What happens when shoppers can’t complete their purchases on Amazon for several hours on a Tuesday night? They turn to social networking sites in despair. Thousands of Amazon customers visited sites like Twitter, DownDetector.com, and IsItDownRightNow to see if they Read more
Etsy became certified as a B Corporation in 2012, a designation for for-profit companies that meet “rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.” On Tuesday, Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson announced it has been recertified as a B Read more
eBay provides a window into the world of pop culture, and while it can’t predict the outcome of the Super Bowl, it can serve up some fun stats about football fans and their purchases, as it did in a blog Read more
eBay is once again facing questions over its practice of allowing active content on its website. The Register said security firm Check Point recently found a vulnerability that could allow hackers to push malicious Javascript code towards targeted eBay users. Read more
Facebook updated its “Regulated Goods” policy to add firearms to the policy. The New York Times said the company was banning private sales of guns, calling it a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. The newspaper quoted Facebook’s Monika Read more
Etsy launched its first Etsy Shop inside a Macy’s store in New York City on Thursday. The shop includes over 50 items from eight Etsy sellers, the items chosen by Macy’s own wholesale buyers. Etsy wrote, “We applaud Macy’s for Read more
Amazon is frequently blamed for reducing tax revenue in states where it doesn’t collect online sales tax, but a new report points to another way the company could be hurting state and local government coffers: lost property taxes. An organization Read more
Etsy expanded its Direct Checkout system to more European countries. Meanwhile, some sellers outside the US have only 2 weeks to opt out of Direct Checkout with integrated PayPal if they wish to use their own PayPal account independently. Direct Read more
eBay has been running a new pilot program that gives sellers additional options when issuing refunds to buyers, and on Thursday announced it would continue the returns resolution pilot. Back in September, eBay spokesperson Karen Crocker Snell told EcommerceBytes that Read more
Etsy initiated some tests of its search feature this month, but it will be difficult to see since some shoppers will be included in the testing and others will not. The tests will tailor search results to individual shoppers based Read more
