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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 173 - August 20, 2006 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) 30 Minutes with Adam Trachtenberg
By Ina Steiner
Reminder: AuctionBytes does not endorse the products and services featured in the "This & That" column, which often features new Web sites. (Anyone can set up a Web site.) Fraud has become widespread in the online auction world, and you should think twice before giving private information or User IDs and passwords to any third party.
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Zend Developer Zone interviewed eBay's Senior Manager of Platform Evangelism, worth a read for developers and vendors.
http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/781
2) How to Effectively Use Online Video as a Marketing Tool
By Ina Steiner
Marketing Experiments is looking for research partners to participate in a study "How to Effectively Use Online Video as a Marketing Tool." The company said during a preliminary experiment, it created three short video clips and uploaded them to Google Video and YouTube. "In just 30 days we have generated almost 50,000 views, and spent nothing in marketing. We spent a total of 10 hours filming, producing and uploading these videos. They were produced with a camcorder and a $79 video editing suite." See the website for more information.
http://www.marketingexperiments.com/video-call.html
3) New Features on eBay Express
By Ina Steiner
eBay is holding a workshop for users to learn about several new eBay Express features it will release soon.
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=1000328952
4) Seller Blog about Selling on Yahoo Auctions
By Ina Steiner
A seller from San Diego, California, blogs about selling on Yahoo Auctions.
http://stepteddy.blogspot.com
5) Buying from China: What new buyers need to know
By Ina Steiner
Global Sources is giving free seminars on sourcing from China during Hong Kong trade shows in October. "Buying from China seminars cover a full range of trade topics from finding suppliers to planning logistics to planning quality control. If you're a new or small volume importer, you'll get advice to help you source more productively and profitably,... Plus, attend the China Sourcing Fairs and meet mainland China's most competitive suppliers in Hong Kong.
http://digbig.com/4mkre
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