It may seem a bit early to worry about Google AdWords performance for the upcoming holiday season, but this reporter has already been serenaded by a “Christmas in July” ad campaign for an electronics retailer. Last year we learned nine percent Read more
The FTC is suing Amazon, claiming it billed accountholders for millions of dollars in what it termed unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children. The agency claims that Amazon’s setup allowed children to spend unlimited amounts of money to pay for Read more
eBay UK encouraged private (non-business) sellers to list by offering them one free listing. “You are almost there. Don’t miss out on listing success,” read an email eBay sent to private accounts, with a link to “continue selling.” It appears Read more
eBay is displaying free shipping on certain listings where the seller has not specified it offers free shipping, and the problem – costly to sellers – is at least a week old. The problem impacts listings that offer a quantity Read more
Etsy sellers were worried and discouraged after another bot shop attack on Wednesday following an attack that occurred over the recent long weekend. Users again reported the attack on the boards and helped the company’s Marketplace Integrity team identify the Read more
Braintree released a new toolkit for developers on Wednesday, making it easier for them to add PayPal as a payment method. The new Braintree v.zero SDK lets merchants accept payments through PayPal without needing to do a separate integration. Shopping Read more
Woot.com was not only a successful daily deals site that spawned many imitators – it was a destination where people could go for entertainment and community as much as for the shopping. Having sold Woot to Amazon in 2010, founder Read more
Though it seems to go against the grain of the go-go-go demands of today’s society where everyone wants what they want yesterday (preferably with free shipping), research by Ipsos suggests people shopping with online sellers also want a personal connection. Read more
There’s nothing like getting money into one’s hands faster, and PayPal is working on a program to make that a reality for customers such as online merchants who use the service to process their payments. PayPal launched a pilot program Read more
Scammers targeted Etsy in an unusual attack over the long Independence Day holiday weekend, and the marketplace had the situation under control by Monday morning. On Saturday, Etsy sellers began reporting “bot shops,” and it was through their efforts the Read more
