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Developers: eBay to Make APIs Free to Developers

Written on November 14, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay Developers

Source: Computer Business Review Online Seeking to make its presence in third-party rebranded commerce applications more ubiquitous, eBay Inc. is lifting all of its API and transaction charges for developers. It’s the latest ion a series of moves to expand the eBay developer community. Last summer, the company opened up a collaborative website, the eBay…

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Resources: eBay University Helps You Make Money

Written on November 13, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay Resources

Source: NBC10 (Philadelphia, PA) Millions of people use eBay every day, and plenty have turned that hobby into a way to make big bucks. How you do you get started? Well, some go to school. eBay is the place where grilled cheese sandwiches sell for $28,000 and someone can auction off their belly as advertising…

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News: eBay’s Whitman Expected to Draw Biggest Attention at APEC Meeting

Written on November 13, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Internet News

Source: ChinaView Who is the most welcomed chief executive officer in the eyes of the South Korean CEOs at the ongoing APEC Forum? A poll showed that Meg Whitman, CEO of online auction pioneer eBay Inc., is expected to draw the biggest attention during the APEC CEO Summit next week. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)…

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Resources: eBay Adds RSS to Stores, Introduces Research Tool

Written on November 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay Resources

Source: infoWorld eBay has rolled out RSS-based content syndication capabilities to all eBay Stores, letting buyers subscribe to feeds from specific stores and that way receive new information about items for sale, the San Jose, California, company announced. Owners interested in activating this RSS capability on their eBay store can find more information on how…

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News: EBay Says You Should Wise Up

Written on November 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: WebProNews As many anticipate an especially busy online holiday season, the number of people using the Internet as their primary research and pricing resource is expected to increase. eBay’s Marketplace Research subscription service will allow eBay community members access to data and charts and graphs showing real time historical information on product listings. eBay…

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Blog: Number 400 and a Weird Wednesday Hiatus

Written on November 10, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Blogger's Blog

WOW, can you believe there have been 400 posts to the PowerSellers Blog? WOOHOO! Thank you Gabriel, Shanti, Dave and everyone who has given me such support since I started with NinerNiner in March 2005. Here’s to 400 more! Weird Wednesday is on hiatus this week for the Veteran’s Day holiday. Thank you to all…

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News: “Darkness” Singer Tackles eBay Leak

Written on November 10, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Internet News

Source: BBC News The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins paid £350 (about $609 US) for a copy of his own band’s new album on eBay a month before its release to stop it being leaked. The CD was sent to a small number of record company figures and journalists around the world but found its way…

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News: Google Sets Sights on eBay Turf

Written on November 10, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Internet News

Source: The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) Google, targeting the online auction market dominated by eBay, is seeking to patent a system that creates Internet ads automatically and makes it easier for people to sell products on the Web. Google Automat will let advertisers enter details of items they want to sell and automatically create an…

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News: Accused eBay Bully Allegedly Terrorizes Online Users

Written on November 10, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Internet News

Source: 10News (San Diego, California) Some consumers are discovering that when they bid on eBay, they’re opening a portal to problems. Tina Schimke and her husband, Dwayne, began having trouble with eBay when they placed a bid on a bike from what looked to be a legitimate seller, San Diego television station KGTV reported. “He…

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Resources: eBay Online Workshops For the Week of Nov. 7th

Written on November 7, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay Resources

Source: eBay Reviews and Guides This workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 8th, from 11:00 PT to 12:00 PT. Reviews & Guides is a new area on eBay that allows you to read and write product reviews and topical guides – in fact, we already have 1,000s of reviews and guides live on the…

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