# Professor Scott Galloway shares his views on the future of social media for ecommerce

Faculty News

— December 17, 2015

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Excerpt from the [Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5c97eeec-a026-11e5-beba-5e33e2b79e46.html) -- "[Scott Galloway](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/scott-galloway), founder of research firm L2 and professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern Business School, expects [social shopping] will continue to underwhelm because social networks are for social activities, not shopping. 'Social still plays a huge role in retail or a brands’ business, but it’s just not where the actual retailing gets done,' Mr Galloway says."

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