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
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
It took eBay 6 months to find a replacement to head its enterprise division, and ultimately it chose an outsider with a technology rather than retail background. eBay named Craig Hayman President of its eBay Enterprise business on Tuesday. Tobias Read more
Many Etsy sellers fiercely complained about a test the marketplace ran last month that hid shipping costs on product listing pages. After completing phase one of the testing, Etsy has now resumed a second phase of testing. Etsy initially suspended phase two Read more
Proxibid announced new enhanced search functionality and a new practice of displaying seller ratings on its marketplace similar to eBay’s system. It also said it would expand its risk-management system as it continues to grow internationally. Proxibid is based in Read more
