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eBay新年新氣象 – New Year Brings Changes to eBay and Online-Auction Industry 15 一月 2007

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新的一年一定將對線上拍賣產業的帶來很多變動。非關預測；AuctionBytes將提供給各位一些事情的角度給各位在2007年細細觀察。

1. 再會囉，梅格惠特曼：eBay執行長梅格惠特曼在eBay的初創期和最輝煌的時期擔任掌舵手，將eBay從一個收藏品交換園地擴大成一個全球線上交易平台。但2005年起她的好運似乎開始走下坡，面對著懷疑者討論有關購買Skype和在中國丟了顏面的事，之前不曾有人質疑的領導方式也被不斷的挑戰。

2. eBay費用大漲：eBay每年都會調高費用並以專業賣家為主要受影響者。在2006年，eBay政策108度大轉變，將它們的”核心商店”重新平衡主動性，提高商店費用以降低他們在eBay平台的曝光率。華爾街善意地回應費用調漲，但事實上在2007卻很難預測eBay將調高哪些費用。

3. 管理專利權：今年春天能看法官傅利曼(Friedman)裁決由MercExchange 提出控告的官司是聲稱eBay 的立刻買/固定價拍賣技術侵犯了MercExchange的二項專利。或他能決定等專利局公布重新檢驗的結果。

4. eBay改組的衝擊：eBay試著從2006年底大掃除出來的一些改變的機會，包括拍賣小組固定價市場小組的創作產品。

5. eBay固定價策略：根據一分研究eBay的報告：該公司從固定價商店長期刊登到拍賣平台事與願違，但似乎也尚未準備好放棄固定價競技場；目前正績極開發eBay Express，eBay的分類廣告網站和正在比價網站Shopping.com測試購物車功能。

6. 其他線上拍賣網站：持續觀察uBid來了解是否能提高它Bidville.com來客率，並跟上Overstock.com每日的改變，它對拍賣的承諾開始產生問題當他推出了分類廣告。

7. 謠言中心：2006年是流行以對合併的猜想抵抗Google 的增長的優勢–隨便挑選二個或三個好了；Yahoo、Microsoft、AOL和eBay。但被Skype和來電付費功能給迷住的eBay，可能冒險投入更多的廣告並以自己做為承諾，任何關於此的推測都是合理的，但唯一能準確預測的就是在2007的謠言只會更多不會更少。

 

By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
January 02, 2007 

The New Year is bound to bring lots of changes to the online-auction industry. Rather than make predictions, AuctionBytes presents some things to watch in 2007

1) Sayonara, Meg Whitman?
eBay CEO Meg Whitman led the helm during eBay’s formative and most successful years, moving the site from collectibles site to global platform. But her luck began running out in 2005, and the leader that no one ever questioned has increasingly been on the hot seat, facing skepticism about the Skype acquisition and loss of face in
China.

2) eBay Fee Hikes.
Each year, eBay adjusts fees with the net effect of higher costs for the serious seller. In 2006, eBay turned things upside down with its “core to store" rebalancing initiative, hiking Stores fees while decreasing their exposure on the platform. Wall Street responds favorably to fee increases, but it’s hard to predict which fees eBay might raise in 2007.

3) Patent Ruling
This Spring could see Judge Friedman rule on MercExchange’s request for an injunction against eBay’s BIN feature, or he could decide to wait for the patent office to publish the outcome of its reexam.

 4) Impact of eBay Reorganizatio
Look for changes coming out of eBay’s late 2006 house-cleaning, which included the creation of an auctions group and a fixed-price marketplaces group.

5) eBay’s Fixed-Price Strategy
eBay reported that its move to display fixed-price Store listings on the auctions platform backfired, but it’s certainly not ready to give up the fixed-price arena. Look for developments on eBay Express; eBay’s classifieds sites; and on Shopping.com, where eBay is testing shopping carts on the comparison-shopping site.

6) Other Online Auction Websites
Keep an eye on uBid to see if can leverage its acquisition of Bidville.com. And tune-in daily to keep up with changes at Overstock.com, whose commitment to auctions is coming into question as it launches classifieds.

7) Rumor Central
The year 2006 was rife with speculation about a merger to counter Google’s increasing dominance – pick any two (or three): Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL and eBay. But with eBay intrigued by the potential of Skype and Pay-Per-Call, it could venture further into advertising with an acquisition of its own. Speculation is just that, but one thing I can predict with certainty: there will be more rumors in 2007!  

vFlyer推出製作線上廣告服務的會員服務方案 – vFlyer Launches Subscription Plan for Ad-Creation Service 15 一月 2007

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vFlyer是製作線上分類廣告的提供者，經過之前的Beta測試版一切順利後，開始提供正式的會員式的服務。vFlyer能讓線上賣家自行製作虛擬的線上廣告傳單，只需要按幾個鈕就可以張貼到Google Base, Craigslist, Oodle, Edgeio 和 LiveDeal。使用者也可以將他們製作的廣告傳單貼到網站上例如MySpace和自己的部落格。該公司形容該功能是“一次製作；到處可張貼”的服務。新的會員方案包括以下的選擇：

• 試測支援版 –免費：發送10次廣告傳單
• 基本版 -$19.95美元/月：發送25次廣告傳單
• 進階版 -$34.95美元/月：發送50次廣告傳單
• 專業版 -$79.95美元/月：發送125次廣告傳單
• 另可以依個人需求客製化：請直接與vFlyer (sales@vflyer.com)連繫報價

vFlyer將會持續的提供免費的服務給賣家使用，最多可使用該公司的廣告支援模式發送10次廣告傳單，vFlyer的新會員服務方案也自即日起生效。

另外，vFlyer也介紹其圖片工具新功能，能將原本的分類廣告轉為個人化或者品牌化的“小型網站”而賣家們就可用以展示其他商品或存貨，也包括他們個人或公司的檔案資訊、照片、合作的廠商和連絡資訊。

By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
January 12, 2007

vFlyer, an online classified-ad creation platform, unveiled its formal subscription-based services. vFlyer enables online sellers to create “virtual flyers" that can be posted on numerous marketplaces such as Google Base, Craigslist, Oodle, Edgeio and LiveDeal – all in a few clicks. Users can also embed their vFlyers in sites such as MySpace and on their own blogs. The company calls itself a “create once and post everywhere" service.The new subscription plans include the following options:

• Ad Supported – Free: supports up to 10 published flyers.
• Basic – $19.95/mo.: supports up to 25 published flyers.
• Premium – $34.95/mo.: supports up to 50 published flyers.
• Professional – $79.95/mo.: supports up to 125 published flyers.
• Custom Pricing Available: contact vFlyer (sales@vflyer.com) for price quote.

vFlyer will continue to offer its service for free to sellers for up to 10 published flyers using an ad-supported model. vFlyer’s new subscription service plans are effective immediately.

As part of this announcement, vFlyer has also introduced enhancements to its gallery tools, which turn a typical classified ad into a personalized or branded “micro-website" so that sellers can showcase other products or inventory they have for sale, as well as include their personal or company profile, pictures, professional associations and contact information. 

eBay英國線上的提出買賣爭議(dispute claims)功能已修 – Updated: Problems with responding to online dispute claims from January 5th and 6th 15 一月 2007

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我們要提供您英國eBay關於線上的提出買賣爭議的要求(dispute claims)功能先前的問題已順利解決，若您在使用上仍出現問題請直接與eBay英國服務人員連絡。

12 January, 2007 | 05:50PM GMT
We wanted to update you on progress with the problems answering online disputes that were submitted on January 5th and 6th. We are pleased to announce that we have now fixed this issue. If you still have problems answering an online dispute that was submitted on these dates, please contact us. Thanks for your patience in this matter,
The eBay.co.uk Team

eBay英國的online dispute claims問題正在解決中 – Problems with responding to online dispute claims from January 5th and 6th 11 一月 2007

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在1月5日到6日之間一些英國eBay的使用者發現線上的提出買賣爭議的要求(dispute claims)這項功能有問題無法順利使用。

目前eBay英國的工程師正在設法解決此問題並且會隨時通知使用者最新的狀況，而在此同時，請各位耐心等侯這個線上的提出買賣爭議的要求功能儘早恢復。

09 January, 2007 | 02:24PM GMTWe wanted to let you know that some members are experiencing problems with responding to online dispute claims from January 5th and January 6th. We are working on the problem and will update you when we have any news. In the meantime, please wait to respond to any online dispute claims filed on those dates. Thanks for your patience in this matter,
The eBay.co.uk Team

[蘋果日報] 蘋果iPhone驚豔亮相 6月上市 擁有200多項技術專利 估2008年可賣出1000萬支 11 一月 2007

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【陳智偉╱綜合外電報導】蘋果電腦（Apple Computer）昨如期發表全球最薄的多媒體智慧手機iPhone，目標2008年賣出1000萬支，並宣布公司正式更名為「蘋果」，省去「電腦」字眼，聚焦消費電子市場。市場看好iPhone可創造年營收15億美元（台幣492億元），激勵周二股價大漲8.31%。 超級手機蘋果執行長賈伯斯在Macworld大會上發表眾所矚目的iPhone，厚度僅1.16公分，比摩托羅拉（MOTOROLA）Q系列、三星（SAMSUNG）BlackJack還薄，集iPod與智慧手機強大功能於一身，iPhone擁有200多項技術專利。

亞洲2008年才會推出 iPhone以觸控螢幕取代傳統鍵盤操作，並使用自家軟體包括Mac Os X作業系統及Safari網路瀏覽器，並與Google網搜引擎及地圖服務完全整合，預計2007年6月會先在美國上市，2007年第4季進軍歐洲，亞洲則要等到2008年才會上市。

賈伯斯現場播放蘋果董事、美國前副總統高爾的留言，藉此展示創新語音信箱選單，還登上《紐約時報》網頁，解釋革命性全頁面瀏覽，與傳統智慧手機簡略網頁顯示的差別，最後還使用Google Map地圖服務，找出離會場最近的星巴克（Starbucks）咖啡店，親自點了4000杯拿鐵外送，分贈來賓。賈伯斯這次特地請網搜雙雄，Google執行長兼蘋果董事舒密特，及雅虎（Yahoo!）創辦人楊致遠站台，為新產品造勢。

手機綁約價1.6萬元起 iPhone獲得全美最大行動通訊商Cingular支持，然而綁約2年仍要價499~599美元（台幣1.6~2.0萬元），恐令網外用戶及青少年卻步。然而研究機構iSuppli分析師克羅堤認為，iPhone仍可望贏得死忠蘋果迷支持，此刻跨足行動通訊，正好擴大品牌影響力，年銷量千萬支還略嫌保守。

在手機之外，蘋果還發表研發代號為iTV的及Apple TV機上盒，內建40GB硬碟及Wi-Fi無線網路，可播放50小時視訊，並與最多5台電腦連線，同時同步更新主電腦媒體資料，售價299美元（台幣9807元），即日起接單，2月出貨。 賈伯斯於大會最後宣布，在推出iPod、iPhone、Apple TV之後，麥金塔電腦（Mac）是蘋果唯一純電腦產品，未來公司名稱將拿掉「電腦」，以「蘋果」自稱。

蘋果股價漲8%創新高 蘋果切入手機市場，市場看好iPhone可創造年營收15億美元（台幣492億元），激勵周二股價大漲8.31%，收歷史新高92.57美元。傳統手機業者股價全面應聲下跌。周二包括諾基亞（NOKIA）ADR小跌1.32%、摩托羅拉下挫1.83%、Research In Motion（RIM）更重挫7.9%、palm則大跌5.7%，南韓手機廠三星昨天也下挫1.37%，樂金也跌2.72%。不過，日本第3大行動通訊商軟體銀行（Softbank），因可望出線成為iPhone日本合作服務商，昨天盤中一度大漲3%。 對此，摩托羅拉發言人布登戴克認為，iPhone尚未進入市場，現在評論還嫌早；palm發言人桑賽克則表示，其Treo系列智慧手機以專業商務人士為主要客群，與蘋果一般消費用戶不同。 為了讓iPod及iPhone的數位影音內容更豐富，蘋果表示已與美國最大媒體公司Viacom旗下的派拉蒙影業達成協議，未來派拉蒙將提供更多影片給蘋果的數位影音網站iTunes。

iPhone規格及功能

• 機體厚度：1.16公分

• 螢幕規格：3.5吋寬螢幕

• 輸入裝置：觸控螢幕+"Home"單鍵

• 主要功能：影音播放、收發郵件、即時通訊、網頁瀏覽、網路搜尋、地圖搜尋

• 照相功能：200萬畫素

• 網路系統：GSM (3G發展中)

• 連線裝置：Wi-Fi、藍芽

◎電池效能

• 通話5小時

• 多媒體播放15小時

◎軟體系統

• 作業系統 Mac OS X

• 瀏覽器 Safar (整合Google服務)

◎貼心設計

• 語音信箱選單 (免依序收聽)

• 人體接觸感應 (自動調整音量)

◎上市時間

• 美國 2007年6月

• 歐洲 2007年第4季

• 亞洲 2008年

• 銷售目標：2008年目標1000萬支，市佔率1%

◎競爭對手

• 諾基亞 N系列

• 摩托羅拉 Q系列

• palm Treo系列

• RIM 黑莓機

• 美國綁約價(2年)

• 4GB機種：台幣1.6萬元

• 8GB機種：台幣2萬元

資料來源：綜合外電

INTERNET GUIDE 2007中國互聯網調查報告 10 一月 2007

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中新浙江網1月10日電 中國互聯網協會發布了《INTERNET GUIDE 2007中國互聯網調查報告》，報告顯示，新浪在門戶及博客兩大領域的用戶年到達率指標中，分別以55.53%及32.86%的比例高居榜首。

該報告由互聯網協會主辦並發布，DCCI互聯網數據中心負責實施。  上述報告由互聯網協會旗下的DCCI互聯網數據中心發起，歷時半年，是中國互聯網發展領域每年一度規模最大的市場調查，截至目前已舉辦到第三屆。 本次調查主要採用了網上問卷，電話調查，企業分組抽樣訪談及專家研討等方法，在50個細分領域通過用戶年到達率指標進行了排名。

在今天的發布會上，互聯網協會首先公布了門戶、博客(含獨立博客)、即時通訊、搜索、汽車網站(含獨立汽車網站)、播客分享、C2C電子商務、網路廣告、網上地圖(含獨立地圖商)等10個主流領域的排名，其他數據將會陸續發布。 互聯網協會今日公布了10個熱點領域的用戶年達到率數據排名，依次為：　　

• 門戶：新浪：55.53%　網易：51.31%　騰訊：48.02%
• 博客：新浪：32.86%　 Qzone：19.28% 　MSN：15.8%
• 獨立博客：博客網：11.66%　中國博客網：11.65%　博易：3.32%
• 即時通訊：QQ：78.73% 　MSN：34.37%　新浪UC：11.38%
• 搜索：百度：80.79% 　Google：36.38%　雅虎：25.99%
• 汽車網站：新浪汽車：16.76%　搜狐汽車：11.65%　太平洋汽車：10.67%
• 獨立汽車網站：中國汽車網：8.89% 汽車之家：7.94% 太平洋汽車網：10.67%
• 網路游戰營運商：QQ：36.89%　聯眾：20%　盛大：19.86%
• 獨立網路游戰營運商：聯眾：20%　盛大：19.86%　世紀天成：10.3%
• 播客/視頻分享：土豆網：9.86%　優酷：8.91%　Mofile：8.7%
• C2C電子商務：淘寶網：55.29%　 eBay易趣：36.51%　拍拍網：20.48%
• 不同媒介網路廣告：電子郵件廣告：14.84%　門戶廣告：14.39%　新聞網站廣告：13.99%
• 地圖服務：百度：32.55%　中國電子地圖網：18.95%　圖行天下：10.76%
• 獨立地圖服務商：中國電子地圖網：18.95%　圖行天下：10.76%　中華地圖網：10.1% 

eBay子公司Shopping.com的購物季節銷售報告出爐 – eBay’s Shopping.com Reports on Holiday Season Traffic 8 一月 2007

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在聖誕購物季節，線上比價購物的領導網站Shopping.com今年打破以前的銷售的記錄銷售；本季於12月11日，星期一為歷年來最忙的一天，銷售共成長了46%。

網站流量自11月13日開始上昇，隨著商店開始提供節日後折扣和消費者以禮物卡換取實際商品，所以整個1月也被預測將維持優秀的銷售表現。事實上，在12月22-25日網站交易量開始下滑至平日水準，但自26-28日又開始節日後購物潮。零售商的節日後交易量出現了成長46%的歷史新高。

Shopping.com 的總經理Josh Silverman表示；本季如此顯著的交易量成長顯示Shopping.com 的比價購物網站運作模式的核心價值。今天，網路消費高手利用上網購物來省時並簡化他們的購物程序，故此消費者們可以找到更便宜各式禮品，就好像同時親身到美國各處的購物中心，不同的是現在消費者只需舒適的坐在電腦前即可方便消費。

2006 購物季節在Shopping.com中有更多不同類型的產品被消費者搜尋。除了傳統線上的購買類別，例如消費性電子產品和電腦依然廣受消費者歡迎之外，新興的產品類別，包括家庭和園藝用品、衣服和配件、兒童用品等都有令人眼睛一亮的銷售成長。家庭和園藝用品在Shopping.com交易量成長超過了40%，是有始以來最高的；而衣服和配件、兒童用品的類別則分別成長了27.5 %和37%。

2006購物季在Shopping.com的買氣

11月13 日是Shopping.com成交量開始日；在過去幾年，成交量開始日幾乎都早於購物季節；在2005年假日購物潮開始於11月22 日。11月27 日也就是所謂的網路星期一(指的是當星期一大家恢復上班後，許多人利用公司的寬頻網路，開始大量採購線上禮品的現象，買氣會一直持續到聖誕節），相較於去年，今年的買賣交易量增加了大約40%。 但是今年銷售最繁忙的日子卻是11月11 日而非網路星期一，在當天銷售量達到46%創下歷年來新高。在黑色星期五開始時(指的是感恩節後一天，是美國人年終大採購年節禮物的開始，「黑」指的是零售業業績由赤字開始轉盈)而反有比去年網路星期一更多的消費者上Shopping.com。週一在購物季節中有著壓倒性的勝利，在感恩節前，週一是一周間網上購物最繁忙的日子，這樣的消費模式一直持續了二週– 網路星期一以及其後的二個星期一。

 

2006大受歡迎的產品

因著多達6億項的產品以及超過4億每月不同的全球線上消費者，所以搜尋物品的型態也因之豐富，也令Shopping.com能第一時間反應出線上購物市場的變化。

今年購物季節在Shopping.com最熱的產品(11月和12月份)

電子類

• Apple iPod nano and iPod Video

• PlayStation 3 video game console and PlayStation Portable video game console

• Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console

• Nintendo Wii video game console

• Garmin StreetPilot c330 GPS Receiver

• Samsung 42 inch HDTV Plasma TV

玩具類

• TMX Tickle Me Elmo

• Disney Pixar Cars Race Track Playset

• Dora the Explorer Talking Kitchen Furniture

• Hasbro Fur Real Friends Butterscotch Plush Pony

• Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven

• Lego Star Wars Jabba’s Sail Barge

 

家庭用品

• Dirt Devil Kone Bagless Vacuum

• Cuisinart 12-Cup Coffee Maker

• George Foreman G5 Indoor Grill

• Zojirushi Home Bakery Bread Machine

• Amana Easy Reach Refrigerator

• Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Slow Cooker

 

服裝及配件

• Ugg Women’s Boots

• Nike Air Max 360 Running Shoes for Men

• Vans Slip on Sneakers for Kids

• Michael Kors Kors Sloan Sport Suede Boot for Women

• Spy Astro Sunglasses

• Citizen Calibre Watch for Men

 

運動及戶外用品

• Salomon Performa 7.5 Alpine Men’s Ski Boot

• Burton Women’s Feel Good Snowboard

• North Face Apex Bionic Men’s Jacket

• Coleman Golfcat Golf Cart Heater

• Bowflex Sport Home Gym

• Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Replica Jersey 

eBay’s Shopping.com Reports on Holiday Season TrafficBy Company-Issued Press ReleaseAuctionBytes.com January 05, 2007   

During the holiday shopping season, Shopping.com, the leading online comparison shopping site, experienced record-breaking traffic to its merchants. This season, the site also experienced the busiest day in company history on Monday, December 11, with 46 percent growth in traffic to merchants year-over-year.  Seasonal increases in traffic began on November 13 and are expected – with stores offering post-holiday sales, as well as shoppers redeeming gift cards – to remain strong throughout January. In fact, though traffic dropped to normal off-season levels from December 22-25, traffic increased to higher than normal levels from December 26-28 during post-holiday shopping. Merchant traffic for the post-holiday period saw a 46 increase year-over-year, compared to the same period in 2005.  

“The significant jump in traffic to our merchants this season demonstrates the inherent value of our comparison-shopping model," said Josh Silverman, general manager of Shopping.com. “Today’s net-savvy consumers use our site to save time and simplify their shopping so they can quickly find the best deal on gifts of every kind. It’s like shopping every mall in
America simultaneously, all from the comfort and convenience of your computer."  The 2006 holiday season reinforced a shift in the types of products sought on Shopping.com. While traditional online categories, such as consumer electronics and computers, remained highly popular, emerging categories, including home and garden, clothing and accessories and kids and family saw tremendous activity this season. Merchant traffic within Shopping.com’s home and garden category grew by 40 percent year-over-year, while clothing and accessories and kids and family grew by 27.5 percent and 37 percent respectively.  

Holiday 2006 Traffic on Shopping.com  Traffic spikes on Shopping.com began on November 13. Over the past three years, the traffic spike has continued to occur earlier in the holiday season. In 2005, the holiday rush began on November 22. Cyber Monday, November 27, 2006, showed merchant traffic increases of approximately 40 percent, year-over-year.  

However, December 11, 2006, not Cyber Monday, was the busiest day this season, reaching a 46 percent increase in merchant traffic year-over-year. Starting with Black Friday 2006, more shoppers visited Shopping.com each day than the busiest day of 2005, which was Cyber Monday, November 28, 2005.  Mondays dominated holiday traffic. Prior to Thanksgiving, Mondays were the biggest online shopping day of the week; that pattern continued both on Cyber Monday and the two following Mondays. Popular
Holiday 2006 Products  With 60 million products and more than 40 million unique online visitors globally per month, the types of shopping searches conducted on Shopping.com serve as a good barometer of the online shopping landscape.  

Top products on Shopping.com this holiday season (November and December): 

Electronics Apple iPod nano and iPod Video PlayStation 3 video game console and PlayStation Portable video game console Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console Nintendo Wii video game console Garmin StreetPilot c330 GPS Receiver Samsung 42 inch HDTV Plasma TV  

Toys  TMX Tickle Me Elmo Disney Pixar Cars Race Track Playset Dora the Explorer Talking Kitchen Furniture Hasbro Fur Real Friends Butterscotch Plush Pony Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven Lego Star Wars Jabba’s Sail Barge  

For the Home Dirt Devil Kone Bagless Vacuum Cuisinart 12-Cup Coffee Maker George Foreman G5 Indoor Grill Zojirushi Home Bakery Bread Machine Amana Easy Reach Refrigerator Hamilton
Beach 6-Quart Slow Cooker

 Clothing/Accessories 

Ugg Women’s Boots Nike Air Max 360 Running Shoes for Men Vans Slip on Sneakers for Kids Michael Kors Kors Sloan Sport Suede Boot for Women Spy Astro Sunglasses Citizen Calibre Watch for Men  Sports and Outdoors 

Salomon Performa 7.5 Alpine Men’s Ski Boot
Burton Women’s Feel Good Snowboard North Face Apex Bionic Men’s Jacket Coleman Golfcat Golf Cart Heater Bowflex Sport Home Gym Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Replica
Jersey  About Shopping.com Shopping.com, an eBay company, pioneered online comparison shopping and today is one of the fastest growing shopping destinations on the Internet with items from thousands of trusted stores from across the Web. With a singular focus on shopping, Shopping.com offers shoppers easy-to-use search tools, engaging content, time-saving navigation, along with millions of product and merchant reviews from the Epinions community, all in one place. The Shopping.com Network powers the shopping experience for hundreds of websites. For more information, please visit http://www.shopping.com.