Creating the Perfect eBay Storefront: 8 Simple Steps to Success These days creating a successful e-commerce storefront is easier than you may think, thanks to eBay and a few simple steps. Starting slow and recognizing that customer service is king are key; in the end it’s all about the customer, and they are always right….

There is a famous saying from Margaret Mead that states, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.”, but in our case, we have 23 small groups of thoughtful, dedicated employees who are changing our company from within - making big changes in each of the offices and communities in which…

Sam Shrauger, VP of Global Product Strategy for PayPal, speculates on whether or not publishers will back the new Apple iPad based on its new subscription plan for digital content.

Mobile Web traffic to high-traffic e-commerce sites grew more than 300% during the 2010 online holiday shopping season over levels registered during the same period a year earlier, according to a Conductor report. You can find out more by clicking on either of the charts included here.

Bob Page, eBay VP of of data and analytics for eBay, took the stage at eTail West at 12:10 p.m. PT today. The topic of his discussion is “Leveraging Data To Provide End-User Integration: How Web Analytics Drive Innovative Improvements At Ebay.” Fortunately, for those of us unable to attend, the folks at the eTail…

Although up against some tough competition, eBay triumphantly took the #1 spot in a new Social Media Reputation index developed by social media specialist agency, Yomego. Companies were evaluated on a number of factors, primarily looking at overall reach and satisfaction of users, noting that eBay’s success is amplified by highlighting the success of others.

eBay is ranked #22 for “transforming the mobile marketplace” on Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies 2011.

Matthew Mengerink, head of the platform team, just posted “eBay and PayPal Developer Communities Come together” to the PayPal blog. The developer community has told us eBay and PayPal offer really powerful ecommerce and payments technology but, they are even more powerful when managed together. And, the market is evolving really fast. Online and offline…

eBay is in the business of connecting buyers and sellers and this will go a long way in progressing future programs here internally that are targeted at key services such as customer service and social business.

eBay Mobile app is going to be pre-loaded on O2 smartphones starting with the UK market and then rolling out worldwide.