Have you ever wonder why eBay really can’t pick up steam or any speed from the Asian countries to get more buyers/users into their system? Is it because of competition? Or are Asians lazy to buy online and offline shopping is just so convenient in Asian countries? At least my knowledge tells me that eBay in Malaysia ain’t doing any good due to an earlier market pioneer lelong.com.my getting most of those B2C traffic and attention. Well, at least Australia’s eBay affiliate program is still well and alive.
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Cyber Monday 2008 Shopping Stats & Top Searched Gifts
So you want to know what were the best selling items during Cyber Monday 2008 and where people were buying them from?
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Ebays Buys BillMeLater
Ebay is the parent company of Paypal and it won’t be surprising if it has decided to acquire the up and coming star in payment processing company Bill Me Later. Even Amazon knows its potential and has invested quite an amount of money into the company late last year.
The way Bill Me Later works is you enter your birth date and last four digits of your social security number online, and it does a credit check on you in three seconds to determine whether you are worth the risk. Bill Me Later pays the merchant, and sends you a bill.
Hate to say it but I personally feel that it might have been better for consumers if the ebay and BillMeLater deal haven’t been approved. Now ebay can leverage what BillMeLater has been doing and continue to strengthen Paypal’s position.
via TechCrunch
Microsoft Live Search Offers Cashback
Microsoft Live Search Cashback is giving you money back for offers on thousands of products, from sources you know and trust. This looks like one of Microsoft latest strategy in order to win back some market share in the search engine and online advertising market which is currently dominated by both Google and Yahoo!.
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Myspace Jobs Wants A Piece of The Job Market Too
Has anyone try out myspace jobs yet? I just tested it out (I’m in Australia) and it appears that they are partnering with CareerOne.com.au to serve their job ads. Just wondering what the partnership details are like for both parties.
Paypal Introduces New Storefront Widget
Seems like the whole world is crazy about widgets. Every single Web 2.0 sites, online media, social websites, shopping comparison sites who wants to go viral and provide that extra functionality and WOW factor to their users or technology adaptors just need to have one built. Paypal, probably the most popular online payment processing party, is joining the party as well.
You can create your own online store with the PayPal storefront, upload products, set prices, and start selling on your website or blog. It features quick store setup, fast browsing, fast checkout, and most important of all a simple payment processing.
An interesting note is that it’s currently still unavailable for use for Myspace.
And if you are into business, you should signup an account to accept credit card payments. I’m sure many people will be making good use of this widget and earn some money online pretty soon.
Withdraw Money from Paypal to Visa Cards
Now you can withdraw money from paypal into your visa branded credit, debit or prepaid card. This feature is especially useful for people who have paypal accounts in Asia and were not able to withdraw money though their local bank. [Read more…]