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Category: Internet

All posts that are related to various aspects of the Internet can be found within this group.

  • 12 Common Listing Mistakes on eBay

    12 Common Listing Mistakes on eBay

    How did we earn our stripes and gain national recognition for outstanding sales and conversion rate? The answer is simple: optimized listing descriptions. We launched ourselves into the eBay world of selling by drop-shipping items from wholesalers on eBay.

    However, due to our savvy method of drop-shipping directly from fellow eBay sellers, our prices weren’t the lowest on the market by any means. So the question begs – how did we boost our sales so rapidly?

    By producing our listing editor, CrazyLister, we managed to refine and create stunning, professional eBay listings based on an acute focus to conversion rate. We set ourselves apart from the competition by fine-tuning our listing aesthetic and by presenting ourselves as professional, trustworthy sellers via CrazyLister’s optimized listing descriptions.

    I have composed a list of key information gathered by team CrazyLister. All our information is based on years of experience, shrewd observation, and our own magnanimous success as sellers on eBay.

    In addition to our own findings as sellers on eBay, this list is an analysis of thousands of case studies from CrazyLister’s very own user base which illustrates how to avoid the many common listing mistakes on eBay.

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  • 8 Tips to Get Rid of Video Buffering

    8 Tips to Get Rid of Video Buffering

    Imagine watching a movie online and then right in the middle of a great scene, and then the video starts buffering, causing the video to stop playing. This scenario has been repeated countless times among the millions of Internet users and it is just about the most frustrating thing.

    While some buffering is acceptable at the start of the video because the browser is caching the video data, buffering that continues throughout the video can be very irritating, not to mention time-wasting.

    Before you berate your Internet service provider for poor service, there are a few checks and tweaks you can do on your end of things to ensure smooth streaming of your videos and movies and avoid that whole ‘pot calling the kettle black’ situation. Here are 8 tips that you can use to try to get rid of video buffering.

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  • What Will the Internet Look Like in 100 Years? [Infographic]

    What Will the Internet Look Like in 100 Years? [Infographic]

    I remember when I first connected to the world wide web back in the mid-90’s. At the time I connected using a modem that was connected to the telephone line that transferred data at a maximum of 14.4 kbps. The squeal of the modem as it connected is something that I will always remember along with the disconnects that happened when the phone was in use. Times have changed considerably since then.

    Technology is always changing as the way we connect gets faster, and the amount of data we store and share gets larger. The progressions of technology over the past 10, 20, and 30 years has astounded many people, and we are at a point where most of us are dependent on technology to some degree, and carry it everywhere we go (smartphones, tablets, etc.). It makes me wonder where technology will be in the next 100 years.

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  • Why Features of e-Commerce eBay Makes it Stand Out from the Rest

    Why Features of e-Commerce eBay Makes it Stand Out from the Rest

    Since its start, eBay has been one of the hottest retail sites that has utilized innovative ways to increase the sale of products. Initially, it was mainly known to be an auction site, but over the years it has evolved into a successful e-commerce site that offers a wide array of products from thousands, perhaps millions, of businesses and people.

    It has all the features that offer a solution to the various concerns related to the selling and purchasing of goods. One such effective method is the use of PayPal, which is owned by eBay, which secures payment and makes it easy to pay for the items without using a debit or credit card. Over the years, it has proven to be effective to secure the transaction.

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  • Key Ingredients to Successful Online Selling

    Key Ingredients to Successful Online Selling

    Technological advancements have given our society many benefits and advantages. Numerous opportunities have opened up for consumers and business providers. Consumers now have a variety of products and services within easy reach and businesses are now able to connect with customers easily and quickly through various online means – website, social networks, etc.

    With online selling, businesses are no longer restricted locality limitations. Online sales have been on a steady rise for the past couple of years; and this is a worldwide trend. More and more people are now opting out of real brick-and-mortar store visits by choosing to do their shopping from the comfort of their own home.

    By the end of 2013, the UK reported an all-time record of over £10 billion, based on IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, according to “The Guardian”. North America and Asia-Pacific are also experiencing this upward trend.

    With these thoughts in mind, starting an online business is a very wise move. In considering how to sell online, note the following key ingredients to successful online selling.

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  • How Can Web Conferencing Be Used in the Classrooms?

    How Can Web Conferencing Be Used in the Classrooms?

    It is reported that around 80% of the people associated with the education sector believe that web conferencing has significantly helped schools globally in achieving their goals of academics, according to Online Teaching and Learning Resource Guide. This sudden rise has proven how efficient and effective this tool and method is in the education sector. Web conferencing is an interactive method of implementation especially in the online classrooms. It has several benefits to offer to the students.

    There are several innovative software related to web conferencing that have yielded magnificent benefits, not just for the students but also to the teachers. These interactive and synchronous tools add the factor of accessibility. Accessing lessons from anywhere in the world has become easier than before. The concept of active learning has experienced a humongous rise due to the introduction of this method. Active learning has been witnessed by the teachers as well as the students due to the introduction of various visualization and feedback methods.

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  • How We Used the Internet Before YouTube [Infographic]

    How We Used the Internet Before YouTube [Infographic]

    There can be little doubt about the popularity of YouTube. Just about everybody has visited YouTube at least once or twice, and some of us pay daily (hourly?) visits to watch our favorite videos or surf for new videos. What did we do with our time on the Internet before YouTube, though? The infographic below, created by our friends at YouTube Downloader, lays out some of the milestones along the way to that grand time waster, YouTube.

    Since it first came online, we’ve looked to the Internet to connect with others and find entertainment. Before we started being able to watch our friends’ videos, we would chat with our friends online. A number of sources allowed us to do that, even before Facebook came around in 2005. We could log onto a chat room on IRC, or use AOL Chat rooms to find new and old friends to hang out with online.

    Some of us would play roleplaying games online. For many years, multiplayer dungeons (called MUSHes) were a great source of fun for gamers all over the world. You’d never believe it today, but we typed everything we wanted to say or do, and that was how we played the game! Later, we’d see the advent of graphic roleplaying games that were online and had huge followings, like Ever Quest and later Worlds of Warcraft.

    These pastimes still kick around a bit, but they aren’t nearly as popular now as they were before YouTube. These days, the online community checks Facebook, then goes to YouTube to watch videos and post those videos on Facebook. It might be hard to believe there was life before YouTube, but the infographic below will show you a few more of the things we did before we could watch any kind of video imaginable on our computers, phones, or tablets.

    How We Used the Internet Before YouTube

  • What Google’s Acquisition of SlickLogin Could Mean for the Internet

    What Google’s Acquisition of SlickLogin Could Mean for the Internet

    Android, YouTube, Motorola, Waze: these four companies have all been bought by Google and now work under the search giant’s massive umbrella. Most recently, Israeli start-up SlickLogin has joined that list as Google works to improve the security of its pages, and the security of the Internet as a whole.

    With Google’s acquisition of SlickLogin, Google can potentially be signifying a change in login procedures for their products in the future.

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