences my decision now is someone taking the time to explain precisely why a product might or might not suit my particular needs." From One-Way Presentations to Collaborative Shopping Conventional live-commerce formats typically involve creators showcasing products while viewers passively watch. However, this one-way broadcast model fails to build the level of trust essential for skincare-related purchases. Fambase addresses this gap by fostering interactive product demonstrations and real-time community engagement. During Fambase live streams, hosts can spotlight a co-host's screen with a simple double-tap, offering viewers clear, real-time views of product applications and authentic results. Meanwhile, community members actively participate by uploading video comments directly into live chats, sharing genuine experiences and transparent feedback. Interactive polls further engage the audience, enabling them to vote on product feedback and selections. This creates a collaborative shopping environment where decisions are informed by authentic peer input, not just creator promotions. As one verified skincare creator on Fambase remarked, "Live sessions now feel more like interactive conversations among friends rather than presentations to passive viewers, significantly enhancing audience participation and trust." Driving Conversions Through Trust, Not Promotions On Fambase, creator-managed storefronts combined with authentic community reviews are reshaping the e-commerce landscape. Rather than relying on flash sales or time-limited offers, creators nurture repeat purchases and customer loyalty through personalized recommendations and meaningful interactions. A long-time Fambase community member shared her experience, "When I purchase skincare on Fambase, it's largely due to my trust in the creator's product selection logic and the genuine user feedback within the community. Transparent interactions and credible reviews inspire my repeated purchases far more effectively than promotional discounts." This trust-first approach has proven to be a more effective driver of conversion and retention than traditional discount-based tactics. A More Sustainable and Focused Shopping Experience The evolving skincare commerce landscape underscores a critical insight: trust is not a byproduct of exposure alone, but the result of sustained, authentic engagement. Fambase's invite-only structure and comprehensive administrative controls ensure a focused, reliable shopping environment. This structure empowers creators to conduct interactive live shopping events with highly engaged audiences, driving higher conversion rates and fostering lasting customer relationships through ongoing community interaction and credible product feedback. Looking ahead, Fambase remains committed to advancing this community-driven commerce model, enabling creators to grow sustainable e-commerce businesses through authentic engagement and trust-based customer retention. About Fambase Fambase is an interactive e-commerce and live-streaming platform designed for creators who prioritize trust, authenticity, and meaningful community engagement. By empowering creators to build deeper relationships with their audiences, Fambase facilitates a sustainable and retention-focused approach to online commerce. Media Contact Elena WintersFambase Marketing Teamcontact@ SOURCE: Fambase View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CTV News
17-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Children's Museum explores bloodsucking creatures
Children's Museum explores bloodsucking creatures An interactive exhibit looks at the science behind mosquitos and other bloodsuckers in Manitoba.
CNET
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
Google's Latest Doodle Lets You Duel the Moon. Here's How to Play and Win
Google's home page logo is moonlighting as a strategy card game on Friday. If you click on Friday's Google Doodle, celebrating the lunar cycle, you'll go into a click-to-play card battler that turns the moon's eight phases into your own personal combo deck. In the game, called Rise of the Half Moon: May, you play against the moon to link matching moon phases, chasing specific card combinations to get more points. If you outscore the moon, you move on and can snag wildcard power-ups for the following rounds, where the game progressively gets larger and more difficult. This interactive doodle, which marks the Flower Moon's final half-lit quarter, is just the latest entry in Google's recurring Half Moon series. Google Doodles began in 1998 and over the years have ranged from simple sketches to interactive games and puzzles, but this is certainly one of the more intricate ones in recent months. See 53 of our favorite Google Doodles here. Not sure how to start? Here's what you need to know. What exactly is the May's half moon? May's half moon is the month's third-quarter phase, which is the moment when the moon has orbited three-quarters of the way around Earth and sunlight illuminates exactly half its disk. It's the final quarter, or "half moon" phase of this month's lunar cycle. This year, the half moon occurs on May 20 at 4:56 AM PT. From the northern hemisphere, you'll see the left side glowing, and in the southern hemisphere, the right side shines. This month's lunar cycle is dubbed the Flower Moon, because it coincides with the colorful wildflowers that bloom across North America and Europe this time of year. Check out these knockout shots of the Flower Moon as taken by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers on the International Space Station. How the Flower Moon game works The Rise of the Half Moon starts out on a 3x3 grid. Each turn you choose one of three random moon-phase cards and place it on the board. Here's how you score points: Pairing phases : Drop two identical cards side-by-side (1 point). : Drop two identical cards side-by-side (1 point). Making a full moon : Combine complementary phases (ex. waning crescent + waxing gibbous) (2 points). : Combine complementary phases (ex. waning crescent + waxing gibbous) (2 points). Completing a cycle: Lay cards in the exact lunar order, new moon through waning crescent. (3 cards or more, 1 point per card). If you beat the moon three times in a row, you'll unlock a monthly wildcard with a special power in the game. This month, you have four wildcards up for grabs, as long as you clear all nine boards. As you move on, the layout begins to grow beyond the 3x3 grid, and the game exponentially gets more difficult to win. How to play (and actually win) This is May's Flower Moon doodle on the Google homepage. Google To play the game, go to the Google homepage and click on the doodle. The game will load in a pop-up. Next, scan the board. Lines connect the squares, showing how you can link them for combinations. You should plan your placements on those pathways. Then finally, play a card from your hand. You'll always have three cards, but you should always think ahead. The moon, who is your opponent, will use your cards against you, so you should think not only about offense, but also defense, when you place your card. A few tips from playing:
CNET
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
Nintendo Store Levels Up in San Francisco: A First Look Inside the Ultimate Fan Experience
Nintendo's newest retail experience opens today in San Francisco. It's a fun, retro retail extravaganza where decades of Nintendo's gaming history collide with sleek design, character cameos, interactive zones built for gaming joy and all the shopping you could ask for. Before the doors officially opened, we got a sneak peek inside Nintendo's newest retail destination in San Francisco. From larger-than-life characters to exclusive merch and immersive design touches, here's what fans can expect when they step inside the Mushroom Kingdom.
