Executives from Reputation.com, Netflix, and Priceline want to sell you health insurance through their tech startup called Stride Health, and they’re getting companies like Etsy, Intuit, and Uber to send users over to their website. On Monday, Etsy advised its Read more
eBay is running a promotion with several variations in order to encourage sellers to list in the auction format in Collectibles and Fashion from now until the end of February, though at least one variation promotes fixed-price listings in almost Read more
Stamps.com received the greenlight from the Department of Justice to acquire rival shipping solution Endicia, the company said last week after releasing its third-quarter earnings. It expects to close on the deal on November 18th. Both companies are well known Read more
eBay is pinning its hopes on social networking site Pinterest, which is one of the strongest channels for eBay in terms of driving traffic and sales, an eBay executive told attendees of a conference last week, and he used a Read more
Amazon sellers got an unwelcome surprise this week when they discovered new seller performance metrics in their dashboards. The new “Customer Service Dissatisfaction Rate” is the percentage of customers who are not satisfied with a seller’s responses in Buyer-Seller Messaging. Read more
Amazon launched its Prime Now super-fast delivery service in Italy this week. A Google translation of the Amazon Prime Now Italian site says the service is offered “in Milan and the surrounding areas.” Users must be members of Amazon Prime – the Read more
The US Postal Service expects to deliver about 15.5 billion cards, letters, flats, and packages during the 2015 holiday season. And it expects to deliver 600 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, a 10.5% increase over last year’s Read more
eBay issued an announcement on Thursday to warn sellers to check their dashboards to get a preview of new seller standards that are rolling out February 20, 2016, writing, “A preview of your performance is now available in your seller dashboard.” When Read more
The eight-year-old Twitch.tv has been a vibrant focal point primarily for video gamers who use it to share their gameplay with anyone who wants to watch. Twitch claims to have millions of broadcasters using the service, with the most popular ones earning Read more
Etsy is making some changes to its search algorithm that it uses to determine the order that listings are displayed when shoppers are searching for items. Going forward, Etsy will factor in seller performance metrics such as positive reviews and Read more
