Introducing the eBay Software Platform
Ray Rischpater · Apress eBooks · 2004
To the average consumer , eBay is one of two things: either a member of that rare breed, the wildly successful dot-corn corporation, or a buyer’s and seller’s mecca. In truth, these are so tightly interrelated as to be the same thing: eBay is phenomenally successful simply because it unites buyers and sellers from all places and all walks of life. Key to its success, however, is its focus—a company that trades in data, rather than physical merchandise. By offering the eBay SDK and API services, eBay extends to you not just that data, but also an opportunity to share in their success by tapping both buyers and sellers, bringing you a market for your ideas, services, and products. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.