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Who should read this? If you upload feeds or download reports using Amazon SOAP or AIM APIs, this announcement may be applicable to you. Feeds include product, inventory and price uploads; downloads include order and settlement reports.The ID returned for feeds and reports by Amazon SOAP and AIM servers will soon exceed maximum for signed 32 bit integer. Customer action may be needed.

What is happening? Merchants selling on Amazon.com can upload feeds and download reports using SOAP APIs, AIM API’s or Seller Central. When a feed is uploaded, Amazon returns a unique ID that identifies the feed that is submitted. Similarly, for report requests, Amazon returns a unique ID that identifies the report. In the near future (10-12 weeks), we expect the ID returned by Amazon SOAP/AIM APIs to be greater than 2147483647 (i.e., the number that can fit in 32 bits).

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LAS VEGAS, NV, Jun 26, 2008 - AmeriResource Technologies, Inc., a diversified holding company, announced today that its subsidiary, BizAuctions, Inc., a prime provider of commercial eBay liquidation services, listings posted on eBay in June 2008, increased by 67% over listings for same period in June 2007. Delmar Janovec, CEO, comments, "BizAuctions, a Titanium Powerseller, on eBay through its eBay store name: BusinessAuctions Inc, listings posted from June 1 through June 25, 2008, were 1,945 listings, an increase of 780 or approximately 67% over the corresponding period in 2007. The increase is a testament to management and staff's commitment to grow the business while providing our customers with exemplary service which is reflected in the Company's customer satisfaction rating on eBay of 99.1%, with over 23,000 positive feedbacks."

New Payment Option Allows Consumers to Shop Now and Pay Later

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Just in time for the summer shopping season, Overstock.com, Inc. is giving shoppers the ability to shop now and pay later with the promotional financing service, PayPal Pay Later. “Since launching in Q4 of last year, PayPal has continued to add value to our website and our customers. Adding PayPal Pay Later as an additional way to pay allows us to continue to give our customers the best options at the best value,” Patrick Byrne, chairman and chief executive officer of Overstock.com.

Jun. 20, 2008 - Alibaba Group, the parent of Hong Kong listed Alibaba.com Ltd, on Wednesday launched a free online advertising service, Alimama.com, according to sources. Alimama.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group founded by Jack Ma, aims to gain the largest share of online advertising in China within three to five years.In 2008, Alibaba Group has been concentrating on building Alimama.com into an online trade platform integrating B2C and C2C advertising service.

On chinaknowledge.com

Omniture, Inc., Bazaarvoice and Mercado today announced that Overstock.com is using integrated solutions from the three companies through Omniture Genesis to employ a strategy called "searchandising" -- the utilizing of on-site search terms, user-generated product reviews and analytics to optimize product merchandising and relevance. "Overstock's ability to deliver relevant search results has a material impact on conversion success," said Geoff Atkinson, vice president of tactical marketing at Overstock. "The integrated Omniture, Bazaarvoice and Mercado 'searchandising' solution provides Overstock with the ability to improve conversion by automatically optimizing search relevance and product merchandising based upon a number of factors, including customer ratings and reviews."

Alibaba merchants gathered at the Gleacher Center at the University of Chicago on Wednesday evening for a reception to honor winners of its e-Business Champion contest. Merchants in attendance included those in town for the eBay conference taking place at the McCormick Place convention center beginning on Thursday. The five winners of the North American Alibaba contest were EveAlexander.com, MomsOnEdge.com, BellPerformance.net, OnFair.com and DecoBreeze.com. The winners, who range from 1-person companies to one with 17 employees, told Alibaba.com their success stories about doing business online.

By Ina Steiner

BEIJING, Jun 16, 2008 - Shenzhen Development Bank has made comprehensive cooperation with Alibaba.com (1688.HK) in boosting its new loan product, focusing on the financing of small and middle enterprises in China. The new product, easy to apply, provides loans with a maximum amount of 15 million yuan (US$2.17 million) and the longest repaying term of 10 years, as well as low interest ratio.

On tradingmarkets.com

Fish naturally swim in schools. Both they and the enthusiastic hobbyists who keep them as pets tend to stick together. These days, fish lovers gather in the same place where they surf - the Web. Specialty marketplaces like AquaBid.com give them a place to buy and sell live fish in a community setting, online. Back in the early days of the Web, Mark Barnett (now the owner of AquaBid.com) was one of those hobbyists - and a self-taught computer programmer as well. He started going online to bring aquarium and fish lovers together.

By Greg Holden

While sales at other online auction sites are reportedly slowing, sell-through rates at OnlineAuction.com (OLA) have doubled in just the last nine days. Television commercials, member-generated special sales, new members who are leaving other sites and bringing their customers with them, sellers' and buyers' personal recommendations, and OLA's YouTube Contest all get credit for the site's continuing rapid growth.

SALT LAKE CITY, June 10 - Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced the official debut of its real estate search application: http://realestate.overstock.com.  The site is unique in that, through the O-Hot Value Indicator, it helps shoppers identify great deals from more than three million classified, foreclosure, and hard-to-find auction homes for sale. The O-Hot Value Indicator is a unique tool that helps a customer find the best values in a chosen neighborhood.  The O-Hot Value Indicator ranks each home's value relative to others in its vicinity.  The site automatically highlights auction, distressed, and foreclosed properties, which potentially offer great value to Overstock.com's customers.

BEIJING, June 10 - Alibaba.com Limited, the world's leading B2B e-commerce company, today announced the launch of a new product called ''China TrustPass for Individuals'' on its Chinese-language online marketplace, which connects suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Until now, Alibaba.com's China TrustPass membership had only been available to corporate users. Similar to the corporate version, entrepreneurs need to pass a third-party authentication and verification process before they become a China TrustPass member. As part of this process applicants need to provide their identity card and bank information. Once they become an authorized China TrustPass member, Alibaba.com will maintain an online trust rating for individuals to build confidence and credibility with potential buyers.

WebDefend Safeguards Customer Credit Cards and Identities; Enables PCI Compliance CARLSBAD, Calif., June 9

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 9 - Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application security, today announced that Overstock.com, an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices, has selected Breach Security's WebDefend web application security appliance to provide continuous protection against web-based attacks and data leakage for its online transactions. WebDefend also protects customer credit card data enabling Overstock.com to fully comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) in advance of the June 30, 2008 deadline for tight web application security controls.