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I found this video when cruzing the inbound links to my site and I ran across the SEO Contest 2008 site. The following video was posted on January 17, 2008 on the SEO Contest 2008 site. First, this video is funny and uses adult language. It confirms that the internetworkings within different online social and business services translate to a party!

In the beginning of the video, there is an Ebay, PayPal reference and this one connection in the video speaks volumes.

I was researching Ebay and the ability to create stores, when one of my friends; “Ebay Informant” mentioned his/her dissatisfaction with Ebay and PayPal as a way to move products.

The informant stated, “It started before and after the postal rate increased on May 14, 2007. I noticed the international customers, were not receiving their items on time.”

After the Ebay Informant investigated more, he/she realized discrepancies’ within tracking numbers and the service policies associated with shipping international items through Ebay and the UPS (United Postal Service).

The Ebay Informant stresses the frustration with the ability for buyers to file complaints of Ebay non-receipt because the product is in transit or has been declared as lost.

When the buyer files a complaint to PayPal of “non-receipt” or “item not as described” and the item is $100 or more, PayPal will automatically hold the funds until the dispute is resolved.

If the buyer files a complaint of “non-receipt” or “item not as described” as a seller you are not eligible for seller protection.

PayPal and Ebay have the tracking mechanism to verify shipping status. However they use the tracking information to make decisions on the non-receipt claims.

The problem with this business process is both the buyer and seller are left at the mercy of delayed information and the lack of Ebay and PayPal customer support.

Warning, do not ship international using Ebay and/or PayPal!

Google Celebrated their 9th birthday at around 12:00 AM Central today. Check out the Google Birthday archives

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Yahoo! is moving from brand to direct response marketing. The search marketing giant is more focused on conversions and not impressions with their purchase of BlueLithium.

Senior Vice President of Yahoo publisher network, Todd Teresi was quoted in Advertising Age to state the puchase of BlueLithium is part of “Our strategy of leading a transformation in how advertisers connect with publishers.”

by: Anne Haynes

Jeremy Schoemaker created a blog post this weekend regarding how corrupt the DMOZ directory has become.

There was a time when DMOZ was the best directory to be listed in on the internet. I’ve read lots of blog posts regarding threats from DMOZ and paying to be listed, but never to the extent of $5,000.00.

Bad DMOZ and Jeremy is correct when suggesting Google to buy Best of the Web as a paid inclusion directory.

Apparently PR Newswire states the name Crackhead Jesus was inspired by a CEO of a marketing firm that stood on his desk and announced to everyone that he was the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Strange story and anything goes when it comes to marketing.

Is Google becoming an agency or what? “Acquiring DoubleClick expands Google’s business far beyond algorithm-driven ad auctions into a relationship-based business with Web publishers and advertisers.” writes the New York Times

I find this to be an interesting statement. Let’s see, all of my friends at Google never disclose anything about working at Google. In conversations with my friends, I ask, “So how is work?” and they would make some lame (I work with Stanford folks) comment, “If I told you I would have to kill you.”

It’s tough to build relationships with people when they keep too many secrets. You lose things to talk about because they can’t speak for fear of a leak.

Never the less, this acquisition will be interesting to watch unfold.