eBay told the Today Show that a seller who appeared on the program claiming her sales had dropped dramatically after an eBay security breach was made public in mid-May was not, in fact, impacted by the incident. Robin Ramsden, owner of Cornerstone Read more
The appeal of applying the wisdom, or other aspects, of the crowd has led to various concepts about “crowdsourcing” solutions. For example, companies like Uber and Lyft, which connect people needing a lift to drivers, offer an alternative to hiring Read more
It may come as a surprise to those visiting the eBay discussion boards that the company has consolidated them into a small number of sections, but not if you caught EcommerceBytes report from last month. We sniffed out news that Read more
eBay users are unable to leave feedback for their trading partners. Some sellers have taken to the eBay discussion boards and the Ecommerce EKG board to report the problem. In a bit of poor timing, eBay chose the very time Read more
Google had more to say about smart watches at its Google I/O developers conference on Wednesday and officially released the Android Wear SDK. The webosphere lit up with photos of smart watches from attendees. For years now, “mobile” has been Read more
eBay UK sellers export to over 200 countries and territories around the world and reach more markets than sellers on any other country site, according to the company. Its UK businesses reach 39 markets on average, eBay said. Sellers in Read more
Researchers at a security firm discovered a vulnerability in PayPal’s two-factor authentication (2FA) – what PayPal calls the Security Key mechanism. However, as the Guardian newspaper reported, attackers would need a PayPal user’s username and password to compromise accounts, but said “the Read more
Etsy is running a lot of “experiments” to test new layouts and navigation, and many of them are getting a thumbs down from sellers. The latest tests kicked off this week, and a discussion thread created by a seller on Tuesday afternoon Read more
Amazon is out of luck when it comes to delivering packages by unmanned drones, at least for now. Ars Technica reported on Tuesday that the FAA is prohibiting Amazon Prime Air drones: “In Monday’s (FAA) announcement, published in the Federal Register, the Read more
Do online sales need more regulation? Should online businesses follow Amazon’s lead and start collecting sales taxes now? Or would such a change prove disastrous for sellers doing $1 million or more annually in sales? The Marketplace Fairness Act, a proposed Read more
