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eBay DevCon 2008 Registration and Star Developer Noms are Open!
Register Now to Get Early Bird Pricing on eBay Devcon 2008 June 16-18 in Chicago!
Registration for the 6th annual eBay Developers Conference is open, and you can save $245 if you register by April 30th. As before, developers who register for eBay DevCon can also gain FREE admission to eBay Live! For more information on registration for both events, early bird and alumni discounts, guest speakers, who should attend, and our preliminary agenda, please go to www.ebay.com/devcon.)
Send us your nominations for Star Developer Awards We're also opening up nominations for our annual Star Developer Awards. We've got five categories this year across eBay, PayPal, Shopping.com, ProStores and Skype:
- Most Innovative Application
- Early Adopter
- Service to the Community
- Best Design
- DSR Rockstar (improving customer service)
Please send your nomination to us via email to developer-relations@ebay.com, no later than Friday, April 11th. Be sure to include:
- your name and contact info
- the nominee's name and contact info
- the award category, and a brief explanation as to why you think the application is worthy of consideration.
We'll have another event update soon, but please visit www.ebay.com/devcon soon to get the latest information and register now for this exciting event happening Monday - Wednesday, June 16-18, right before eBay Live! »
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Congratulations to Our Widget Developers!
The eBay Widget Build-Off Contest was a blast for us to host, and we are very encouraged by the enthusiasm and creativity the developer community has shown us. We want to thank all the developers who have entered their widgets for your passion and courage to show us just how cool eBay widgets can get. In our mind, you are all winners. But the average scores separated the masters from the experts by a sliver. So we want to take this opportunity to share with the rest of our developer community and eBay community whom we’ve chosen as masters of eBay widget development. Details on the winner widgets and their developers are coming soon.
In no particular order:
Winner: Ztail.com’s gallery + related keywords selection widget
Winner: Ty Kroll's widget for disappearing eBay listings as they end
Winner: Mark Johnson's (Portland Studios) widget with 3D animated flip-the-widget for listing details design
Winner: Thai Huynh's new and improved eBay To Go
Winner: Ben Longoria's shoe rack widget for all the shoe fanatics out there
(Note: winners are subject to signing all necessary paperwork)
Congratulations again to all the winners! And thank you all again for participating in this quick contest and all your hard work. You guys are awesome, and eBay Partner Network will be proud to share the winner widgets with the rest of our affiliate community.
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eBay Partner Network Migration
eBay affiliates who use Commission Junction must migrate to eBay Partner Network by May 1, 2008 or you will stop getting commissions
.But relax, it's a very minor code update to use the new eBay Partner Network affiliate tracking values.
And as a reward for early migration, all eBay Partner Network members will get an extra 5% commission during the month of April.
- Sign up with eBay Partner Network after April 1, 2008 to get your new tracking ID.
- Use your new tracking ID instead of your old tracking ID
- Update your tracking partner code
Please click here for details. »
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Technical Alerts and Product News |
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Now even easier to make REST calls
REST is a popular format which enables you to interact with eBay using a simple URL. Now, making REST calls has become easier with the Shopping API. You no longer need a token to make HTTP Get (REST) calls!
Since the Shopping API covers the same functionality as the token-based REST APIs and is easier to use, the token-based REST APIs will not be updated and will no longer be supported as of August 1, 2008. Please use Shopping API Get HTTP protocol for your development.
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New sellers MUST specify shipping
Starting today, all new sellers who are listing for the first time must specify at least one domestic shipping service and associated cost for this and all subsequent listings.
Since listings with shipping specified are more likely to sell and attract better DSR scores, all sellers are encouraged to specify shipping details for their listings. Affected calls:
For more information about shipping services, see Shipping Alternatives.
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Early April category changes
The category structure will be updated in early April based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. The April update contains some significant changes for Business & Industrial, Cell Phones & PDAs, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden and Musical Instruments. If you sell in these areas, please be sure to take a look at the new category structure on Seller Central
. Books, Coins & Paper Money, Consumer Electronics, Sporting Goods and Toys & Hobbies also have minor adjustments as detailed below.
Updated Categories:
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eBay SDK 555 for Java point release
Developers can download the eBay SDK 555 for Java point release. Point releases, unlike full releases, do not go through the typical, full rounds of quality assurance. Point releases include bug fixes and updates to the wrapper classes.
This point release is updated with the features and fields available in version 555 of the WSDL. For more information about WSDL version 555, see the Release Notes.
Before using the SDK, please read the main Readme file. Additionally, before using the SDK, please read the Release Notes (which contain tables showing schema changes that occur every two weeks) at the Developer Documentation Center. Please note that upgrades to an SDK should always be done in a test environment.
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eBay SDK 555 for .NET point release
Developers can download the eBay SDK 555 for .NET point release. Point releases, unlike full releases, do not go through the typical, full rounds of quality assurance. Point releases include bug fixes and updates to the wrapper classes.
This point release is updated with the features and fields available in version 555 of the WSDL. For more information about WSDL version 555, see the Release Notes.
Before using the SDK, please read the main Readme file. Additionally, before using the SDK, please read the Release Notes (which contain tables showing schema changes that occur every two weeks) at the Developer Documentation Center. Please note that upgrades to an SDK should always be done in a test environment.
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