Feb
05
2012
- E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review February 4, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Mobile Tech That’s Changing the Way We Shop Here at ePN we talk a lot about the shifts happening in the way that consumers shop and pay. We’re always thinking about ways to integrate [...]
- Giving the people what they want even when you no longer understand why they want it
This post is going to be a weird experiment in being candid and transparent to the point of almost anti-marketing. Bear with me. If you’ve ever wandered over to the Books and eBooks page on this site, among my fiction and non-fiction projects that you’ve actually heard of, you may have noticed a little thing called [...]
- Keep your eyes open to opportunities even if they weren’t part of your original plan
It was our senior year of college and we were all scrambling around to figure out our post-graduation plans. One very smart friend of mine, lets call him Lem, was applying for grad schools. He was in a very specialized field and his very high GPA meant he was not only getting accepted to schools [...]
- Kabbage awards TheWhineSeller.com an e-commerce Oscar for telling it like it is
The nice folks at Kabbage have been using the awards season as an excuse to give out some e-commerce awards of their own creation. The previous week they gave out the Golden Globes and this week they gave out the Oscars. Here’s what they had to say about this very blog in their Oscars post: [...]
- 5 Tips for Saving Money on Shipping Supplies and Postage
Today’s topic was a request from a IRL friend. And not just any friend! This one. Anyway, the request was for some tips on saving money while shipping. It’s a tall order but I promised I’d see what I can do. As soon as I started this post, I immediately realized this has the potential [...]
Jan
29
2012
- E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review January 28, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Get in the DJ booth with Tiësto Ever been among the thousands of screaming fans rocking out to Tiësto and wanted to see what life is like from the other side of the DJ [...]
- eBay Buyer Pet Peeve: When a seller ships something stupidly
As a collectibles seller, often times I’m buying the very same sort of items on eBay that I also sell. It’s like flipping houses except that the house was originally listed as a car. (Collectibles sellers know what I mean. ) But one of my biggest pet peeves as a buyer is when I get [...]
- Self-publishers, POD & Indie Authors: What do you do with mis-printed copies of your own book?
I’m looking at a stack of copies of my play, Daddy Issues, that I have on hand and I notice that one is much fatter than the others. A quick investigation reveals a massive print FAIL: There are actually about 5 copies of the play printed in a wild jumble throughout a single binding. I [...]
- My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic finally coming to DVD with The Friendship Express
It’s not the Season One box set we’ve all been hoping for but, on February 28, 2012 6 episodes of Friendship is Magic finally come to DVD. Episodes include: Friendship Is Magic, Part 1 (Mare In The Moon) Friendship Is Magic, Part 2 (Elements Of Harmony) Over A Barrel Hearth’s Warming Eve The Last Roundup [...]
- Don’t wait until it’s too late. Live your life and start working towards your goals now.
When I used to work for Lulu, one of the most frequent things I encountered was people who were desperate to publish their book or software or music before they died. There was this insane urgency, this desperation to get the book out there because they were racing against the clock. In some cases this [...]
- My Little Pony in the NYT, Friendship is Magic episodes taken down, BronyCon recap & more
As you’ve probably noticed, I’m frantically trying to catch up on all the things that happened in the Ponyverse over the holidays. To keep it simple for myself, this post is going to be a bit of compilation of stuff I didn’t get to blog about as it happened. BronyCon 2012 – Here’s some coverage [...]
Jan
22
2012
- E-Commerce & Social Networking Week in Review January 21, 2012
Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week: Download Day Winner Announced! In a recent blog post, we predicted that Dec. 26th would be one of the highest traffic days for new readers buying eBooks. We crunched the numbers and are happy [...]
- CNN interviews My Little Pony customizers Jodi Moisan & Mari Kasurinen
Most of the images are of ponies you’ve already seen elsewhere on the web but check out the article for a great interview with these true pony artists. CNN: ‘My Little Pony’ Goes Geek Share:
- Patagonia: a company that actually encourages sales on the second hand market & by eBay Trading Assistants
I meant to write about this back in September but I forgot and the email got buried in my inbox. But I think this is really cool so I’m posting it now because I think most people still haven’t heard of it. In short, eBay Green Team has partnered with a company, Patagonia, specifically with [...]
- Teens React to My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and Bronies
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- My Little Pony Friendship is Magic in Forbes
SOPA, Skyrim and My Little Pony – Infringement is Magic? Share:
- Add My Little Pony themed frames and sound effects to your Facebook photos
Hasbro recently introduced a new Facebook app that let’s you add sound clips and MLP themed backgrounds to your Facebook photos to create flash photo book-like interactive albums starring Pinkie Pie. Check out Ponyrific Pictures on Facebook here. Share:
- The runner up
Besides My Little Pony, what’s your next favorite toy of all time? Share:
- Is the only acceptable time to leave an eBay seller a low DSR for shipping cost… never?
I inadvertently opened a can of worms with this post. I was talking about what I’m like as a buyer, since I know what it’s like to be a seller, and I mentioned that I’m very generous with the DSR stars with one exception… I don’t take kindly to being overcharged on shipping. Now, to clarify, I [...]
- I’ll be on eBay Radio today talking about using social networking to connect with other sellers
At 3 PM EST/Noon PST, I’ll be on eBay Radio to talk about social networking. And while the topic of social networking as a marketing tool has been covered many times, I wanted to talk specifically about using Facebook, Twitter, and even blogging to connect with a seller’s best resource… other sellers! So, if you [...]
