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We are 9! The 9th Anniversary of the eBay Developers Program
Many changes have taken place since our 8th anniversary:
- In August 2009, eBay opened its new App Store for Sellers, offering developers the ability to embed their business productivity applications in My eBay, where hundreds of thousands of eBay Sellers currently manage their online business.
- As of Q3 2009, the eBay Developers Program has grown to more than 100,000 members who have created over 13,000 live applications.
- More than 60% of all eBay.com listings come through eBay Web services, with over 30% coming through third-party tools via the eBay Developers Program.
- In Q3 2009, the eBay Platform handled over 27 billion Web service requests.
- Five developers were honored this year with annual eBay Star Developer Awards for improving user experience, helping sellers adapt to rapid improvements in eBay Marketplaces, providing product input that improves the API platform for the eBay developer community, and more.
2009 eBay Star Developer Awards winners are:
Thank you all for another great year! :-)
Updates to Summer 2009 Release: Part 1 of 2
On July 29, 2009, Laurel posted an announcement about the July 2009 updates. In this two part entry, we highlight the features that were released since then.(For the change details with each API version, see the API Release Notes.)
Because there have been many updates, this topic will be split into two entries.
- This first entry includes:
Best Match
Editing Live Items (ELI)
Search
- The second entry (to be published on, or around, December 17) will include:
Items with Variations
- [629] Multi-Variation Listings: GetSellerEvents and Other Enhancements
Listing Enhancements
- [627] Changes to ListingFeatureDetails and Some Listing Features to Be Removed and Restricted
Selling Manager Applications
Shipping
- ShippingCarrierUsed: Type Change
- LeaveFeedback and Shipping API Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs)
Top-Rated Sellers
Misc
- Reminder: Return Policy and Handling Time Required When You Renew GTC Listings
Win up to $150,000 for PayPal X applications! Registration Deadline Dec 16
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Details and registration for the PayPal Developer Challenge
GlobalGiving: Innovate for Good Contest
GlobalGiving Launches Developer Program with Its 'Innovate for Good' Contest with eBay
In partnership with eBay, GlobalGiving is giving developers the opportunity to show their creativity and talent in a way that has big social impact and major visibility through the GlobalGiving and eBay platforms using either GlobalGiving or eBay APIs—or both.
The winning developer will win an all-expenses-paid trip to visit a GlobalGiving project in one of many exotic project locations around the globe!
GlobalGiving, a nonprofit funded by Omidyar Network, is an eBay-like platform for giving to specific, grassroots social and environmental projects located around the world. Entries will be reviewed by a high-profile panel of judges including Kumar Kandaswamy, Head of eBay Developers Program, Mari Kuraishi, Founder and President of GlobalGiving, and Adam Hirsch Community Director of Mashable.
Entries are being accepted now through March 3rd, 2010. Winners will be announced March 19th, 2010. Get started now!
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