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  • eBay Releases Updated iPhone Application

    eBay Releases Updated iPhone Application

    eBay has released a new version of its iPhone app that adds selling functionality and RedLaser barcode-scanning technology.

    The updated iPhone app allows users to comparison shop by scanning barcodes and accessing a wider a variety of merchandise including electronics, movies and videogames.

    “More shoppers are turning to their mobile phones to save money and time this holiday season,” said Steve Yankovich, vice president of eBay Mobile.

     

     

    “We listened to our 13 million+ mobile app users and we’ve updated our eBay iPhone app to be a one stop shop for all of their holiday buying and selling needs. We continue to blur the lines between in-store and online shopping by allowing eBay shoppers to conveniently scan products to find the best deals virtually anywhere, anytime.”

    Sellers can now search for completed listings to see what similar items recently sold for. In combination with RedLaser scanning technology, repeat sellers can scan a product and list it on eBay in 60 seconds or less. If a user is listing a similar item sold or selling on eBay, users can use eBay’s “Sell One Like This” feature to create a listing that is automatically populated with information like category and item condition.
     

     

  • TheFind.com Says It Has Overtaken Yahoo in Comparison Shopping Visits

    Shopping search site TheFind announced today that it has overtaken Yahoo Shopping as the #2 site in the category (comparison shopping engines), citing comScore‘s numbers.

    TheFind also says it has grown by 175% year-over-year according to ChannelAdvisor.

    TheFind.com had close to 7 million unique monthly visitors in May, according to data from Compete. These numbers don’t reflect incredible growth for the year growth, but steadiness nonetheless:

    These numbers are always hard to deliver with any certainty of accuracy, so you can be the judge of that, but either way, TheFind does seem to be attracting the minds of consumers.

    "Our formula is pretty simple: make it easy for people to find the things they want to buy, and without bias, show them every available purchasing option," says TheFind CEO Siva Kumar. "When you do that, people come back because they both trust you and like what they find."

    According to the company, TheFind.com and the shopping sites it powers saw between 2.3 and 2.7 average visits per visitor, as compared with 1.9 average visits per visitor for the next closest competitor.