Social networking site Pinterest is banning the use of affiliate links and redirects according to VentureBeat, which broke the story on Thursday. The news came as rumors surfaced that Pinterest was planning to launch a buy button later this year, possibly Read more
Etsy said it refunded sellers who were negatively impacted by a glitch caused by a third-party app called Stitch Labs. The third-party vendor inadvertently introduced a bug into the code of its app that integrates with Etsy at 2 am Read more
After reporting Wednesday that eBay was forcing some shoppers to click a button in order to read descriptions provided by the seller on listing pages, EcommerceBytes received confirmation from eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore that it was part of a temporary Read more
eBay’s Government Relations arm sent an email to sellers who are members of its grassroots Main Street program asking them to show their support for new trade legislation. eBay said small businesses who use the Internet to sell globally aren’t Read more
If you are a member of an eBay-affiliated loyalty program in the UK called Nectar, beware of a possible security vulnerability. Police are investigating reports that members of Nectar who linked their accounts with eBay experienced fraudulent transactions, according to Betanews.com. Read more
Canada is the largest cross-border online market for U.S. retailers today, according to a report from Borderfree. The company said U.S. merchants should consider tapping into the opportunity offered by Canadian shoppers. The majority of Canada’s 34.8 million people live Read more
eBay Enterprise announced on Wednesday it had been granted exclusive access to eBay Marketplace data for the purpose of gaining insight to apply to its display advertising solutions for enterprise brands and retailers. The exclusivity gives it an advantage over Read more
eBay said its Global Shipping Program saw “tremendous” growth in 2014 over the previous year. eBay launched the program as a pilot in 2012, and made it available to U.S. sellers in 2013. In 2014, it expanded the program to Read more
eBay users began sending in reports on Wednesday evening that they’re unable to see item descriptions unless they click a separate button. Sellers who encountered the new layout or who read about it on the eBay discussion boards expressed concern Read more
Etsy made a change in the way it displays shipping information. But before sellers panic about whether the change could confuse buyers, they should know the change only impacts the Sold Orders page, visible only to sellers. The company called Read more
