If we pay you enough will you sign up?

December 21, 2006

Marketworks announced that in conjunction with Google they have released twelve new standard templates for ecommerce websites. Customers can select from 12 new professionally designed storefront templates to instantly transform the look of their… Read more

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1200% of almost nothing is still almost nothing

December 18, 2006

“Sales via Google Checkout are up 1200% in Q4. WOW.” exclaims Scott Wingo on his blog. “They admittedly started with a small base, but it’s very interesting to see the growth presented this way. One has to wonder how long eBay’s argument for not… Read more

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PayPal winning over google

December 8, 2006

Cramer (of CNBC) thinks PayPal is still winning over Google Checkout, this despite Google giving the service free of transaction fees for the next year. In a change of position he recommends buying eBay stock as it’s undervalued. Crammer also likes… Read more

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Google extend free Checkout promotion

December 6, 2006

Google have announced that Checkout payments will be processed free of charge until the end of 2007. This is fantastic news for merchants with their own websites, effectively increasing their income by 2%. Not so nice for eBay sellers, of course,… Read more

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Google Checkout buys Paypal’s traffic

December 1, 2006

“It turns out does not have anyone you can talk to in real life — only via e-mail,” complained an unhappy customer.Hands up if you can name the company. eBay? Wrong. Paypal? Wrong again. It’s Google. Google Checkout was supposed to be the… Read more

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