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  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Thursday, April 19th, 2012

    eBay Earnings Twitter Recap via Storify; John Donahoe on CNBC 

    Huge thanks to Perrine Crampton (@pcrampton) for putting together this recap of short form posts and tweets around yesterday’s eBay earnings call for Q1, 2012. What makes Storify really cool is that you can go through the slide show below and click on the links within each captured tweet – and even share right from the slides. At 206 slides, it’s a bit of a slog… but it’s still pretty neat to view:

    eBay Earnings Q1 2012

    A Summary of Tweets Around $eBay’s Q1 2012 Earnings Call

    Storified by Perrine V. Crampton · Thu, Apr 19 2012 19:21:51

    Reuters : EBay quarterly results top expectations http://dlvr.it/1SDW0YRSS – World News
    SFGate
    DTN USA: Summary Box: eBay posts higher 1Q net income: (04-18) 14:52 PDT , (AP) — THE RESULTS: EBay’s first-qua… http://bit.ly/Jj2lxEDTN USA
    Bloomberg
    Earnings Report: eBay reports strong Q1 results – reports net revenue of $3.28B topping estimate of $3.16BBloomberg TV
    New York Times
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://nyti.ms/JbywRrNYT Business
    New York Times: EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://bit.ly/xRyQTRTechnology Zap
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://nyti.ms/JIFHLPNYT Technology
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://nyti.ms/ImsfQ1The New York Times
    Why a single day of stock movement does not indicate successful protest RT @nytimes: EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://nyti.ms/ImsfQ1Jacob Harris
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts, net income in 1Q rose 20% to $570 million, revenue climbed 29% to $3.3 billion http://nyti.ms/IRZ8GDSebastien Provencher
    DTN Financial News: EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts: The company posted higher revenue and net income due to a s… http://nyti.ms/J4a2IxDTN Financial News
    DTN USA: EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts: The company posted higher revenue and net income due to a sustained tu… http://nyti.ms/JiCvtCDTN USA
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts: The company posted higher revenue and net income due to a sustained turnaround … http://nyti.ms/JbCiudMix Technologies
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts: The company posted higher revenue and net income due to a sustained turnaround … http://nyti.ms/JbCd9GScott and Cara
    TechCrunch: PayPal Here 
    More Than 200K Merchants Have Signed Up For PayPal Here: During eBay’s earnings call today, eBay CEO and Preside… http://bit.ly/J5qHJ8Jim
    During eBay’s earnings call today, eBay CEO and President John Donahoe said that over 200,000 merchants have sig… http://bit.ly/JbHttSShakana Kirksey
    More Than 200K Merchants Have Signed Up For PayPal Here: During eBay’s earnings call today, eBay CEO and… http://dlvr.it/1SD8j6 #TechCrunchLee Yount, Jr.
    any #PaypalHere data in #eBay’s earnings release? http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/ebay-beats-q1-revenue-up-29-percent-to-3-3b-net-income-up-20-percent/ launched 1 month ago so early but curiousIndranil (Indy) Guha
    RT @eBayPartnerNet: Quarterly earnings announced today @eBay – Q1 revenue up 29% to $3.3 billion: http://tcrn.ch/HTsHFoFreedom Card Board
    Quarterly earnings announced today @eBay – Q1 revenue up 29% to $3.3 billion: http://tcrn.ch/HTsHFoeBay Partner Network
    Current TechNews
    More Than 200K Merchants Have Signed Up For PayPal Here During eBay’s earnings c http://bit.ly/HIys7M #experience #NFC #numberCurrent Tech News
    MarketWatch
    NewsWatch: PayPal gains lead eBay’s earnings higher http://on.mktw.net/JiHc6FMarketWatch Realtime
    PayPal gains lead eBay’s earnings higher: Online auctioneer’s shares climb after hours on results that… http://dlvr.it/1SD45t |MarketWatchTech Log
    PayPal gains lead eBay’s earnings higher http://lnkd.in/W78qs4Ben Verhoff
    NewsWatch: PayPal gains lead eBay’s earnings higher http://dlvr.it/1SCwnD #econ #mises #keynesEcon Digest
    CNBC
    MW Bulletins: EBay reports 20% higher profit; shares rise after hours http://bit.ly/J3ZNEaCNBC_Live
    EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise: http://bit.ly/J42Qw5FXADDICTS BRASIL
    EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise http://ht.ly/1iSIAyOK Invest
    CNBC: EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise: http://bit.ly/J42Qw5FinancePress
    http://bit.ly/ywmSJz EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise: http://bit.ly/J42Qw5Progressive Equity
    EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise: http://bit.ly/J42Qw5John F. Temmerman
    EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares Rise: http://bit.ly/J42Qw5John Temmerman
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts (By SOMINI SENGUPTA/NY Times – Business) http://dlvr.it/1SDK9STIN-ECommerce News
    PayPal Grows in Mobile and International Accounts http://bit.ly/J4gAa0Bank Technology News
    Wall Street Journal
    #wsj #invest #reo EBay, Yum, Qualcomm Report Mixed Earnings Results: A bunch of earnings rep… http://on.wsj.com/JIFOqP #invest #realestateBuy REO Homes
    [news] EBay, Yum, Qualcomm Report Mixed Earnings Results – Wall Street Journal (blog) http://bit.ly/JiKA1jWebsearch
    EBay, Yum, Qualcomm Report Mixed Earnings Results: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesA bunch of earnings reports just … http://bit.ly/JIC9cqPro Financial Group
    Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal
    EBay stock up nearly 5% after-hours on Q1 earnings: EBay Inc.’s stock was up 4.54 percent on Wednesday in after-… http://bit.ly/J5o6ivSVSJbizjournal
    EBay stock up nearly 5% after-hours on Q1 earnings http://bit.ly/INiUxLSVSJbizjournal
    EBay stock up nearly 5% after-hours on Q1 earnings: EBay Inc.’s stock was up 4.54 percent on Wednesday in… http://dlvr.it/1SD5BmDowntown San Jose
    AuctionBytes
    eBay John Donahoe: we will see product enhancements around checkout, search, and "fun" discovery this year (Q1 earnings call)AuctionBytes
    eBay’s Q1 2012 earnings call with Wall Street analysts has begun http://investor.ebayinc.com/events.cfmAuctionBytes
    Colonial Capital Investments
    EBay, Yum, Qualcomm Report Mixed Earnings Results http://dlvr.it/1SDDnKCOFX
    EBay, Yum, Qualcomm Report Mixed Earnings Results http://dlvr.it/1SDDnKCOFX
    NASDAQ
    Google News Ebay Results Top Estimate; Boosts Outlook – NASDAQ: Ebay Results Top Estimate; Boosts OutlookNASDAQ(… http://bit.ly/JeymULPrabhat Shah
    Seeking Alpha
    eBay Releases Fantastic First Quarter Results, Raises 2012 Guidance: By Valuentum:eBay (EBAY) reported fantasti… http://adf.ly/7ZP6xMillionaire Stocks
    RTT News.com
    Ebay Results Top Estimate; Boosts Outlook http://bit.ly/JIRREtrttnews.com
    Business Wire.com
    "#PayPal expects $7B on mobile in 2012": seems low vs. 24% growth in Q1 to $34B TPV & launch of #PaypalHere http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120418006752/en/eBay-Reports-Strong-Quarter-2012-ResultsIndranil (Indy) Guha
    Motley Fool
    3 Cheers for eBay: The auction and PayPal giant posts better-than-expected results. http://bit.ly/J5D5JkLinks by Blueleaf
    $ 3 Cheers for eBay: The auction and PayPal giant posts better-than-expected results. http://bit.ly/J5D5JeLillian Wong
    3 Cheers for eBay: The auction and PayPal giant posts better-than-expected results. http://bit.ly/J5D5JeThe Resource
    Ecomerce Bytes
    eBay Releases First Quarter 2012 Earnings RT @AuctionBytes http://ow.ly/amZzb #ecommerceMonsoon Commerce
    Real Daily News
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://goo.gl/fb/rjrSgReal Daily News
    EBay Earnings Surpass Forecasts http://tinyurl.com/7qp9sutReal Daily News
    Forbes
    Markets News – eBay Options Traders Betting On Post-Earnings Pain: Today’s tickers: EBAY, IR & PLDEBAY – eBay,… http://onforb.es/JhLxHje24Business
    Earnings Front: eBay: by Optionetics Staff Writers of http://Optionetics.com Naz’ 100 (QQQ) constituent eBay (EBAY)… http://bit.ly/INaE0BCindy Rames
    eBay Options Traders Betting On Post-Earnings Pain http://bit.ly/INd9QzMash Bonigala
    Investors Business Daily
    EBay Q1 Profit, Sales Beat Views; Q2 Outlook Misses http://dlvr.it/1SCzqpInvestors.com Tech
    iStockAnalyst
    U.S. Stocks Slip Amid Mixed Earnings; Hot Stocks: IBM, INTC, YHOO, QCOM, EBAY, HAL, GNW, CREE, CHK, SXCI, CHSI $… http://bit.ly/JbET7riStockAnalyst
    Live audio broadcast through TuneIn
    Listen to $EBAY Q1 2012 earnings call – live at 05:00 PM, ondemand after – http://stks.co/3P5KEarningsCast
    RT @ebayinkblog: $EBAY Reports Strong Q1 2012 Results; Increases full-year guidance for 2012 http://stks.co/3P2Q #eBayQ112Andy Chase
    eBay’s Q1 2012 earnings call is on live right now at http://ow.ly/an3l9 or listen by browsing to News in our mobile app.TuneIn
    The Globe and Mail (Canada)
    $EBAY up nearly 8% in after hours trade. Here’s a recap of the earnings that did it http://stks.co/3P8BDarcy Keith
    European Markets
    EBay reports 20% earnings increase: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported a fiscal first-q… http://bit.ly/INeozcEuropean Markets
    StockTwits
    EBAY stock price – eBay Inc. trading ideas on StockTwitsWhat stock price is EBAY? Get the latest news and information about eBay Inc. in real-time. Find out what professional investors, analyst…
    Earnings Whisper
    Earnings Whispers : Earnings Whisper Number for EBAYEarnings Whisper ®: $0.54. Consensus Estimate: $0.52. Surprise Expectation 1: Release Date: [confirmed], 4/18/2012. After Close. Expect…
    eBay Ink Blog
    EBay Inc. Reports Strong Q1 2012 Results; Increases full-year guidance for 2012: http://bit.ly/INiI1pHN Firehose
    eBay Inc. – Investor RelationsFounded in 1995, eBay Inc. is the worldwide leader in shopping and payments on the web. Every day, we connect hundreds of millions of b…

    Commentary

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    RT @BloombergTV: Earnings Report: eBay reports strong Q1 results – reports net revenue of $3.28B topping estimate of $3.16BMoneyNewsWeb
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    yep RT @biggercapital This is just the start for $EBAY Marketplace is on fire this qtr, not really reflected in these numbershowardlindzon
    @howardlindzon thought you were going to buy $VMW after our last discussion re them & $EMC. I love both.Barry Graubart
    Why friend? “@howardlindzon: Happy to be long $ebay for me and clients…”Breezer
    @ebayinkblog Howdy RBH! Always great to see you filling my Twitter timeline. Hope the news is good :)Cliff Aliperti
    @howardlindzon great example of good management, I honesty thought they lost with PayPal ordeal. Nice play again.Jarrett Cook
    RT @eBayInkBlog For full year 2012, we expect $EBAY rev of $13.8 – $14.1 billion, representing 18-21% growth. #eBayQ112 http://stks.co/3P7phowardlindzon
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    PayPal has become its fastest-growing unit, accounting for 43 percent of sales last year http://stks.co/3P8g $EBAY
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    People really liked the earnings announcement with live tweeting by @eBayInkBlog 

    @ebetsy @ebayinkblog Always get a kick out of seeing RBH’s face pop up in feed, especially when he totally dominates it like earlier today!Cliff Aliperti
    @IEphemera @ebayinkblog If you’re going to have your Twitter timeline filled, better it should be filled with/by RBH than many others…LOLBetsie Bolger
    @ebayinkblog Thanks for the earnings-call tweets…BTW, love that British expression "as you were"!Betsie Bolger
    Join tomorrow’s $eBay earnings call here: http://bit.ly/HPUABE #eBayQ112 or follow the live tweets from @ebayinkblogRichard Brewer-Hay
    @biggercapital Congrats on $EBAY long into ER. Impressive conviction and move by you.
    @ebayinkblog Thanks so much! Love following your commentary on these calls.Victoria Gaunt
    so awesome the interaction that you’re seeing from @eBayInkBlog on StockTwits with its investors $EBAYLeigh Drogen
    @ebayinkblog: $EBAY Reports Strong Q1 2012 Results; Increases full-year guidance for 2012 http://stks.co/3P2Q #eBayQ112” go ebay stock:)Arne Bultman
    I managed to sneak out before our $eBay earnings call and snap a pic with this car… cc @jswartz652 http://pic.twitter.com/NxSVtSDXRichard Brewer-Hay

    eBayInkBlog tweets live during earnings announcement

    In #eBayQ112, @PayPal implemented its first major POS product in nearly 2,000 @HomeDepot stores nationwide. $eBay
    $eBay Marketplaces business has turned the corner, shifting from defense to offense #eBayQ112
    $eBay added more than 2 million new active users in #eBayQ112. Largest increase in three years http://dcl.sr/134
    Fixed Price, accounting for 64% of $eBay GMV in #eBayQ112, grew 18% from #eBayQ411 http://dcl.sr/136
    $eBay Auctions grew 3% in #eBayQ112 compared to #eBayQ411 http://dcl.sr/138
    $eBay Fashion, Parts & Accessories and Ticket categories all delivered strong double-digit growth rates in #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13A
    Nearly half of U.S. $eBay GMV came from Top-rated sellers in #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13C
    Same-store-sales for $eBay TRS in the U.S. grew 22% in #eBayQ112 (from the prior quarter) outpacing ecommerce http://dcl.sr/13E
    $eBay sellers are offering free shipping on more items, representing 45% of #eBayQ112 transactions http://dcl.sr/13G
    $eBay is excited about the @StubHub expansion into the UK in March. #eBayQ112
    In March of #eBayQ112 we launched Watch with $eBay, our first iPad app that combines shopping and entertainment
    During #eBayQ112, @GSICommerce signed or extended 29 client contracts across their suite of services. $eBay http://dcl.sr/13M
    In #eBayQ212 $eBay is planning a ltd. rollout of the next gen of @GSICommerce’s web service technology (V11 platform) http://dcl.sr/13O
    Thanks to @X_commerce we launched over 2,000 new apps for businesses of all sizes during #eBayQ112 $eBay http://dcl.sr/13Q
    With our focus on enabling commerce, $eBay is delivering innovative products and great shopping experiences #eBayQ112
    $eBay continues to operate with discipline and clarity, leveraging our scale, technologies and capabilities #eBayQ112
    $EBAY CFO Bob Swan now talking…
    #eBayQ112 was a great quarter for $eBay and a strong start to the 2nd year of our 3-year journey. http://dcl.sr/13S
    $eBay revenue increased 29% in #ebayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13U
    $eBay announced 2 acquisitions and the divestiture of @RentDotCom and we repurchased approx. $7M stock shares #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13W
    As a result of strong operating performance, $eBay is increasing outlook for the full year. #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13Y
    #eBayQ112 $eBay non-GAAP EPS was $0.55 (GAAP = $0.44). Up 18% year-over-year. http://dcl.sr/13c
    $eBay non-GAAP operating margin was 26.9% (GAAP was down to 19.9%) y-o-y. Due mianly to acquisitons and biz mix http://dcl.sr/13e
    Another strong quarter from @PayPal. Revenue reached $1.3 billion and TPV increased to $33.9 billion $eBay #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13g
    On-$eBay TPV grew 18% on an fx-neutral basis vs #eBayQ411 http://dcl.sr/13m
    The transaction and segment margins for @PayPal are at the highest level in the last 5 years. $eBay #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13o
    More consumers are turning to @shopbillmelater for convenience and choice. #eBayQ112 $eBay
    The TPV of @shopbillmelater was up 51% in #eBayQ112, driven by continued strong penetration on and off $eBay http://dcl.sr/13q
    Overall $eBay Marketplaces achieved net revenues of $1.7 billion, up 13% on an fx-netural basis in #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/13s
    Sold items on $eBay Marketplaces grew 17% in #eBayQ112, a 6 point acceleration from #eBayQ411 http://dcl.sr/13u
    #eBayQ112 – @GSICommerce had a strong quarter. Revenue was $237 million, up 15% year-over-year $eBay http://dcl.sr/13w
    Global eCommerce Merchandise Sales (GMS) for @GSICommerce grew 26% on a same store sales basis year-over-year $eBay http://dcl.sr/13y
    The profitability of @GSICommerce is improving as $eBay capitalizes on synergies. Segment margin of 9.5%. #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/140
    In #eBayQ112, $eBay operating expenses were 44% of revenue, slightly higher on year-over-year basis http://dcl.sr/142
    $eBay is increasing our full year guidance by $100 million topline and $0.05 on the bottom line. #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/144
    $eBay is increasing expecations for operating performance by approx. 2 points to reflect strong #eBayQ112 results. http://dcl.sr/146
    $eBay has reduced the negative impact of a stronger USD by 1 point to reflect a more stable currency environment http://dcl.sr/148
    For full year 2012, we expect $eBay revenue of $13.8 – $14.1 billion, representing 18-21% growth. #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/14A
    $eBay expects #eBayQ212 revenue of $3.25 – $3.35 billion http://dcl.sr/14E
    $eBay anticipates non-GAAP EPS of $0.53 – $0.55 (GAAP = $0.49 – $0.51) in #eBayQ212 http://dcl.sr/14G
    $eBay now anticipates non-GAAP EPS of $2.30-$2.35 (GAAP = $1.91-$1.96). #eBayQ112 http://dcl.sr/14C

    eBay Inc. CEO, John Donahoe, spoke on CNBC earlier today in response to the company’s Q1, 2012 earnings. Here you go:

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

    eBay Inc. Reports Strong Q1 2012 Results; Increases full-year guidance for 2012 

    eBay Q1 Earnings graphic

    eBay Inc. today reported that revenue for Q1FY12, increased 29% to $3.3 billion, compared to the same period of 2011. We recorded Q1 net income on a GAAP basis of $570 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $725 million, or $0.55 per diluted share. The year-over-year increase in first quarter GAAP earnings per diluted share was driven primarily by strong top-line growth partially offset by increased investment in the shopping experience and the impact of acquisitions.

    “The first quarter was a strong start to the year for us with momentum continuing in our Marketplaces, PayPal and GSI Commerce businesses,” said eBay Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe. “We believe that innovation in retail today is technology driven, and consumers are embracing smarter, easier, better ways to shop. We are enabling commerce in this new retail environment, supporting and partnering with sellers of all sizes and giving consumers worldwide the ability to shop anytime, anywhere, for whatever they want.”

    There are a number of options for you to get more information around today’s earnings announcement. You can listen along to the live eBay earnings call. You can follow along with my tweets in real-time, beginning at 2pm PT.

    You can access the full Q1 2012 eBay earnings announcement.

    For folks interested in following the entire conversation on StockTwits, go to http://stocktwits.com/symbol/EBAY.

    Business Highlights

    PayPal
    PayPal ended the quarter with 109.8 million active registered accounts, a 12% increase year over year. On average, PayPal added more than 1 million new accounts every month in Q1 2012. PayPal revenue increased 32% year over year and PayPal’s net total payment volume (TPV) grew 24% to $34 billion in Q1 compared to the same period of last year. PayPal expects to process $7 billion in mobile TPV in 2012. The Home Depot launched PayPal payments in all of its nearly 2,000 U.S. stores, giving shoppers the opportunity to pay using just their mobile phone number or PayPal payment card and PIN.

    eBay Marketplaces
    The Marketplaces business also delivered a strong Q1. Gross merchandise volume (GMV), excluding vehicles, increased by 12% year over year to $16 billion with sold items up 17% globally year over year. U.S. GMV excluding vehicles increased 13% year over year. International GMV, excluding vehicles, increased 11% year over year.

    Downloads of eBay’s suite of mobile apps surpassed 12 million in the first quarter and 78 million globally since the launch of mobile in the third quarter of 2008. eBay expects to generate $8 billion in mobile volume transacted in 2012.

    GSI
    GSI, which was acquired in the second quarter of 2011, contributed $237 million in revenue for the first quarter. GSI generated $715 million in global ecommerce (GeC) merchandise sales during the quarter. Same store sales grew 26% year over year, reflecting strong ecommerce sales from retail clients.

    Business Outlook
    • Second quarter 2012 — eBay expects net revenues in the range of $3,250 – $3,350 million with GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.49 – $0.51 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.53 – $0.55.
    • Full year 2012 — eBay now expects net revenues in the range of $13,800 – $14,100 million with GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.91 – $1.96 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $2.30 – $2.35.

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

    Planned PayPal Site Outage for April 19 

    From the PayPal Blog:

    To ensure that PayPal continues to offer the best possible products and services to our customers, we are planning a technology migration of our data center on Thursday, April 19, 2012, starting at approximately 10 p.m. PT. We expect it to last 45- 60 minutes. During this time, there will be a system-wide interruption to the PayPal service and our website. This means that customers will not be able to log into or use their PayPal accounts. Rest assured that, during this time, all funds will be secured as usual by PayPal’s powerful security and fraud protection.

    Please check @askPayPal on Twitter, the PayPal Facebook page and The PayPal Blog for confirmation that the outage has concluded. Once the migration is complete, consumers and merchants will be up and running again, business as usual. This technology migration will set us up for some of the planned future product innovations that users will start to see over the next several months.

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

    Social Resources for eBay Sellers: Pinterest and Facebook Timeline 

    Every day it seems we hear about a new social tool, community builder or networking solution. How does one keep up? We’re going to start sharing some resources here on Ink for eBay sellers. Today, Pinterest and Facebook Timeline.

    Pinterest
    Pinterest is the latest one-word social sharing solution vying for your attention. eBay has started to incorporate Pinterest sharing into our Marketplace and you can read a full breakdown on how to use Pinterest with eBay over on the eBay Stories Blog:

    The eBay product team has made it very easy to work with Pinterest, providing a share link to Pinterest with a stylized “P” right next to our symbols for other ways to share favorite items, such as Facebook, Twitter, or by email…

    … So, what is all the fuss about Pinterest anyway? In a nutshell, Pinnners (as aficionados of the site are called) like to share items from throughout the web and pin favorites on their page, usually thematically, like an online pinboard. You’re probably thinking “doesn’t Facebook and/or Twitter do something like this already?” and you’d be right. They have similar features, but the cool thing about Pinterest is the layout and ease of use. You can browse through and see photos of items your friends (or other pinners) have found, and re-pin them to your board to check out later. It is a fun, easy way to discover products you may not even have known you wanted, get inspired, and even follow people who share your tastes. The Pinterest mission statement sums it up: “Our goal is to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting.”

    For those of you interested in learning more, there is a FREE webinar tomorrow, “IS YOUR BRAND PINTERESTING? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MARKET ON PINTEREST”:

    Join Shoutlet Thursday, April 19 at 2PM Eastern/11AM Pacific where they’ll cover:
    ** Pinterest basics
    ** Current adoption and audience statistics
    ** Benefits and strategies for marketers
    ** Rules of engagement
    ** Examples of brands using the platform in creative ways

    Facebook Timeline
    By now you’ll have probably converted to the new Facebook Timeline format. With that you’ve probably noticed that there are some new image requirements that have come along with the change.

    For those of you managing FB pages for your respective businesses, here is a great cheat sheet resource for new Facebook Timeline image requirements.

    Also check out, Why Facebook’s New Timeline Apps will Change the Way Brands use Facebook.

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

    The World’s Fastest Car Show has been Nominated for a 2012 Webby Award… Please vote! 


    The World’s Fastest Car Show with Justin Bell has been nominated for Best Web Personality/Host in the 16th Annual Webby Awards.

    The deadline to cast a vote is April 26, 2012. The winners will be announced on May 1. eBay also received two Honoree distinctions in both Best use of Camera and Best Lifestyle categories for the eBay Fashion and eBay Motors apps, respectively.

    Congratulations to all involved! Please vote!

    eBay is no stranger to the Webby Awards. Most notably, the eBay Community was awarded a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2007 for the hundreds of millions of registered buyers and sellers who “made eBay a cultural phenomenon and permanently changed the way people connect, discover and interact with each other.”

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Friday, April 13th, 2012

    eBay Ink Weekly Roundup – April 13 #InkRoundup 

    eBay Adds More Solar Power
    eBay has completed installation of a solar array on top of its LEED Gold-certified Topaz data center in South Jordan, Utah, the largest solar installation to date. The array, designed and installed by SPG Solar, includes 72,000 sq ft of solar panels, covering virtually the facility’s entire roof. As an environmental benefit, eBay expects the array to offset 702 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Its power capacity is 665kW and the company estimates it will produce more than 900,000kWh of electricity every year. [via eBay Ink]

    Further News
    + E-commerce is driving up prepaid card usage as consumers have started to use them more to pay bills and make online purchases.
    + HTML5 is the latest version of the ubiquitous web programming language, and it’s especially important in mobile commerce.
    + There is a growing trend within the converging spaces of social media and e-commerce.

    Posts From the Week
    + eBay Ink Wants You!
    + eBay’s Topaz Data Center Gets Even Greener

    Looking Back on eBay Ink
    April 18, 2012: eBay Instant Sale now offers $$ for broken devices. My 2 broken iPods may no longer be worthless. eBay has opened up its Instant Sale program to include new, limited-time pricing for broken or damaged iPods, iPhones and iPads, offering consumers more value for their broken gadgets than ever before in celebration of Earth Month. Additionally, eBay will offer every user that sends in their device – broken or not – a bonus $5 eBay gift card and a matching $5 donation to Global Green USA.

    Through April 30, eBay Instant Sale will begin paying up to $150 for broken iPads, $100 for iPhones, and $50 for iPods. Until now, Instant Sale offered free shipping and responsible recycling for all broken items, but limited cash value. As a result, I now have two otherwise useless iPods that could translate into about 100 new songs from iTunes for my functioning one.

    eBay InkWeekend Roundup is a summary of news and updates around eBay, PayPal, Social Media, Technology and E-commerce. Let us know what interests you.

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

    eBay Ink Wants You! 

    I’ve been the primary author and editor of eBay Ink for the past 4 years but on those rare occasions that we’ve had contributed content here on the blog, I’ve very much welcomed the fresh opinion and new voice.

    With that in mind, we wanted to give you the opportunity to have your say here on eBay Inc.’s official corporate blog. So much so, that we set up contributed content guidelines.

    CONTENT PREP
    ** Unless a topic has been previously determined, choose a compelling topic or story idea.
    ** Gather complementary assets such as videos and images to support your post.
    ** Instruct the date and exact time of publish for post. For example, Tuesday November 15 at 9:00am Pacific. Note if copy material coincides with launches or important announcements.

    CONSTRUCTION
    ** Keep tone of voice conversational and light, you are talking to people directly.
    ** If possible, lead with an image or video asset. It’s the initial hook that pulls readers further into your post. Be sure that images included in the post are high resolution.
    ** If support pieces exist for your post – other web pages or documents – be sure to provide links to those pages or the documents themselves.
    ** Keep word count to 500 characters maximum.
    ** Break-up post to include images – products, subject matter or action shots — in between paragraphs
    ** Before the post is published, review the post to ensure the accuracy of language, links and assets.

    POST-PUBLISHING RESPONSIBILITIES
    ** Follow up with blog readers by responding to comments or questions left on the post.
    ** If any changes need to be made to the post, please contact the site administrator.

    To submit contributed content, click here.

    Cheers!
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

    eBay’s Topaz Data Center Gets Even Greener 

    Many of you will remember that in the spring of 2010 we opened Topaz, our first wholly-owned data center in South Jordan (which was awarded LEED Gold status by the US Green Building Council). Since then we’ve continued to invest in Utah and worked to demonstrate our commitment to make our operations there even more efficient and sustainable.

    eBay Topaz Data Center

    Today, we are announcing eBay’s largest solar installation to date, atop the Topaz data center. The installation includes a 665 kilowatt (kW) solar power system, designed and installed by SPG Solar, featuring 72,000 square feet of solar panels, covering virtually every inch of roof space on the data center. The installation will produce 924,013 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean electricity annually, which is equivalent to offsetting 702 tons of greenhouse gas emissions or planting 136 acres of pine forests. In addition to the environmental benefits, we anticipate the installation will pay for itself in just four years. The Topaz solar array, along with our 650 kW array and 500 kW Bloom Fuel cell installation at our San Jose headquarters and our 100 kW solar array in Denver, brings our total renewable energy capacity to almost 2 Megawatts. To put that in perspective, that’s equivalent to about 11% of our total US data center electricity demand.

    eBay Topaz Data Center

    Cheers,
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Friday, April 6th, 2012

    eBay Executives named to SV/SJ Business Journal’s Women of Influence 2012 

    2012 Women of Influence Awards

    The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal announced their 2012 Women of Influence Awards today and I’m proud to say that two of our executives made the honor roll – Richelle Parham, chief marketing officer for eBay Marketplaces and Kristin Yetto, SVP of HR for eBay Marketplaces – were 2 of the 100 award winners.

    I got to sit down with Richelle and Kristin to discuss the accolade and we talked more about the internal program here at eBay called the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN).

    Cheers!
    RBH

  • FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Friday, April 6th, 2012

    eBay Ink Weekly Roundup – April 6 #InkRoundup 

    eBay Aligns with PayPal to Drive Growth
    PayPal, one of the fastest-growing businesses for eBay, now accounts for around 27% of the companies overall value. PayPal recently rolled out some additional online and mobile payment options geared specifically for small businesses. PayPal Payments, a suite of payment offerings provides small businesses with multiple options to accept payments from their customers. This enables merchants to accept payments online via PayPal, physically via PayPal Here and through mobile via PayPal Mobile. With these flexible options, PayPal aims to become the default payment processor for small businesses. [via Forbes]

    Further News
    + The Hottest Trend in e-Commerce? Clothes.
    +In-app purchases are proving a boon for app developers, boosting revenues for both developers and app store owners such as Google and Apple.
    + What makes the online consumer tick?
    + The Facebook Timeline of social commerce represented as an infographic.

    Posts From the Week
    + Happy Birthday to us! eBay Ink turns 4 today
    + Celebrate Earth Month with eBay
    + eBay on the Road: 2012 NonProfit Technology Conference
    + Survey shows Tax Refunds “Drive” Vehicle-Related Purchases
    + UPDATED: eBay has Acquired WHI Solutions

    Looking Back on eBay Ink
    April 12, 2011: Today, eBay, HP, Microsoft and Intel released a statement in support of Senator Kerry’s (D-MA) and Senator McCain’s (R-AZ) Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act. The Act establishes a framework to protect the personal information of all Americans both online and offline. Please click here to view eBay, HP, Microsoft and Intel’s statement of support.

    eBay InkWeekend Roundup is a summary of news and updates around eBay, PayPal, Social Media, Technology and E-commerce. Let us know what interests you.

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