Online retailers are offering rebates in exchange for positive reviews; Microsoft may intend to incorporate a system that rejects used games in its future Xbox gaming console; this and more from around the web in today's ecommerce news roundup!
eBay
"eBay Motors sellers: Upcoming changes to vehicle history reports for eBay Motors Car & Truck listings," eBay UK announcement board, 1/25/12
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"Updates to member registration on eBay.co.uk," eBay UK announcement board, 1/27/12
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"At Germany's Digital Life Design Conference, John Donahoe Discusses Consumer and Retail Shifts: John noted that eBay Inc. can help retailers respond to changes in how consumers shop and pay," eBay Press release, 1/25/12
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"eBay employees are invited to Bring it. Sell it. Ship it," eBay blog, 1/26/12
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Amazon.com
"Amazon Fire Skips Preloaded Google Apps: Amazon.com and Chinese Web giants Baidu and Tencent are bypassing Google's apps and undermining its mobile-ad-revenue strategy," BusinessWeek, 1/24/12
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"Amazon may bring jobs to state if can strike deal," Miami Herald, 1/24/12
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Google
"Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out," Washington Post, 1/24/12
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"Google's Head of Consumer Payments, Vikas Gupta, Resigns," AllThingsD, 1/27/12
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"Google Offers Keeps Momentum in 2012: Five New Cities Launch Today," Google Commerce blog, 1/24/12
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Delcampe
"Delcampe Bonus Card," Delcampe website
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Yahoo
"Yahoo in Talks with Japan Partner on How to Sell Stake," Wall Street Journal, 1/25/12
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Mobile and Online Payments
"PayPal's New iPhone App Leads the Way in Hong Kong: "Our understanding of customer needs is revolutionizing mobile payments along with the retail shopping experience," PayPal press release, 1/25/12
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Shipping
"USPS makes "2nd Ounce Free" to boost First Class Mail volumes," Post & Parcel, 1/25/12
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"Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Campaign to Dismantle the Post Office," Save the Post Office blog, 1/23/12
Agree or disagree, it's an interesting post.
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"FedEx Expands Sensor-Based SenseAware Service for General Use: First Deployed to Health Care and Life Sciences Industries, Now Available to All Customers," FedEx press release, 1/23/12
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Ecommerce News & Trends
"For $2 a Star, an online retailer gets 5-star product reviews," Economic Times, 1/27/12
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Why "Xbox 720" Might Reject Used Games," Wired, 1/25/12
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"Gilt Groupe Cuts Include 10 Percent of Employees and Two Executives," AllThingsD, 1/23/12
Following a reorganization at Rue La La over a week ago, its competitor Gilt Groupe revealed its own reorg, laying off almost 100 employees.
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"Shop.org Exec Director shares thoughts on digital retail's "critical juncture,"" Shop.org blog, 1/26/12
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Tech News and Culture
"Andreessen Is Said to Seek $1.5 Billion in Fund-Raising," New York Times, 1/25/12
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