eBay Developers Program
june 24, 2009
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      ebay devcon 2009

Highlights

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2009 eBay Star Developer Awards

Star Developer Award

Please join us in congratulating the following developers building applications on the eBay API platform for achievements in enabling sellers to improve customer service, helping sellers keep pace with our dynamic marketplace, providing early product input & technical answers that benefit the entire eBay developer community, and extending eBay in exciting new directions:

2009 eBay Star Developer Award Winners:

2009 Runners-up:

Congratulations to our 2009 winners!!

- Delyn

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      product news

Important Update for Developers in Technology Categories for US and CA

eBay will soon enable catalogs for a number of categories in US and CA. We want to make sure that this has minimal impact to your application and your sellers, so we will be running some small tests first.

Test 1 - June 29

The first test will be June 29, when we enable catalogs in the Video Cards category. The changes will be live the morning of June 30.

Video Cards catalog:
Computers & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > Graphics, Video & TV Cards > Graphics, Video Cards (3762)

Test 2 - July 8

The second test will be July 8, when we enable catalogs in CPUs, Motherboards, Hubs&Switches, and Keyboards.

CPUs Catalog:
Mapped Categories:
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > CPUs (3671) > AMD (15918) > 11 leaf categories
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > CPUs (3671) > Cyrix  (3675)
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > CPUs (3671) > Intel (14291) > 16 leaf categories
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Laptops & Notebooks > CPUs (86711) > AMD (86712)
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Laptops & Notebooks > CPUs (86711) > Intel (99251)

Motherboards Catalog:
Mapped Categories:
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > Motherboards (4613) > For AMD (101195) > 16 leaf categories
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Desktops > Motherboards (4613) > For Intel (101198) > 23 leaf categories
Computer & Networking > PC Components > For Laptops & Notebooks > Motherboards (60265)

Keyboards Catalog:
Mapped Categories:
Computer & Networking > Keyboards, Mice & Input > Keyboards (33963) > 10 leaf categories

Networking Hubs & Switches Catalog:
Mapped Categories:
Computer & Networking > Networking & Communications > Networking Hubs (11178) > 4 leaf categories
Computer & Networking > Networking & Communications > Network Switches (51268)

Possible Issues

We have thoroughly tested this change, and do not expect any breaking changes to your application. However, we can't anticipate all of the ways in which the API is used, so are giving you advance warning so you can keep an eye out for issues.

If you do notice any issues with your application in these categories, please contact us.

Why Catalogs are Important

Catalogs provide additional technical and descriptive information about your item, without the seller having to enter it manually. That info makes the item easier to find in search, and can answer many buyer questions about the item without the buyer having to contact the seller. Catalogs can even provide a stock photo. We think catalogs are a very good thing.

We appreciate your working with us as we move to bring more catalogs to eBay.

Application Directory ALPHA now available in sandbox

Hello all eBay developers!

At our 2008 Developers conference in Chicago, I had the privilege of being on stage to talk about the upcoming Selling Manager Applications opportunity. Next week I'll make a reprise appearance on stage showing what progress we've made in the past year. Let me tell you, it's been quite the journey.

One of the things I talked about last year on stage was an integrated Applications Directory, accessible to all eBay sellers. With just minutes to spare before our developers conference, I'd like to announce that the ability to create application directory is now available for all Selling Manager Applications developers.

There are still some sharp edges on the flow, but we wanted to make it available before next week so you can take turns showing off. This is an ALPHA release and we'd love your feedback on it.

The full release notes are available in the SM Apps forums: http://dev-forums.ebay.com/thread.jspa?tstart=0&threadID=500008384

We are planning a series of updates to this flow across the next few months, but if you're adventurous and feel comfortable testing an ALPHA release, take it for a spin and show us what you've got.

Thanks!
-Rolf

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