Last Chance to get to DevCon for only $99! Register by April 30th

April 30th is rapidly approaching -- don't miss out on your last chance to register for eBay DevCon for only $99! We know economic times are tough on all of us right now, so we're making it easy on your budget to get to DevCon this year, June 16-18, in San Jose, CA. Register now so you can relax and make plans to enjoy all the summer attractions in the beautiful Bay Area.

Next, don't forget to get your Star Developer Award nominations in to us by Friday, May 15th. We are excited to see the submissions starting to come in about the best tools and services being offered by developers working with the eBay API platform. You can nominate yourself, but we'd also love to see some nominations from your satisfied customers. This is a great opportunity to get the word out about your solution for small businesses on eBay.

Our technical and business sessions are filling in nicely - make sure you subscribe to our iCal feed so you can keep up to date with the latest sessions and speakers we are adding. We are especially excited about the new Pre-conference Workshops we have added on Tuesday, June 16th. If you are looking to get started using our eBay API platform for the first time, make sure to sign up for our eBay API Platform Jumpstart workshop. Or if you are wondering how to take advantage of the next generation of our eBay platform, sign up for the eBay Selling Manager Applications Jumpstart workshop. They'll be walking you through how to get your applications built, submitted for review, and embedded directly on My eBay in front of hundreds of thousands of professional eBay sellers. Don't forget to bring your laptop -- our Pre-conference Workshops are strictly B.Y.O.L.

Lastly, we know our developer community is a social bunch, which is why we've opened up our eBay DevCon Facebook event, LinkedIn event, posted on social Web calendars, and encourage you to follow us on Twitter @ebaydevcon to get the latest status updates about the event. And if you're already registered -- let your network and customers know with a little eBay DevCon flare to your website or blog.

Check back in a couple of weeks for our next DevCon update. Register now, so you don't miss out on our recession-friendly, double-digit deal of only $99 to get to eBay DevCon this year!

- Delyn

Send us your nominations for the eBay Star Developer Awards!

They're here! We're opening up nominations for our annual eBay Star Developer Awards that we honor every year at the eBay Developers Conference, happening this June. Developers and their applications are eligible to be nominated if they build apps using the eBay API platform and if they have represented the very best of the eBay developer community over the past year in one of our nomination categories.

This year, we've got five categories for eBay API developers for our 2008-2009 awards:

• DSR Rockstar (improving customer service & buyer experience)
• Most Innovative
• Early Adopter
• Service to the Developer Community
• NEW: Rapid Evolution (boosting seller efficiency in a dynamic marketplace)

Please send your nomination to us via email to developer-relations AT ebay.com, no later than Friday, May 15th. 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.

Be sure to put "eBay DevCon Star Developer Award" and the category name in the subject line of your message.

Also be sure to registerby April 30th to get our recession-friendly pricing deal of only $99 for the eBay Developers Conference 2009, happening Tuesday -- Thursday, June 16-18, right at our eBay North campus in beautiful, sunny San Jose, CA.

Don't miss this great pricing, and get your nominations in no later than Friday, May 15th!

- Delyn

Developer Impact: Apr 14, 2009 Announcements

Today, Stephanie Tilenius announced several upcoming changes.

New Features

Easier, more visual shopping and buyer incentives to drive more sales

• New view item page
• New product pages
• Multi-variation Fixed Price listings

Key information to set buyer expectations and reduce your costs

• New Smart FAQ (no API support)
• Package tracking in My eBay
• Return policy and handling time
• Custom Item Specifics
• Category and Item Specifics Changes
• Changes to Jewelry & Watches policy

More updates to make selling on eBay more efficient

• eBay Resolutions (no API support)
• Free Selling Manager and New Beta Platform Opportunity
• Pay for shipping, print labels on eBay (no API support)
• Tools to bulk edit your listings

Seller Resources

• Take part in one of several upcoming webinars on April 16 and April 21 (now archived).
• Join leaders from eBay and PayPal in a Town Hall meeting on April 16 (now archived).
• Talk with eBay employees during the next two days on a special discussion board.
• Review our Seller Checklist.

Developer Resources

• Most features will be available in the Sandbox the week of April 27th for testing.
• Ask questions on a special Developer Forums thread.
• Watch the blog for Dev Impact posts.
• Full API documentation will be available when each feature is released.