eBay Ink » SXSW http://ebayinkblog.com an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 VIDEO Conversation with Microsoft and eBay: #IE9 Browser Integration http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/06/01/video-conversation-with-microsoft-and-ebay-ie9-browser-integration/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/06/01/video-conversation-with-microsoft-and-ebay-ie9-browser-integration/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:44:09 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=10902 As some of you know, I was fortunate enough to attend SXSW earlier this year and during my time at the conference I managed to go to the Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 event that included a live eBay integration demo from my friend and colleague, Jonathon Gabbai. The below video was captured at the SXSW event and is now featured on Bytes by MSDN.

Cheers,
RBH

Clark Sell, Microsoft Senior Developer Evangelist, and Jonathon Gabbai, from eBay, discuss Internet Explorer 9. Jonathan, Senior Global Innovations Manager at eBay, reveals how he drives traffic to eBay sites through Internet Explorer 9 browser integration, leveraging IE9 features such as dynamic jump lists and pinned sites.

]]> http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/06/01/video-conversation-with-microsoft-and-ebay-ie9-browser-integration/feed/ 0 Backstage with Chromeo at RedLaser’s SXSW Kick-off party http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/03/16/backstage-with-chromeo-at-redlasers-sxsw-kick-off-party/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/03/16/backstage-with-chromeo-at-redlasers-sxsw-kick-off-party/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:02:37 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=9951 I’ve been in Austin for 6 days now meeting with partners, colleagues, peers, mentors, customers and all-around great people. The information overload is high to be sure. I’ve attended press conferences, parties, meetings, presentations and demos every day since I got here and I’m in the process of compiling everything I’ve learned into some blog posts to share with you all.

First up, however, I wanted to share some images and cool insights into one of my favorite bands at the moment – Chromeo. They headlined the RedLaser party on Sunday night at SXSW and before they took the stage, the eBay Mobile team and I joined the band backstage to talk music, eBay and feedback scores.

It turns out that they’re big fans of eBay too. Patrick Gemayel (aka P-Thugg) is the man behind their eBay account and according to him he has a feedback score of 247 at 100% positive. What’s even more impressive is that he revealed to us that every piece of equipment in their recording studio was purchased on eBay. Essentially, two of my favorite albums were recorded – thanks in some small part – to my employer. Pretty neat.

They took the stage in style and rocked the night away for all in attendance. I managed to get a front row spot to snap this pic during their opening song…

I’m in the process of uploading lots of other images from the night and will share on flickr shortly.

Cheers!
RBH

]]> http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/03/16/backstage-with-chromeo-at-redlasers-sxsw-kick-off-party/feed/ 0 eBay Ink heading to SXSW to discuss PR, cover RedLaser, and interview Lupe Fiasco http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/03/10/ebay-ink-heading-to-sxsw-to-cover-redlaser-and-interview-lupe-fiasco/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2011/03/10/ebay-ink-heading-to-sxsw-to-cover-redlaser-and-interview-lupe-fiasco/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:42:45 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=9869 As some of you know by now, there seems to be a 4 week period each year when I hit the road for speaking opportunities, learning ways in which we can improve our social media strategies as a company, and visit with employees that are located around the world. This year’s trip starts Friday as I hit the road to Austin, Texas for SXSW.

I’ll be live-blogging using the @ebayinkblog Twitter feed and will post updates here on Ink. I’m also going to guest tweet for the RedLaser team so please be sure to start following @redlaserapp too if you’re not already. My 7-day, on-location assignment will come to a close with an exclusive conversation with recording artist Lupe Fiasco live from the RedLaser booth. In all, it’s a pretty packed schedule but here are the key events:

Sunday, March 13, 2011
11am – 9pm
eBay Hangover Party and Speed Hack
* 11am: Hangover party starts
* 12pm: Introductions by eBay, Plug and Play and Alcatel-Lucent
* 1pm: Info sessions and office hours
* 2pm – 4pm: Speed Hack Track One (two track options, see below)
* 4pm – 4:30: Demo Hack Track One
* 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Speed Hack Two (two track options, see below)
* 6pm: Happy Hour Starts
* 630pm – 7pm: Demo Hack Two
* 7:30: Hack results and prizes
To find out more information and to see a detailed schedule: http://ebayspeedhack.eventbrite.com/

Sunday, March 13, 2011
10:00pm
RedLaser Party with Chromeo – SXSW
Please join us in celebrating the launch of RedLaser’s presence at SXSW 2011! To take things up a notch and kick off the interactive week, the RedLaser party will include performances by Chromeo and Peanut Butter Wolf!
RSVP and find out more information: http://redlaserparty.eventbrite.com/

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
11:00am
Town Lake Ballroom, Radisson
What’s In Your Virtual Wallet
I’ll be moderating a Q&A discussion with Laura Chambers, director of mobile for PayPal and Rob Veres, GM of RedLaser / eBay Mobile. We’ll be taking questions direct from the audience and I’ll also ask any questions you may have so please feel free to include in the comments section below.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011
12:30pm
Hill Country CD, Hyatt
Why PR’s Future May Not Look Like PR
I’ll join Edelman’s David Armano (@armano) on stage to discuss the evolution of PR in the social media age. With advances in networks, online communities and the ability of the average individual to become their own content producer and influencer, the face of PR is changing, shifting the focus from communications to engagement in increasingly public spaces both online and off. The hashtag for that discussion is #FuturePR

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
4:00pm
RedLaser Booth 139, 141, 143
I’ll be interviewing recording artist Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) and taking questions from the audience. His latest album, “Lasers” has been in heavy rotation on my iPod since it came out last week and I’ve been playing “Coming Up” a lot to my two little girls as I head out on the road for a week. They love it!

I’ll also continue to cover ecommerce news remotely and update any eBay-specific information here as usual.
Cheers,
RBH

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Since eBay launched Instant Sale in October 2010, roughly 38,000 iPad offers have been made in total compared to only 1,600 offers made for other tablets.

I’ve been deliberating all week about selling my iPad using eBay Instant Sale and standing in line in Austin, TX for the new one at the temporary Apple store being built especially for SXSW. We’ll see how long that line is before totally committing.

Cheers,
RBH

About eBay Instant Sale
eBay Instant Sale is a new program that lets people get competitive cash offers for electronics, including tablets and cell phones, in 60 seconds or less. eBay customers who visit eBay.com/iPad and enter in basic information about their device will receive an instant cash offer. Once the offer is accepted, users will receive a free shipping label. Payment will be deposited into the customer’s PayPal account once the item has been received and evaluated.

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