Five months after acknowledging the importance of transparency in its feedback system, eBay has made another change that actually reduces it by removing the date and time stamp on users’ feedback pages. The change suddenly appeared on users’ feedback pages Read more
When eBay announced in May that it had become the latest high-profile company to suffer a large-scale data breach, several top state law enforcement officials were quick to issue statements expressing concern and pledging to conduct investigations. In the ensuing weeks, numerous Read more
The migration of regular Product Listing Ads (PLA) used by advertisers on Google faces a rapidly approaching August 31 changeover date. Google’s planned shift away from those PLA ad campaigns to its new shopping campaigns takes place in September. It’s Read more
Citi credit card members can now more quickly and conveniently make purchases at thousands of online merchants with the launch of the Citi Wallet, the company announced this week. While companies such as PayPal and Google have launched digital wallets, Read more
Topping off the gas tank? There’s an app for that – or at least, an app that allows you to pay for it. PayPal announced a large chain of convenience stores in the Southeast has launched a mobile app that Read more
Did you know eBay hosts storefronts for some of the top electronics brands and retailers, from Sony to Microsoft? Many shoppers may not realize it either, so eBay called on its affiliate marketers to help get the word out about Read more
Want to impact how millions of users shop on Android devices? Do you enjoy interesting and challenging projects? eBay wants to talk to you. That’s the opening hook in a job posting for an “Android Sr. Software Engineer” at eBay’s Read more
After an eBay outage in Europe in mid-August, the company said it would take some actions to support sellers who had been negatively impacted. An eBay UK seller recently received the following email with details: We’re protecting your business on Read more
eBay is holding another free-listing promotion and it appears to be open to all sellers, though no one has been discussing it on the eBay boards as of Monday evening. There’s no mention of the word “invitation” in either the Read more
It sounds like a joke along the lines of, where can I find the bathroom scale? (the bathroom, of course). But the U.S. Postal Service isn’t joking when it asks “How much does a 1-pound box weigh?” in a new Read more
