Huffington Post to Scare Users About Their Addresses, Phone Numbers
I decided I should prepare you for what is to come. You’re already seeing (hence my title – you can read more here), and will see over the coming weeks a hailstorm of critique, saying Facebook is sharing your phone numbers and addresses with third party sites and applications. Huffington Post’s (see the link above), […]
Read more...Like ’em or Hate ’em, Paypal May be the Best Checking Account Alternative for Business Banking
Most of you know my relationship with Paypal. They sent my wife away in tears on a recent Ebay transaction, and their customer service can be horrible at times (I’m now out $230 of my own money because of it, and because supposedly they can’t trust me). At the same time I’m on their Developer […]
Read more...SELLERS BEWARE: How Ebay Swindled Me $230
Remember that Xbox I said I was selling? Well, I sold it. 2 MONTHS AGO (September 11 – ironically, it’s so old Ebay doesn’t even show it in their records any more). Just a week ago I got notice that the buyer filed a fraudulent claim notice (yes, 2 months later), and we were required […]
Read more...Paypal Launches "Embedded Payments" Platform for Easy Integration Onto Any Website
Today at the Paypal X Innovate 2010 Conference Paypal, in a demo with the social shopping cart payments provider, Payvment, announced in a live demo their new “Embedded Payments” platform. The platform, at least according to the demo, allows developers, by just copying and pasting, to place a simple “Pay with Paypal” button into any […]
Read more...Paypal Innovate 2010 – Expect Mobile, Personal
If there’s one thing Paypal does well it’s put on a great Conference. This year at their annual Paypal Innovate Developers Conference, Paypal is ramping up for some big announcements, great training, and amazing guests. Greeted at the Conference is a multitude of Paypal employees inviting guests to the next generation of payments platform. The […]
Read more...Paypal Pays Off With Paypal X Innovate Conference
Paypal has spent awhile now planning a conference for developers which they would be able to announce their new Paypal X developer platform for flexible payments. I’ve talked to Sudha Jamthe, in charge of many of their social media promotion efforts for awhile now, and I know they’ve really been looking forward to this event. […]
Read more...Ebay Suggests Identity API – Can They Do it Alone?
Ebay’s CTO, Mark Carges, today announced at Paypal X Innovate plans by Ebay, Inc. to begin incorporating the Paypal login process as an identity platform for consumers to eventually open up to developers. The platform, Carges said, aims to use the existing Paypal login ID which includes address and phone number verification, bank account attachment, […]
Read more..."X" Marks the Spot for New Paypal Development Platform
“X”. It’s a common variable used in many a code base. It’s one of the most common variables of any code base. It’s what counts. That’s what Paypal wants to become in the hands of developers, as they stated in their kickoff Keynotes this morning at the Paypal X Innovate developers conference in San Francisco […]
Read more...Paypal X Innovate
I’ve been invited by Paypal to come out to San Francisco and participate in the Paypal X Innovate conference on Tuesday and Wednesday. I’ll be in San Francisco starting tomorrow morning. I’d love to meet you! If you’re going to be at the conference, or in the San Francisco area, let me know and we […]
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