Using Bing for Search – Much Better Than Expected

I have had a chance to use Bing.com to search the web and I’m very impressed.  In reality, it beats Google in important areas. It will help Microsoft gain share in the search business. It’s surprisingly competitive with Google. It’s simple, easy, intuitive and fun to use. Bing has only been available to the public for a short time and is already gaining market share.  Beginning June 3rd Bing became Microsoft’s new default search. Here’s a couple of facts, insights and thoughts about Bling search. In search presentation, Bing wins. It uses technology to display refined versions of your query down the left side of the page. For example, I searched for the game “iPhone 3Gs” on Google and Bing. While Google gave me good...

Adam Ginsberg Comments on New Changes to eBay

The week of June 15th eBay is updating it’s next series of changes. See below both eBay’s changes and my opinions and thoughts on these changes – which could impact how you make money on eBay. It’s good to know that there are no eBay fee changes in this release. This set of eBay changes will do three main things as follows: eBay is making it easier for buyers to ship as well as give buyer incentives which should result in an increase in more sales. Here’s how they plan doing this: —New item page rolling out. New photo zoom coming later this year. Get your listings ready now. My thoughts? I really like the new item page layout. It’s simple and easy to see. For TemplateOptimizer.com users – (Template Optimizer is...

Adam Ginsberg: Increase Your eBay Sales with Twitter

In this article, Adam Ginsberg shows you how to use Twitter to increase your eBay sales. Today, more than ever, selling on eBay is competitive. One key to your success will be the number of visitors you get to your listings.  In theory, the more visitors to your listings, the more items you’ll sell. Most eBay sellers simply put items for sale and then wait for people on eBay to find these listings.  It used to be that all items for sale would end up on the front page of eBay as the default search results on eBay was based on time ending soonest.  This changed when eBay changed its default search results to be based on their “best match” algorythm. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, which are free to use, can be a valuable...

Adam Ginsberg Twitter Tips

Twitter is everywhere – and it seems like everyone is using it.  With all the hype and celebrity endorsements, lots of people are asking “What is Twitter”. I had 3 people email me today and say “Adam Ginsberg please Explain What Twitter is“. There are plenty of sites out there that will tell you how to use twitter but if you want to learn what twitter is in plain english, Adam Ginsberg has posted a video which you should watch right away. Here are some great Twitter Tips – what you should do and not do when using the fastest growing social networking website on the internet: DO self censor.  Unless your status updates are protected, anyone can see what you are Tweeting.  Bear in mind the story of the girl who managed to Tweet...

Adam Ginsberg Twitter Thoughts – Oprah Reaches 1,000,000 Followers

I’ve been using twitter actively for approximately 4 1/2 month and I now have more than 14,000 followers! Thank you to everyone who is following me on twitter and, if you’re not following Adam Ginsberg on Twitter yet, you can follow me by clicking this link: Adam Ginsberg Twitter If you’re new to Twitter or wanting to learn the best way to use it, check out the Adam Ginsberg Twitter Library – it’s all free information. So, how many people are following you on twitter?  Ashton Kutcher became the first person to reach 1,000,000 followers and now he’s well on his way to the 2 million person mark. Oprah joined twitter last month and had both Ashton and the founder of Twitter on her show.  Since then, she has become the 8th person...