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[VIDEO]: eBay CEO, John Donahoe, Talks to Mashable’s Pete Cashmore at World Economic Forum in Davos

February 1st, 2012 | Scott Parent

This past week eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, sat down for a chat with the Founder and CEO of Mashable, Pete Cashmore, at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland to talk about the future of mobile shopping and payment. John talks in-depth about why he thinks PayPal are in a key position to lead that charge. Additionally, he touches on some … Read more…

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ePN TV Answers Your Questions

January 26th, 2012 | Scott Parent

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

January 25th, 2012 | Scott Parent

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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eBay CEO, John Donahoe, Talks Earnings on CNBC

January 20th, 2012 | Scott Parent

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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eBay CEO Shares Insights on Consumer Shopping Trends

January 17th, 2012 | Scott Parent

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:

“We’re on the cusp of what is a revolution in retail and we’re … Read more…

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ePN TV: Emerging Trends at Affiliate Summit West

January 13th, 2012 | Scott Parent

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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An Update from Affiliate Summit West

January 9th, 2012 | Scott Parent

Affiliate Summit West is in full swing here at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Members of the ePN Team have been roaming the exhibit hall, attending sessions and meeting with Publishers. As you’d expect, there are lots of familiar faces and themes…

How is this year different?

I’ve attended several sessions over the last day and half and spoken to … Read more…

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ePN TV: Meet Us in Las Vegas at Affiliate Summit West

January 4th, 2012 | Scott Parent

The new year is upon us and there is a familiar hustle and bustle around the office.  The eBay Partner Network Team is back at work starting to execute on what we believe will be a great year for the program. As has become customary, the start of a new year in the affiliate marketing industry is often marked by … Read more…

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Calling All Publishers Attending Affiliate Summit West

December 14th, 2011 | Scott Parent

In January the eBay Partner Network Team will be heading to Las Vegas to attend Affiliate Summit West at Caesar’s Palace. This is a big event for the affiliate industry and we know that many of you make a point to attend each year. We’d like the opportunity to sit down with a few of you and shoot some video … Read more…

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eBay Partner Network and R.O.EYE Nominated for Econsultancy Innovation Award

December 7th, 2011 | Scott Parent

We were honored to learn of our shortlisted status alongside our partner agency, R.O.EYE, for the 2012 “Innovation in Affiliate Marketing” Award for Econsultancy UK.

From the Econsultancy Blog:

“Econsultancy’s annual Innovation Awards shines a light on the finest creative thinking across the digital industry. This year more than 450 companies entered the awards, so we’ve been rather busy … Read more…

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