Posts tagged with 'eBay'
eBay says that it attracts 32m unique visits a month to its discussion boards, with 6m posts and 4.5m users a year.
Speaking at Hotwire’s digital trends briefing this morning, eBay UK's head of corporate communications Clare Moore-Bridger said that they were an "excellent source of information on what’s important to customers”.
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by Vikki Chowney
31 January 2012 12:36pm
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eBay has upgraded its Motors iPhone app to allow users to search for a vehicle simply by taking a photo of it.
Other new features on the app, which is only available in the US, include broadcasts from key racing events in the video section - plus the ability to share your sales activity through Twitter.
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by David Moth
30 January 2012 15:10pm
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PayPal’s mobile payment system has gone live at 51 Home Depot stores in the US.
The eBay-owned company has also reported that its mobile payment volume reached $4bn in 2011.
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by David Moth
19 January 2012 12:30pm
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Over the last few years, we’ve seen the growth of mobile accelerate internet connectivity and change the retail and marketing landscape forever, and Britain is at the forefront of this revolution.
Many have dubbed 2011 the “year of the mobile”, and this is clear from looking at the eBay business, with over 10% of our sales in the UK coming via a mobile device.
In the next three years, we predict that there will be more change in how people shop than there has been in the past 20 years.
We believe mobile will play a vital role in this retail revolution, transforming shopping even more significantly than e-commerce did decades ago, as well as blurring the boundaries between online and offline.
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by Angus McCarey
11 January 2012 13:56pm
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Not one to be left out, eBay has released its third annual Top Shopped report following Google's Zeitgeist for 2011, and YouTube's most watched videos earlier today.
eBay's list aims to rank the pop culture moments and trends of the year based on related items sold in the US on the eBay Marketplace.
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by Vikki Chowney
20 December 2011 15:41pm
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Clarks has become the latest in a run of retailers to launch a transactional mobile strategy, announcing today that it has created its first ever m-commerce site.
With the company's full product range available to buy, people can shop directly from their mobile or locate their nearest store.
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by Vikki Chowney
05 December 2011 11:08am
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In 2010, global eBay sales via a mobile device more than tripled, generating $2bn in sales, up from $600m in 2009.
The company says that it expects this to more than double again in 2011 to over $5bn.
eBay has also announced that more now than 1m listings are now made every week through its mobile platform.
This is largely because the auction site has successfully integrated mobile technology into its user experience, clocking up 50m app downloads across multiple platforms globally.
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by David Moth
02 December 2011 10:06am
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eBay has acquired the team and technology behind recommendation engine Hunch for a rumoured $80million.
Hunch’s predictive technology makes customised recommendations to users based on their individual tastes using a “taste graph”.
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by Vikki Chowney
21 November 2011 15:36pm
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eBay is opening a pop-up shop near London's Oxford Street, based entirely around instant purchasing via QR codes.
Located on Dean Street, it will be open for five days from December 1st, won’t have any tills and will have only 200 items on display.
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by David Moth
17 November 2011 15:22pm
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In its first foray into e-commerce, BMW has opened a store on eBay selling car parts and accessories.
This move makes BMW the first car maker to sell directly through the site, and allows it to take advantage of the sizeable market for motor spares on the site.
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by Graham Charlton
09 May 2011 10:25am
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