eBay is going to integrate Skype VOIP service into the eBay marketplace. With the integration, eBay plans to increase communication between buyers and sellers.


eBay is going to integrate Skype VOIP service into the eBay marketplace. With the integration, eBay plans to increase communication between buyers and sellers.

eBay is currently promoting eBay, Skype and Paypal services among its members. eBay will continue to introduce Skype into categories and geographies on eBay this year. In 2007, eBay will start facilitating new categories, including online advertising through a pay-per-lead service.

eBay is also going to integrate Skype with Paypal. Through the integration, users will be able to order an item or service and pay for the transaction while talking on the phone with the service provider.

“Whitman also said eBay would create new ecommerce markets and showed a prototype of a “Pay-Per-Lead” enabled web page. She said certain segments, such as services, travel, real estate and new cars, are built on the lead-generation model, which she estimated to be a $4 billion market.

Using Skype in a pay-per-lead model, eBay can address the needs of these kinds of segments, reducing friction and making the transaction seamless for the user.” [Source]

 

 

 

 

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