Archive for September, 2007

  • eBay’s IT is Now Shop Vicctoriously

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    “Shop victoriously” is eBay’s new mantra. As the holidays approach, the Web’s No. 1 retail site (with roughly 80 million unique visitors a month, per ComScore Media Metrix, Reston, Va.) is looking to drive home its new winning message. A massive marketing blitz, created by BBDO, New York, will proclaim “It’s better when you win [...]

  • His Soul Temporarily Was Bought On eBay

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    Hemant Mehta was raised in the Jain faith (a religious tradition rooted in India), but became an atheist as a teen. Now in his twenties and a high school math teacher near Chicago, he is active in many groups that promote secularism.
    In early 2006, Mehta auctioned himself off on eBay to a Protestant minister, agreeing to attend a variety of church [...]

  • New Updates to eBay Site

     Ecommerce-guide.com
    The eBay Community Development team announced changes that will most likely please eBay members who are tired of multiple log-in screens as they move throughout the auction site. Soon they will be able to log in with their user ID and password and actually stay signed in as they use other areas of eBay, like [...]

  • eBay Spends Millions On New Ads

    eBay will be spending millions on new ads targeting web, television and movie viewers this fall. Featuring the slogan, “It’s better when you win it”, the ads show people racing after a radio, much like horses or dogs race on a track. The ads also end with another slogan “shop victoriously”.
    According to eBay [...]

  • O.J. Items Hit eBay Big

    O.J. Simpson, the former National Football League star acquitted in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, is at it again. Getting arrested. Keeping himself in the spotlight. And watching his stuff sell on eBay.
    Early indications say that more Simpson items are selling briskly (this past week, 302 items were sold on eBay compared to 106 the [...]

  • Look Past The Glitches for the Fun in Skpe

    Got VOIP?

    I do, and I’ve come to believe that a fool and his land line are soon parted. I’m using Computerworld’s voice over IP system, but until some sticky issues get resolved I’m hanging onto my land line. Skype is fun. So far, corporate VOIP is not.
    Some people think that I’m an expert in [...]

  • Belgium Hits 17 Million Before eBay Pulls Auction

    Internet auction site eBay has removed an unusual lot - the country of Belgium. Bidding had reached 10 million euro before eBay withdrew the spoof sale.

    It was put up for sale by former journalist Gerrit Six who wanted to protest that Belgium still had no government, 100 days after its elections. The advert said: “Belgium [...]

  • eBay Works to Regain Seller Confidence

    Time was, small-business owner Evan Prytherch considered eBay (EBAY) capable of performing e-commerce magic. Prytherch would list his entire music-accessory inventory on the auction Web site and within days it all seemed to disappear. Sold.
    But in recent years, much of that magic is gone, Prytherch says. Shoppers are simply not buying all the inventory anymore. [...]