ePN Blog Migration

Preparations have long been underway to move our five ePN blogs (international and U.S.) from a European hosting company into eBay’s internal servers. This week we start that process. That means that from this point until Wednesday (or so) we will be unable to update and publish content to the blog (that includes reader comments). We’ll let you know when … Read more…

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Mobile Tech That’s Changing the Way We Shop

Here at ePN we talk a lot about the shifts happening in the way that consumers shop and pay. We’re always thinking about ways to integrate the behaviors and technology of tomorrow into our constantly evolving program. Last year you’ll remember that we made a big push around ePN Mobile. At eBay we believe that Mobile is the future … Read more…

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ePN TV Answers Your Questions

In a couple of weeks we’ll begin shooting the next season of ePN TV at eBay headquarters in San Jose. While we’re still finalizing our long list of topics and scheduling our interviewees, one certainty is that we want to hear from our publishers!

For the next couple of weeks we want to gather your questions from the web and … Read more…

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Google Could Penalize for Too Many Ads Above the Fold

For many of us natural search is how we attract many of our web site visitors. We depend on Google to help steer new consumers to our pages based on their interests and search queries. As we’ve seen in the past Google’s algorithmic changes can affect traffic instantly – and not always for the better.

Last week Google announced a … Read more…

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Help Your Audience Watch XLVI in Style

Football season is really heating up with the AFC and NFC championship games being played this weekend. The winners will face off in the big game on February 5th in Indianapolis. While most of us won’t be able to attend this epic showdown in person, we want to make sure we’re equipped with the latest tech to get the … Read more…

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eBay CEO, John Donahoe, Talks Earnings on CNBC

Following up on eBay’s Q4 and Full Year 2011 earnings results, eBay CEO, John Donahoe, spoke to CNBC about a variety of topics including; Marketplaces, mobile and PayPal.

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What do you think about John’s comments and outlook for the future? We’d love to get your thoughtful comments below.… Read more…

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ePN TV: Advice on Getting Started with eBay Partner Network

One of my favorite things about attending industry events and conferences is the chance to meet with publishers and talk about their experiences with eBay Partner Network. Often I meet people that have recently applied to the program or are interested in doing so. And although we try to make the process as straightforward as possible, we understand that sometimes … Read more…

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eBay CEO Shares Insights on Consumer Shopping Trends

Last week eBay CEO, John Donahoe, gave the keynote at the CEA Leaders in Technology Dinner as part of CES in Las Vegas. Shortly after, eBay’s Chief Blogger, Richard Brewer-Hay, sat down with John to chat about how the world of shopping and paying in fundamentally changing:

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ePN TV: Emerging Trends at Affiliate Summit West

This past week the eBay Partner Network Team attended Affiliate Summit West at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Personally, I’ve been to this show five or six times and usually I come away with the same talking points from attendees: bigger payouts, best offers, highest conversions – you get the idea. This year I tried to stay away from the … Read more…

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New Team Members Supporting France, Italy, Spain and Belgium

The eBay Partner Network Team is excited to announce that since this November our agency ROEYE has been supporting the eBay Partner Network publishers in an extended remit. In addition to the UK and Ireland, ROEYE’s account management portfolio will include France, Italy, Spain and Belgium. The ROEYE Team will leverage their affiliate experience of the UK market and combine … Read more…

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