Archive for September 7th, 2006
Blair Lawrence wrote: EntrepreneurshipWeek USA officially launched its nationwide promotional and advertising program today. The promotion will culminate in events across the United States during EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, Feb. 24 – March 3, 2007. Official events will be held in five U.S. cities and a number of other regional and local events will take place across [...]
Dust mites are probably hiding in your mattress, wall to wall carpets, furniture and could be causing illnesses such as allergies, asthma, bronchitis, coughing, ear infections, eczema, fatigue, headaches, inflammation, irritated eyes, runny nose, sinusitis, skin itch, sneezing, and wheezing. The growing concern for healthy living is a big topic and concern today; It is [...]
Amazon Unbox Video Download Service Goes Live
Pre-empting a competitor, Amazon.com today unveiled a service aimed at conditioning the masses to purchase and download movies online. Amazon Unbox features software that allows consumers to purchase, download and play television shows, movies and other videos on their computers and portable devices. Apple Computer — which has dominated downloadable music and video sales — [...]
eBays Fourth Quarter Will be the Stocks Real Test.
Citigroup has reiterated a “buy” rating for eBay.In a recently published mid-third-quarter update, Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney examined eBay’s listings traffic, comparing its key auctions with its ancillary services, and deals with rumors of strife in the firm’s buyer and seller sides.” We believe eBay is on track to at least meet our 585 million [...]
eBay Ads Bigger and Better with Yahoo
The major advertising and cross platform partnership between eBay and Yahoo is starting to solidify beyond testing of Yahoo Sponsored Search advertisements in eBay results to more targeted eBay channel advertisements and larger ads in eBay search results. Starting today Yahoo graphic (or display) banner ads will be shown in eBay Motors. The new Yahoo [...]
eBay Express Marketing Campaign Launched Today
eBay is beginning its marketing campaign for its new marketplace on Thursday. eBay Express draws from fixed-price listings on eBay.com and eBay Stores. eBay North America President Bill Cobb told attendees of the online “Town Hall” Meeting event Wednesday evening that the marketing campaign for eBay Express would kick off the following day, September 7, [...]
Ken Jennings, the long running Jeopardy champion shared his wife’s invention idea today on his blog: So here’s Mindy’s can’t-miss invention, which we commend to all you would-be innovators and garage tinkerers out there. (That was my killer teeth-clenched Rod Serling impression.) The idea is…drum roll!…a Goodyear blimp-style text crawl that goes on a 360-degree [...]
Listing On eBay Can Get Traffic to Your Website
There a several ways that you can send traffic to your website from eBay. Before using any of these ways, be sure to check eBay’s policy for changes so you do not violate their policy. One way to obtain traffic to your website through eBay is by using graphics or images hosted on your server. [...]
When Selling on eBay Always Do Your Research
In past eBay auction tutorials, we’ve talked about how there are people just waiting out there to buy you knowledge, and the best way to sell it to them is through writing ebooks. But whether you’re going to sell ebooks or CDs, you need to do some research before diving in and selling. I know [...]
Turn eBay Hobby to Full Time Buying From Wholesalers
After you have cleared the garage / cellar etc. Finding stuff to sell on ebay can be become hard and time consuming work. You could trawl through garage sales and charity shops but this takes time and can be hit and miss unless you really know what you’re looking for. The way many ebay Powersellers [...]
Knowing the Right Time to List on eBay Helps
If you think listing an item at anytime of day will make your listing equally as successful, think again. What may be convenient for you, say 4:00pm on a weekday when you’re not in classes, or at work, may not be ideal for someone else. eBay’s listings end on 24 hour intervals, no matter what [...]
Mailbox Rampage A collection of videos of bad things happening to mailboxes. (tags: mail mailbox idtheft video security)
Bootstrapping Women Achieve Faster Growth
Management Issues News: Women entrepreneurs who are creative about the way they raise money for their businesses and take advantage of every financing opportunity going are more likely to reach the rapid growth stage in their businesses, a new study has found. A study among 88 female entrepreneurs by researchers from Babson College, Wake Forest [...]
Niche Biz: Sky Dive Without A Plane
trendcentral: Catering to those thrill seekers with an aversion to heights, airplanes, or both, SkyVenture boasts a true skydiving experience – without going outside. Resembling a space station smack in the middle of a desert landscape, the Arizona location features a vertical wind tunnel 14 feet in diameter and 15 feet long, with wind speeds [...]
washingtonpost.com: Ever wonder where your voice goes after you hear the warning, “Your call may be recorded . . .”? Ever doubt that it goes anyplace at all? Well, in today’s hi-tech, computer-driven world, there’s a place for everything. The truth is that most businesses have no time to listen to those recordings themselves. NICE [...]
MarketWatch Blog: Consumer Reports tells millions of Americans which vacuum cleaner to buy, the best tires to put on the car, and which baby highchair is the safest. But what if you’re buying something more expensive, much more expensive? What if you’re thinking about, say, an exotic car? Who ya gonna call? Greg Shove, a [...]
While the recent crackdown on carry-on luggage on airlines flying from the United Kingdom has been a real headache for travelers, Thomas Anthony only sees a business idea: What’s interesting is what you CAN bring on a flight. Light reading, passport, other traveling documentation and prescribed medicine. This idea may be more relevant to U.K. [...]
14 Year-Old Runs Canadian Election Web Site
CanadaFreePress.com: Peter Sobot, a Catholic secondary school student found a way to give hometown elections a boost in Burlington, Canada, about 60 kilometers west of Toronto. Sobot created BurlingtonVotes2006.com. The new website educates voters about which candidates are running in each ward, what their platforms are, and makes it fun to participate in municipal election [...]
