Q&A: Philip Rinn on eBay Advertising
Phillip Rinn was recently appointed as Director of advertising partnerships at eBay, covering the UK, Ireland, and pan-EMEA regions.
We have been talking to Phillip about his new role at eBay Advertising and the company's plans to grow its advertising business internationally.
US Census Bureau: ecommerce slumped in Q4 2008
We all know the 4th quarter was a tough one for retailers. Despite the holidays, the global economic crisis had consumers pinching pennies and retailers were forced to discount heavily in an effort to entice them to spend.
Some online retailers such as Amazon.com reported 'record' holidays but many weren't quick to quantify what those 'records' meant to the bottom line and according to new numbers, Q4 2008 online sales in the United States were disappointing.
Best practice tips for mobile websites
As Patrick talked about on Monday, 2009 may turn out to be the year for mobile internet, and companies need to be thinking about their mobile strategies.
Some websites have already adapted well to the use of mobile internet, but others seemingly have a long way to go. A new ebook (pdf) from dotMobi takes a look at the best and worst on the mobile web.
Here are a few best practice tips for mobile websites...
Mobile app review: eBay for iPhone
Updated a few months ago, the eBay on iPhone app lets you keep up with your buying and selling activity, as well as looking for new items, while on the move.
I've been testing out the app to see how effectively it works for mobile..
Retailers invest in comparison engines but opportunities missed
Our Comparison Shopping Engines Survey Report published this week found that there has been an overall increase in the level of online retail sales that can be attributed to this channel.
Pop-ups spoiling user experience on eBay
I spend a fair amount of time on eBay, but using Internet Explorer 7 to shop on the auction site has become a bit of a nghtmare recently.
This is because I keep getting pop-ups whenever I click to view an item on the site, with a security warning related to internet telephony service Skype, which eBay acquired in 2006.
MoneyAisle - eBay for your cash
Have some extra cash lying around?
MoneyAisle, an online service currently available in the United States, wants to help you find a home for it.
The Web Week in Review - Special Economic Crisis Edition
Since it was pretty difficult to ignore the chaos in the financial markets this week, I decided to devote this installment of The Web Week in Review to the impact of the chaos on the technology sector.
Joost proves serial success is hard to achieve
By almost any measure, internet entrepreneurs Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström achieved more business success by the age of 40 than most entrepreneurs could hope to achieve in a lifetime.
PayPal's disappointing shopping search engine
It was announced recently that US shopping search engine TheFind.com will provide its search technology to PayPal Offers, which returns results exclusively from merchants that accept payments through the eBay-owned system.
The US version is a useful (and fairly popular) service, so I've been trying out the UK site to see how it shapes up...
Social media: the best and worst of 2009
Email marketing: six steps to improving customer engagement in 2010
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Graham Charlton
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