Techno-fille

Proud to announce Buy / Selll functionality on eSnips:

We're announcing the recently introduced support for ecommerce transactions on eSnips.  Members who have used eSnips to share and showcase their hobbies, interests and creative work, can now very easily also sell these items if they choose to.  Here's how it looks (this is an oil painting that I particularly like. It's called Moon Boy and was painted by Peter Abbott):

We didn't have to be very creative in coming up with this feature, it was very evident from the comments and interactions we saw on our users web eSnips sites.  From the very first days since we launched we noticed that that visitors left comments asking if a particular item was for sale, and if so for how much. So it was very clear to all of us at eSnips that the next feature we should introduce is the ability to buy / sell stuff on eSnips. 
Since we are not an ecommerce site, we were really surprised with the number of people who ecommerce enabled their sites. This is excellent; it fits very nicely into our vision of 'One place for all of ones online sharing needs'. We're proud to be the first social site to allow it's users to go one step further beyond just sharing and socializing.  The most interesting thing about selling on eSnips is the exposure to the personal facets of the seller and often the buyer. It reminds us of the real life 'Virtual fair'  or 'Open studio' where you don't just see the item for sale in a gallery, you rather get to know a lot about the person you buy from, his personal interests and social scene.

Guess how this little guy will be called?

While I was out on my morning jog, I came across the little guy in the photos,  It's really the last thing I have the time for but there was no way I could get him back to his nest. So now he's on my desk making those cartoon-like tweeting sounds.

Now guess how this little guy will be called? I am sure those who read my blog know the answer, for those who don't:  Snippy! (Or should it be bummer?!, the first word that came to my mind as I realized there was no way I was going to leave him there…?.).

So now we have the real thing too, not just the logo.   Keep your fingers crossed, these little things usually don't make it, at least he has good appetite. If anyone knows what kind of bird it is let me know.

Quality time with eSnips users

I spend lots of time looking at eSnips sites, and it happens too often that I forget myself and spend hours while I should be working.  When I find a site that interests me, I usually go to the person's profile out curiosity to learn more about that person. Today I spent tons of time on Micky's Karaoke folder. Micky has a great voice. I then looked at his profile and learned that he he sings in French too, I went to his french songs folder hoping to hear him sing a Charles Aznavour 'Adios La Mama', with no luck. Then I found he sings Kenny Rogers' "You decorated my life" which was great. here is direct link to it.   Then I read all the comments (with great pleasure), and went to look at the pictures.  Overall time spent on Micky's site:  20 - 30 minutes – That's a lot of time - but that's quality time!

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Web 2.0 action outside of the Valley - finally!

  Myself, Efrat and Hagit, (the entire 'non tech' eSnips team) will be at 'The Next Web' Conference in Amsterdam on July 7. I am presenting eSnips at 11:00am, we'll also have a table throughout the conference, so those of you who are planning on attending the conference definitely do stop by and say hi! The agenda looks very interesting.  For the first time, It feels like the internet entrepreneurial spirit, and very promising start ups are finally emerging outside of the Valley, and it seems to be just the beginning.  It's about time! There's no shortage of brain power and creativity outside of the Valley and the internet is the ideal industry to express it globally.