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Archive for May 2008

May 12th, 2008

eBay Traffic Trending Downward

But what does it really mean? Will eBay’s future success or failure be measured in pageviews?
Ina Steiner has attempted some analysis at Auctionbytes;
“I was curious if the numbers might hint at any boycott effect. Looking at the numbers month-to-month, it shows a 13.21 percent drop in page views from January 2008 to February, and a […]

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May 9th, 2008

Telco Immunity - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - NOT!

Don’t let the lack of MSM coverage delude you into thinking that the preznits isn’t still insisting on gaining the telcos immunity for their illegal spying activities at the behest of the US government!
From the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation);
Ominous Signs of a Forthcoming “Compromise” on Telco Immunity - Tell the House To Stand Firm
“This morning, […]

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May 8th, 2008

Clickbank Return Policy Changes Again

If you hadn’t noticed, Clickbank has redone their return policy for defective products. Log-in to your account and read the news…
Quote;
Return Policy: Extended Timeframe
2008-05-07
“We are making a minor change to our posted return policy effective May 20, 2008. The stated return policy on our web site will change from 8 weeks (56 days) to 60 […]

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May 8th, 2008

Cellphone Ripoff?

It was attempted on me when I first got mine… sorry $%#&^%$#’s!
H/T to IAB SmartBrief;
FTC on Watch Against Wireless Ripoffs
“An FTC commissioner warned cellphone content providers they need to do a better job of disclosing the costs consumers incur when clicking or downloading services for their mobile devices.
Speaking yesterday at the start of a two-day […]

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May 7th, 2008

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If you love the idea of making money with Resell Rights products or building content rich sites and Info Products with Private Label content, I trust you will enjoy this.
Tags: Edmund Loh, Resell Rights, […]

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May 7th, 2008

Develop Effective Forum Leadership - Patrick O’Keefe

No doubt invaluable information for those who want to maintain an informative, active and successful online forum. I’m going to “cherry-pick” some points I like and direct you to click through to Patrick’s article for the rest. It’s an easy read…
Develop Effective Forum Leadership
by Patrick O’Keefe, Sitepoint Advisor
Attitudes…
“Generally, the best way to build your staff […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

May 5th, 2008

Sure - Trust A Telco - Go Ahead…

They are so incredibly brazen they throw the FCC’s rules back in their face upside down!
Despite the rules governing the 700 Mhz auction, Verizon has arrogantly decided that they are somehow not required to participate. Well, hell, that’s exactly what one ought to expect when there is a lawless administration, but that’s another story…
Google Accuses […]

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May 5th, 2008

The eBay Buy.com Partnership Deal Deserves Followup

Somehow I sense that this eBay Buy.com partnership is going to ascend from a slow burn to a grave and unquenchable combustion…

Randy Smythe had predated the eBay Ink blog by a day with his excellent article.

The Auction Bytes blog got in on the action yesterday.

And Powersellers Unite has plenty of action in their forum.

And the […]

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May 3rd, 2008

eBuy.com - It’s a Fact [eBay Buy.com Partnership]

And I’m sure it confirms what many sellers were thinking…
eBay partners with Buy.com
“eBay has entered into a partnership with Buy.com that will see them move all of Buy.com’s new and in-season inventory onto their eBay store in the coming weeks. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed publicly but the messages I’m hearing echo […]

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May 2nd, 2008

You Can Do This Also…

It has been suggested that I attempt a bit of a different focus at Workboxers by those who think I can do better… could they be right? Well, heck yeah!

I want to pass this on to you because it comes from a marketer that I respect. Yes, there is an affiliate link included. I’ll give […]

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May 1st, 2008

eBay and Craigslist - Open To Your Imagination

We all know that eBay has ended the digital download, except that you can sell your digitally downloaded items in their classifieds… for $9.99/month.
Check these out and then use your imagination (all quotes from the article);
EBay makes public its complaint against Craigslist

“Craigslist considers eBay’s new site Kijiji a competitive activity that nullifies some shareholder rights […]

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