Show 08-20-06: New eBay Trojan Virus, Backseat Froogle, Cell Phone Putsch, MySpace Networks, Fed-Up Store Owner, Yahoo Answers vs. Google Answers, U.S.Marshall’s Service Auctions, Shopping Carts, Roboform, eBay RSS Feeds

That object in your rear view mirror is definitely not getting closer…Requiem for Google’s 4 year Beta.

A new Trojan Horse virus makes its debut on eBay. Froogle, after a beta gestation of only 4 short years, is consigned to the back of the Google house in favor of Video Search…was this the result of a Base Desire? eBay Trust and Safety comes down hard on sellers in the cell phone category for excess s&h fees saying the line has been crossed…problem is, they won’t divulge where the line is. Google Analytics goes wide and if you think it doesn’t concern you, you’re wrong.

There are many more Social Networks other than the ultra-hormonal MySpace…and there’s one site that lists them. Are you employing all the linking strategies that you can?.. marketing costs money and these strategies offer proven methods for getting traffic. Speaking of Social Networking, there’s an eBay related site that offers you an excellent opportunity to waste your time.

Examining a story of one fed-up, store-closing eBay seller reveals that each case needs to be looked at carefully. When analyzing how exorbitant eBay fees are, it helps to be reminded of what costs you are avoiding on-line that bricks ‘n mortar absorb. Yahoo Answers vs. Google Answers…any questions? The U.S. Marshall’s Service has a delegated on-line auctioneer where the prospects are good.

If you’re thinking about setting up your own e-commerce site, you’ll be interested in a site that lists the available shopping carts and where you can get your site designed for a lot less than is typically charged. Using a USB key, Roboform offers a convenient and safe way to handle all of your on-line security concerns. Design Sojourn is a blog well worth reading for insight into coming up with affordable products. Listen in as we chronicle how the web has thoroughly upset a traditional way of doing business and if you listen carefully enough, you’ll hear a lesson that applies to your business. An RSS site that delivers eBay searches by feed or by e-mail.

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Links from this week’s show:

Low Down on eBay’s New Trojan Virus - Scott Wingo’s story and detailed explanation.

Froogle Gets Demoted - Shopping comparison service takes a back seat to Video search.

Google Analytics Goes Wide - Free analytics tool…probably used to deep six Froogle.

Social Populaire - All in one site for Social Networks.

Bidding Buddies for eBay - The right idea with the wrong idea…barriers to a Social Network isn’t very social, is it?

Story of a Power Seller in Denial - You can conveniently blame higher fees for most of your problems…or you can look at what you sell realistically.

Yahoo Answers - Read ‘em & weep..Yahoo’s Answer to Google’s Answers…replete with cutesy avatars.

Lone Star Auctioneers - Auction site for the U.S. Marshalls Service.

Merchant Account Blog - Handy site listing shopping carts, merchant credit card services and freelancers. Now, go jump ship!

Roboform - All of your secrets secret on a handy USB…now where did I put that damned USB?

Design Sojourn Blog - Ideas..remember them?

eBay RSS Service - A simple, useful service that by that very definition, is not affiliated with eBay.

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