Straight from the source, here’s what happened in the world of e-commerce, social networking and selling online in the past week:
- Event Driven SEO Tactics
As web site owners we’re always looking for ways to get a competitive edge in search rankings. How we rank for relevant keywords can be a crucial driver of success. In that spirit, I saw an article on Deadspin about the Huffington Post and the Super Bowl. In short, the HuffPo created a post…
- This week’s top news stories on YouTube
To help you learn about the big stories of the week, we’re kicking off a new series from CitizenTube, a YouTube channel focusing on global news and politics.
Everyday on the CitizenTube channel (and @CitizenTube on Twitter), along with our curation partners @storyful, we look at how the top news…
- Connect with Googlers and users in our Google+ Help Desk Hangouts
There’s nothing quite like talking to your customers face to face—being able to hear their feedback and questions directly, and strengthening those relationships. A message we come back to again and again on the Small Business Blog is the importance of connecting with and understanding your…
- Madonna premieres “Give Me All Your Luvin” on YouTube
Game day can’t come soon enough? Get in the spirit today with the official premiere of Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin” featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. on YouTube. You can find the video on the Madonna YouTube Channel, along with teasers for her halftime show performance.
We’ll also have…
- SXSW Interactive 2012 Recommendations for Authors & Publishers
South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) 2012 is right around the corner, scheduled to take place in Austin, Texas March 9-13. If you’re an author and have never heard of “South by,” you may want to check out the following blog post by Evo Terra entitled “7 tips for authors attending SXSW 2012.” Evo…
- Find the gift you’ll love to give—join the eBay Valentine Twitter Party today, February 2!
What are you giving your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Get suggestions from eBay experts today, February 2, during eBay’s Valentine Twitter Party. The 12-1PM PST hour will be hosted by our Fashion expert and will focus on gift suggestions for her. The 1-2PM PST hour will be hosted by our…
- Spread the Love with Valentine’s Day Promotions
The annual holiday reserved for lovebirds around the globe is right around the corner. Luckily for ePN affiliates, Valentine’s Day is also a gift-giving occasion, and beaus have already started scouring the web for the perfect gift for their special someone.
According to American Express, more…
- Roar of the crowd: Super Bowl on Twitter
From @TimTebow leading the Denver Broncos to a shocking overtime win (and a new record for sports-related Tweets per second: 9,420) to San Diego Chargers receiver @ericweddle1’s sideline Tweets from the Pro Bowl—we watched all of the NFL post-season’s most memorable moments come alive on…
- Update from Tom Bright, Lulu’s COO
Hello Lulu fanatics and creators, My name is Tom Bright, and I am the President and Chief Operating Officer at Lulu. Today, I’m writing my first blog post and what better time than now, when so many new and exciting opportunities are becoming available for authors every day. In my posts, I’ll…
- [VIDEO]: eBay CEO, John Donahoe, Talks to Mashable’s Pete Cashmore at World Economic Forum in Davos
This past week eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, sat down for a chat with the Founder and CEO of Mashable, Pete Cashmore, at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland to talk about the future of mobile shopping and payment. John talks in-depth about why he thinks PayPal are in a key position to lead that charge….
- Blog Migration Complete!
2/2 UPDATE: We’re aware of a few issues that have cropped up since the migration – the biggest being that comments aren’t currently working. We’re working diligently behind the scenes to find the cause of that. I am told that all existing comments are intact and will be…
- Homework got you stumped? Our new lineup of educational channels is here to help.
As I wrote in the Huffington Post recently, we here at YouTube believe that great educators can come from all walks of life, and we want to see more teachers – in the broadest sense of the word – turn YouTube into their global classroom. The demand on YouTube for educational content – from math to…
- Tell your business story with Google+ Pages
When we launched Google+ Pages last November, we saw more than a million businesses create new profiles to better connect with their customers. Page owners have been hosting Hangouts, updating their customers on the latest news and deals, and sharing exclusive photos and videos. We’ve loved the…
- AdSense now speaks Indonesian
We’re glad to announce that Indonesian has just joined the family of AdSense supported languages. Let’s celebrate by raising our hands in a kecak dance, watching a wayang kulit show or cooking traditional Indonesian recipes.
If you have a website in Bahasa Indonesia, you’ll now be able to earn…
- Super Bowl XLVI Predictions
I have always been a fan of the San Diego Chargers, who have only made it to the Super Bowl once, back in 1994. So when the Super Bowl comes around each year, I typically find myself rooting for the team I dislike the least
- Amazon Pick & Pack Fee Changes Start Today
If you are using FBA to sell your products on Amazon, there are some fee changes that go in effect today (February 01, 2011). The largest increase is for oversize items, which have an increase from $1.00 Pick & Pack to $6.00 Pick & Pack. Weight handling has been decreased from $.40 per…
- Music Tuesday: Busta Rhymes, Fresh Faces and more
The good ship Wilco sailed into YouTube Music this week, with the premiere of their new video “Dawned on Me”, which believe it or not, is the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in 30 years. We also featured a curation from Black Bananas, a video from Cymbals Eat Guitars, and more…
Busta Rhymes…
- How to shape up your video marketing strategy in 2012
Did you vow to get in shape in 2012? Maybe you committed take your business to the next level this year, too. Keeping either resolution can be a challenge, so we wanted to call out a few YouTube fitness Channels doing great work both with their videos and their advertising—without breaking a…
- ePN Blog Migration
Preparations have long been underway to move our five ePN blogs (international and U.S.) from a European hosting company into eBay’s internal servers. This week we start that process. That means that from this point until Wednesday (or so) we will be unable to update and publish content to…
- From the West Wing: Hanging out with President Obama on YouTube
You asked, and today President Obama will answer. This afternoon at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 pm ET), President Obama will head to the Roosevelt Room of the White House to connect face-to-face with people across America over a live Google+ Hangout. This first-ever virtual interview will be streamed live…
- CaliforniaTravelTips is January’s rising YouTube partner
If you’ve been to the YouTube homepage today, you may have noticed CaliforniaTravelTips featured in the Spotlight. Veronica Hill, the woman behind CaliforniaTravelTips, is our featured “On The Rise” partner for January.
Born and raised in California, Veronica has 30+ years of travel experience…
- YouTube Creator Playbook: Use analytics to build an audience
This is part of an ongoing series sharing tips from the YouTube Creator Playbook, a resource of best practices and tips you can start using on your Channel and videos right away.
There’s tons of data and information available about your Channel, videos and audience in YouTube Analytics, but the…
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