eBay Radio Party and Conference 2011
eBay buyers and sellers gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual eBay Radio Party. Designed to educate and inspire, attendees were able to network and hear speakers, including our own Social Media Sellers John Lawson and Marsha Collier. eBay Radio celebrated its 8th anniversary this year and is the world’s longest running professionally produced internet radio show. [via eBay Ink]

Jack Abraham Redefining the Future of Retail
Jack Abraham, the master mind behind the company Milo, an e-commerce site finding products in-stock at local stores, is helping build the future for eBay. Acquiring the company in December, eBay CEO John Donahoe is relying on Abraham to help steer eBay to the future of retail. Fast Company details how Milo came into fruition and describes eBay’s future of owning “cross-channel retail”, shopping online and offline, with search power help from Milo to explore both local stores and websites. [via Fast Company]

News International Adopts PayPal Checkout to Drive Digital Subscriptions
The Times and The Sunday Times readers will now be able to use PayPal to purchase subscriptions on websites and iPad editions in lieu of credit and debit cards. Carl Scheible, PayPal’s UK managing director, says the aim of the payment system is to provide media owners with the “flexibility” needed to “monetize their content in the best way for their users and their businesses.” [via PayPal Blog]

Further News
+ Forrester Research reports $3 billion annual m-commerce business last year
+ Customers trust social contacts over retailers when shopping
+ Lone-star state’s, Austin will become a “wave and pay” city by 2012
+ According to a study by Group SJR and Liz Claiborne Inc, mobile purchases are on the rise

Looking Back on eBay Ink
June 29, 2010: It has been 3 years since eBay Classifieds launched in the U.S. and to mark the occasion they’ve launched their own blog. Good stuff! They’re just getting started with the blog so please add them to your subscriptions. The blog can be found at http://blog.ebayclassifieds.com. Also, if you’re not following them already, you should add @eBayClassifieds to your Twitter feed.

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