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PayPal X Developer Challenge, and Yahoo! Developer Network X Award
Monday, July 19th, 2010
For the developers out there, you may be interested in learning more about PayPal’s recently announced X Developer Challenge, for which the Yahoo! Developer Network is an X Award Sponsor. The PayPal X Developer Challenge features a grand prize worth $100,000 ($50,000 USD plus $50,000 USD in waived transaction fees for up to one year) for the most innovative new app built using the PayPal X platform, while the Yahoo! Developer Network is offering a prize of $10,000 for the best integration of PayPal APIs with Yahoo! technologies.
Application ideas registered on the PayPal X website by August 4, 2010, will also be eligible for a chance to win one of 10 iPads [...]
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Free Webinar: Kickstarting Your Social Strategy
Monday, July 12th, 2010
On Wednesday, July 14, from 2-3 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT, join Matthew Ledford (President of FastPivot) and Brian Smith (CEO of SingleFeed) for a free webinar that will show you how to kickstart your online business’ social strategy.
During this webinar, you’ll learn:
- How a social strategy is much more than simply acquiring Twitter and Facebook accounts
- How to use new social strategies to increase sales and improve search engine ranking
- How to leverage Facebook fan pages to sell products
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Action Required for Accepting American Express Using PayPal Website Payments Professional
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
On July 13, 2010, a new agreement between American Express and PayPal will take effect. In order for merchants using PayPal Website Payments Professional to continue accepting American Express as a direct payment option, the merchant will be required to sign-in to their PayPal account and opt-in to the new agreement.
This change impacts only direct American Express card transactions made using PayPal Website Payments Professional, and does not impact transactions made when using PayPal Express Checkout or PayPal Website Payments Standard, which occur when a merchant displays the “Check out with PayPal” button in checkout, and the customer is taken to a separate PayPal checkout flow. Merchants who accept American Express as a direct payment option using an FDMS-compatible merchant account may also continue to accept American Express credit card payments [...]
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IRCE 2010 is Almost Upon Us – Come See Us at Booth #417
Monday, June 7th, 2010
We’re looking forward to seeing many of our merchants in Chicago this week at IRCE and at our Yahoo! Merchant Summit. If you’re at IRCE, please come by our booth in the exhibit hall – it’s booth #417.
Also be sure to check out the great lineup of conference speakers this year, including Paul Boisvert, lead product manager for Yahoo! Merchant Solutions, and Yahoo! merchant Pavel Shvartsman (OpticsPlanet), who will be speaking about using niche stores to grab opportunities; as well as Yahoo! merchants Rob Snell (Gun Dog Supply) and Julie Swatek (Scrap Your Trip), who will be speaking about lean and mean customer engagement strategies.
If you’re looking for some pre-conference information, tune into eCom Experts today at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. Our very own Mike Ober will be joining eCom Experts host Shawna Fennell (1 Choice 4 Your Store) to discuss IRCE, the Yahoo! Merchant Summit, and ecommerce best practices.
See you in Chicago! [...]
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