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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 13 - May 06, 2000 - ISSN 1528-6703     Previous Story | Contents | Next Story


Keen.com 'Expert' Site
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com

May 06, 2000
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There was a heated discussion on auction chat boards/forums this week about eBay's announced relationship with Keen.com. Keen.com describes itself as "the Live Answer Community, where people with questions talk to people with answers over the telephone." People "with answers" charge money for those answers.

Most people wondered why eBay would send people away from its site, when the eBay forums are full of experts who will share their expertise for free! Troy Wolverton, who reports on online auction news for CNET, wrote an interesting piece found at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1813162.html.

PS: there are many "expert" sites: Abuzz.com, Arzoo.com, Ask.com, Deja.com, Epinions.com, Exp.com, Infomarkets.com, Inforockets.com, Keen.com - and some are free. But I still believe the best place to start researching an item is on the forums on eBay!

About the author:

Ina Steiner is Editor of AuctionBytes.com and author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). She has a background in marketing and research in the high-tech and publishing fields. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com.



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