Look, I don’t like posts that seems like plugs for companies that really need no help on the old PR side of things - but I can’t help myself. The Apple iPhone is so extremely cool and innovative that I have to talk about it. I have to start a countdown. I have to be caught up in the hype. T-minus 25 days and counting.
PermalinkYou know, one of the first integrations we did at Gumiyo was with the Google Data API to get some “GData”. We use it to find data on the Google Base. And coming up soon - we are going to be using it a lot more - stay tuned for that…. However, occasionally we check in on their homepage - and this morning - we were an example project!
PermalinkSo, you have 20 used cars posted on Gumiyo’s site. While out golfing, you receive an SMS text message to your cell phone which reads, “Gumiyo Connect! – Buyer John is interested in your 1996 Honda Civic and asks, ‘Does the GPS come with its original manufacturer’s manual?’ - and do you have it in white?”
PermalinkHere is the deal - we are a small startup trying to take on the likes of CL and other giants… we don’t have time to write import tools for the dozens of mail systems floating around the web… we have to keep our eye on the prize. BUT we knew when we launched our Tell-A-Friend marketing feature a couple weeks ago, we needed a way to let our merchants import their friends in a fast, easy, reliable and secure way.
PermalinkThe Goom is amassing more and more fans… and not just Americans - we are worldwide, baby!
PermalinkWell, our crack team of developers have done it again! With our aptly named Gumiyo “Tell-a-Friend” Marketing Service, they have come up with a great new way for you to increase your ad traffic and generate more leads!
PermalinkAs you all know, we built our entire production and development environments on Amazon’s EC2 and S3 services. We love them. Honestly. It was one of the best business decisions we’ve made at Gumiyo. And guess what? They love us too. Yep… we are the in the customer spotlight.
Just in case they move us out of the spotlight before you get to read more… read more
And just so you know, if you have any questions about our use of any of the amazon web services, please ask - we would be happy to let you know.
PermalinkGumiyo now has a component designed to warn a seller when a spammer is engaging them in order to phish their email address or private information. Here’s how it works:
1. We monitor every incoming communication from a buyer for suspicious activity. Next to every comment, the seller sees a country flag and a safety-level indicator. If you hover your mouse over the flag, and you will get the city and region of the prospective buyer.
2. We monitor the content of every posted communication for patterns used by spammers. When we detect a spammer we then:
You’ve heard the old saying about the early bird getting the worm. Well in this story the worm equals free advertising. Yep, old fashioned, no-catch, no-risk, no strings attached free advertising. We believe in the first-come, first-served approach to users community. You help us get our service off the ground by giving us feedback on our features and we give you some cool tools to help you get results from your classified ads.
PermalinkHere is a list of more people who are discovering the heady goodness that is GUMIYO!
PermalinkRick Mathieson of Branding Unbound posted a nice review of us today on his blog. He thinks we are a ‘mobile era eBay’. We are trying Rick - but it is getting easier every day with friends like you.
PermalinkNothing makes us happier then hearing other excited users and reviewers! Here are just a few of many:
PermalinkWell, the folks at killerstartups.com seem to think so! In fact, they just gave us an idea for a new feature to make our mobile user experience just a little bit better. Stay tuned…
PermalinkYes! Gumiyo is now listed on Go2Web2.0, the complete web 2.0 directory (http://www.go2web20.net).
Thanks for Orli and her team!
Shuki
PermalinkIf you happen to be in San Diego on Wednesday, March 28th and you have a propensity for wearing propeller hats, then we’d love to see you at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. Our very own Shuki Lehavi will be joining Mike Culver of Amazon Web Services during their session on Web Scale Computing. Click here for more information…
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