The Trade Me Trust and Safety team Christmas tree was kidnapped – they received this rather disturbing video a day later…
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Why online ad spend is low in New Zealand #2
So NZ has low broadband penetration, which means kiwi’s spend less time online, and have less desire to click on random advertising links. But that is not the full story for the paucity of media spend here. 3: The lack of eCommerce players Aside from Trade Me, the airlines and banks, New Zealand has had …
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My Portfolio
An unpleasant drop in the US market yesterday, but for me the damage was minimal. Since 2000 I’ve had a relatively neutral approach to the market, and seek alpha by going long on companies I like in sectors I like, and short on the reverse. (I have other money with Gareth Morgan who has a …
Customer service – how to ensure phones are answered
Meg Whitman commented that in the early days Paypal customer support staff didn’t answer the phone – they were avoiding speaking to customers. I don’t understand why more customer service lines don’t follow Trade Me’s example. At Trade Me you pay$1.99 per minute when you call (a 900 or o900 number) customer service – but …
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Surfing from work…
Personal surfing from work is bad, says the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand. While this may be a great debating point for the chamber, Brownlee clearly isn’t thinking this one through. I certaibnkly wouldn’t want ot work for him, nor for any organisation that wanted such micro control over my activities. Better …
PS3 sales banned on eBay UK, restricted on eBay USA
Stupid. Really stupid. eBay USA is restricting sale of Sony PS3’s to members with high feedback, and even then only one per member. eBay UK is prohibiting sale of PS’s until pre-sales commence next year. Thus does eBay, which normally serves to reduce barriers, prevent trading across borders. The obvious play is to buy PS3’s …
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Job advertising
Surprisingly only now has the number of job listings online in New Zealand overtaken the number of job listings in newspapers – thanks to the launch of Trade Me Jobs. Source: ANZ For now the entry of online players has increased the size of the market, but that downward slope of newspaper classifieds must have …
Lance Wiggs 