eBay Social Shopping
Thanks to Chris Crum for his article on eBay Social Shopping, eBay’s new Google Friend Connect gadget. Chris’s article tells us:
eBay has introduced a new Google Friend Connect gadget called eBay Social Shopping, which lets publishers add “social shopping” to their sites. It lets users browse eBay right from the gadget on the site “almost” as if they were on eBay itself.
We wondered how eBay sellers might be able to use the eBay social shopping gadget to their own advantage, and asked eBay about it.
“This is an alpha version and mainly intended for publishers (blogger etc.),” eBay’s Farhang Kassaei tells WebProNews, “Having said that, sellers can restrict the items shown in the gadget to only their own items. Further, they can choose to only display content of certain categories (if they sell in more than one category) - these functions are not turned on in the alpha version.”
Kassaei says more filtering options will be available.
Google Friend Connect (GFC) direct link
Chris goes on to tell us that users of the new eBay Social Shopping gadget can view item details, watch items within auctions or buy-it-now listings, and if they’re also eBay users, they can link their eBay account to their Google Friend Connect (GFC) account, which will let them monitor their eBay watch list , receive personalised recommendations, bid, and buy from the gadget.
The gadget lets publishers customise eBay recommendations and listings to suit the content of their sites. Kassaei says eBay is monitoring the adoption of the social shopping gadget, and will provide monetisation opportunities in a later version through the eBay partner network if that’s what people ask for.Thanks Chris.
Chris’ article about eBay Social Shopping, eBay’s new Google Friend Connect tool, can be also be read, in it’s original form here.
2 Responses to “eBay Social Shopping”
April 12th, 2010 at 8:11 am
It’s so lucky for me to find your blog! So shocking and great! Just one suggestion: It will be better and easier to follow if your blog can offer rrs subscription service. If you check out the top right hand corner of the page, you’ll see a big RSS symbol, click on that - or click on the subscribe button to the right. I mean no offence, but you didn’t look very hard for an RSS link - but then again, you seem to post the same on every blog you visit - a spammer maybe? BM
March 23rd, 2011 at 10:55 pm
You know I really love playing with a good gadget! Is that what you call yours - your “Gadget”? But it’s nice to know that you are happy to let everyone know that you are a “Gadget” fiddler!
BM