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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 241 - June 21, 2009 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Some Important Cyber Safety Tips
By Ina Steiner
Reminder: AuctionBytes-Update 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.) Online fraud has become widespread, and you should think twice before giving private information or User IDs and passwords to any third party.
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Kim Komando has some safety tips for online users in her current column, "Thieves, cons and scammers may be watching you online." Be aware of what information you reveal, she advised, writing that "A careless Twitter message recently led to the burglary of an Arizona man's house."
Link to article
2) eBay Alternatives News Roundup
By Ina Steiner
Here's a roundup of news articles about online auction sites and ecommerce marketplaces from recent issues of the AuctionBytes Newsflash newsletter. Online-auction site Tazbar is closing (link). ArtFire launched customizable storefronts (link), while Silkfair launched custom shops (link).
CQout launches Quick Launch Assistance for PowerSellers (link), and Etsy saw sales rise 6 percent in May (link).
Atomic Mall has partnered with DealOZ.com, a new dynamic price-comparison site with millions of listings in its database; Bonanzle has updated its widgets that sellers use to embed Bonanzle offerings in their blogs, social networking pages or websites; and OZtion has rolled out a new bidding summary page (link).
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