When you think of eBay, you probably don’t think about stellar customer service, but the online (don’t call it) auction site, wants to change that. They may have begun life as the world’s biggest garage sale, but they have their mind set on becoming the world’s biggest river.
eBay wants to transform the way we sell things on the internet and believe me, there’s not a drop of sarcasm behind that statement. Technology has changed everything about the way we shop, but it seems like the retail industry is always rushing to play catchup. eBay says it’s time to get ahead of the curve, and to that end, they’ve created X.Commerce.
Next up on the Web 2 Summit interview docket is John Donahoe, President and CEO of eBay. This marks a return of sorts for eBay to the Summit stage, it's been four years since former CEO Meg Whitman joined us. Much has changed - eBay faces significant competition in its PayPal business, and unwound its Skype acquisition, for example. It also purchased GSI Commerce, a company that might best be called a "white label Amazon." But eBay is also a company on a mission, with its new X.commerce payment platform, a
eBay is about to branch out into the geo-location and deal market with the acquisition of a company called Where. The “Where” phone app, helps you find the best places to eat, drink and be merry based on your current location. They also run an ad publishing network that specializes in hyper-local ads.
eBay took another step today toward becoming Amazon.com and away from the collectibles auction site we all fell for more than ten years ago when they bought Milo.com, a website that locates in-stock merchandise on the local level. According to Business Insider, eBay payed $75 million for the company and they seem to think it’s a good buy. It may be because, as we all know, when it comes to deals and shopping, local is everything these days. Local isn’t even a buzzword anymore, it’s a god
Ebay is the latest in a series of websites to partner with deal site Groupon and it looks like a win-win for the two websites – but what about the site users? The first deal to hit the site was The Body Shop offering $40 worth of product for $20 and just in time for the holiday shopping season. Groupon has its own eBay page which is tied to your IP address so you’ll only see offers that are national or local to your area. 1676 people picked up the deal today and as a bonus, they also received
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