Free, Customizable Application for eBay Sellers Makes Cross-Selling a Snap; Buyers Can 'Window Shop' eBay Listings Directly From Their Desktops
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/08/06 -- Slide Inc., which delivers custom slide shows of photos, news, merchandise and other digital content to viewers' desktops and Web sites, today announced the launch of Slide(TM) for eBay, a free Web and desktop application designed specifically for the eBay community. Slide for eBay includes several new features that make it easy for sellers to better showcase and cross-sell their listings, including items available in their eBay stores. Slide also allows buyers to find and keep track of their favorite listings or merchants directly from their desktops. Slide is a member of the eBay Developers Program.
"The eBay marketplace is incredibly powerful and efficient; Slide wants to make it even easier for sellers to sell and for buyers to find and purchase exactly what they want," said Max Levchin, CEO and founder of Slide. "The launch of Slide for eBay is a significant milestone for us because it supports e-commerce, one of our core business models."
The service, which has been in limited trials since January this year, includes several key benefits for eBay sellers, including:
-- Cross-sell opportunities - sellers can quickly and easily increase
their overall sales by showcasing their inventory within each listing on
eBay and driving new traffic to their eBay stores.
-- Extended visibility and reach with potential buyers - sellers can now
reach millions of potential buyers on their desktops, where people
interested in specific products or their favorite sellers can keep track of
listings on their Slide throughout the day.
-- Ease-of-use - the simple, 3-step process takes seconds to set up,
making it a snap to create custom, animated Slide shows that show off items
rather than forcing buyers to scroll endlessly. Slide for eBay can be
customized with a virtually unlimited number of size and color
combinations, can be embedded into each listing, an eBay store or sellers'
Web sites.
"I'm really proud of our high customer satisfaction ratings and sales on eBay, but there's always room for improvement," said Steve Grossberg, an eBay power seller and president of Budget Video Games, Inc. "Including Slide on our listings has allowed us to promote our broader inventory, which has resulted in increased sales and a more dynamic browsing experience for our customers. Slide is also incredibly easy to use and takes just seconds to set up, so I'm very happy with the service."
eBay buyers also benefit from the Slide service, which they can use to window shop their favorite eBay listings by keyword or by seller name directly from their desktops. They can view up-to-the-minute information on the status of listings, including current price, time left to bid, item location and seller name.
In addition to eBay, Slide viewers can window shop other favorite online merchants, including Ashford, Blue Fly, Blue Nile, Gap, Frederick's of Hollywood, Old Navy and Zappos.com. To get started or to view a list of other popular shows and cool product features, visit www.slide.com.
About Slide, Inc.
Slide delivers customized shows of news, photos, merchandise and other digital information directly to your desktop or Web site. Slide takes everything you care about -- your party pics, eBay listings, favorite blogs or the latest celebrity gossip -- and brings it to you so that you can know more and do more while eliminating about a million irrelevant clicks from your day. Founded in 2004 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Slide is dramatically changing the way you consume information and interact with the people who matter to you. What's in your Slide? Find out on www.slide.com.
