Many online merchants were concerned when Google confirmed it was making a major change to the ads that appear on its search results pages, getting rid of AdWords ads that appeared along the right side of the page. A major Read more
Etsy rolled out a change on Tuesday to make sellers’ Shops more attractive to buyers browsing the site, whether they’re on desktop, mobile, or accessing the marketplace through the Etsy mobile app. Etsy created a new space for a cover Read more
eBay used to encourage consumers to use professional sellers to get rid of their unwanted goods on its marketplace – remember eBay drop-off stores? Now eBay is pushing consumers to sell their items in new ways that don’t include consignment Read more
In the quest to make online payments easier on mobile devices, companies like Amazon and Google are working on facial recognition and other technologies. Why fumble for change at the drive-through restaurant or type your password into your smartphone? Also Read more
A quick reminder for readers that the cost of a postage stamp is set to drop on April 10, though there could be a last-minute intervention that would keep rates the same. Lower costs are always a good thing for Read more
After divesting its shares of Craigslist last year, eBay decided to ramp up its classifieds mobile app called Close5. But its name is too similar to another mobile app, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The mobile app 5miles was started Read more
Many of Amazon’s earliest sellers felt left behind when it launched a new selling platform that offered some significant advantages over the old marketplace accounts. They could choose to sell on the new platform, but they would have to give Read more
Over 125 million Americans plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and total spending for the March 17th holiday is expected to reach $4.4 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. The Christmas holiday shopping season is over, but the prelude to Read more
PayPal is scaling back the spending at Braintree, the online payments service eBay acquired before the split, according to TheNextWeb.com “Perhaps indicating that it may have been a bit too lavish with its cash, PayPal-owned Braintree is cancelling its global “tech Read more
Some sellers were in disbelief recently when they saw an eBay promotion show up in their selling account advertising they could list up to 600,000 listings and pay no insertion fees. One seller started a thread on the eBay boards Read more
