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'Shopit Widget Promotes Me-Commerce'

Rhett at Rubicon Project's "Thursdays in the mix"

The L.A. Tech community was alive and kicking at Rubicon’s “Thursdays In The Mix” event. The guest list ranged from start-ups to investors - with a little Rum to get things rolling. Rhett McNulty, Shopit's COO, dazzled by the camera (or the rum?) gives his elevator pitch:

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9 Facebook Applications To Make You Money
Did you know you can sell things on your Facebook profile? Well, you can with the help of a couple handy applications. Whether it be your own music if you’re a musician, a shirt you designed, or old junk you have laying around, there’s probably an application out there that can help you earn some extra dough.

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New and Improved Feature! Import your Ebay Store to Shopit

Our users have spoken and we're listening! In response to lots of feedback we've been getting about importing your items from Ebay, we've been working hard to improve our Ebay importer to make your experience as easy and seamless as possible. Many people have already discovered that you can import up to a thousand products from Ebay onto Shopit in just a couple of seconds! We've also added a new feature that lets you edit multiple items at once (great if you have lots of items!)

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How To Import Items From Ebay

1. Click "Add/Edit Products" in MyShopit
2. Click on the "Add Item" link
3. Select the "Import Ebay" tab (it's selected by default!) 4. Make sure your Ebay XML feed is enabled (find out how)
5. Enter your Ebay store name
6. Click the "Import" button
7. Check the items you'd like to import
8. Click "Add Selected to Store"

Shopit is growing!

The number of Shopit stores is rising steadily! In order to accommodate this pace of growth, we've moved to a new data center. Members of our team worked hard last week to make sure the transition went smoothly. Shopit and every one of its storefront profiles are now living in a much more robust environment. That means a better experience for you, whether you are buying or selling from our free stores!

We have also been working on upgrading our site's functionality. Be sure to check out:

- Edit Multiple Items: Those of you with extensive catalogs of products will appreciate the new tool to edit multiple items at once under 'Add/Edit Products' in My Shopit. The direct link is:

http://www.shopit.com/index.php?Action=MyShopIt.Catalog

- Logged in Home page: Your new logged in home page gives you a much better idea of what is happening within the Shopit community. Modules like the new Friend Update and the 'Latest on Shopit' feed mingle with other features you are used to, like Featured Commercials and Newest Stores. Log on to the site to get a feel for it:

http://www.shopit.com/index.php?Action=Main.Login

Please let us know if you'd like to see any special features on the site. We're definitely open to your input! Post a comment to this blog or email us at support@shopit.com.

Crappiest Holiday Gift Contest

We're spending $10,000 on two of the crappiest gifts given for the holidays. We'll buy each one for $5,000 in two categories: ugliest apparel and most useless.

If you got a crappy gift, Add it! To vote and see what others got click here.

Apparel Sellers : Sizes and Colors

You've asked for it...You got it.

For all you apparel sellers, we've made it easier to manage your inventory! Now you can display multiple sizes and colors for all your items.