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That’s right… We’re pleased to announce that the Shopit Store application is now available to all 500,000 of Ning’s social networks. Haven’t heard of Ning? They are behind the scenes of this white-label social network platform, providing the functionality for users to create and customize their own social networks. Giving users the freedom to build any type of social network has lead to a profound and diverse range of new online communities.

Musicians like 50Cent and T.I. have jumped on board creating their own social networks, ThisIs50 and T.I. community. Mom’s across the world are joining networks created just for them; like Navy Moms and Twitter Moms. From athletes, bloggers, video channels, journalists, students, educators, parents, craft hobbyists, alumni, and interest groups, any user is sure to find a place that’s just for them. If not, then create one; it can be about anything your little heart desires.

Commerce enabling these communities means buying and selling without ever have to leave the page. Talk about convenience! Maybe you’re a member of the Cute Dog Clothes social network? Sell your bling collars to buyers right from your profile page. Chatting with fellow sneakers addicts about the latest kicks? Sell Nike’s new AirMax to your friends with a click of a button. The possibilities are endless.

We’re excited to be a part of Ning’s OpenSocial applications. And we couldn’t have done it, or done it so well :), without the help of the diligent Ning team! Shout-outs to Jinen Kamdar, Will Jelliffe, Ernie Hsiung, Kyle Ford. Thanks for your help guys!

The Shopit application that has become so popular with Facebook and MySpace is now available on the hi5 networks. I am a computer science student at the University of California, Los Angeles interning at Shopit and have been working over the past several weeks to bring this application to a true OpenSocial environment. OpenSocial initially had some stumbles but has now shown that it is capable of hosting robust and unique application experiences with easy portability.
The application provides users with a dashboard to view all the current incoming or outgoing orders, see the latest products, add or remove products, and even make purchases from start to finish all from within the hi5 network. This combination offers both a easy and friendly interface as well as a viral market for both buyers and sellers.
The biggest feature of any social application is sharing and with the Shopit application it is as easy as clicking share, selecting your friends, and watching your business spread. You can just as easily let your friends know when you’ve found a great deal. Save money on the products you need just by watching your notifications in hi5.
As an intern in a continuing learning experience I have found the development and testing of this application to be exciting. I was able to watch the power of the sharing features grow as I built them beneath my fingertips. The hi5 API is becoming more and more complete ever day as it moves towards OpenSocial 0.8 and a more finalized REST interface. Although I’m still awaiting a PHP client library.
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the application and finds those great deals. I will be heading off to explore Europe in my first backpacking experience next week. Thanks for your interest in my efforts. I’d also like to give a big thanks to Sameer and Eric, and the rest of the hi5 team for their continued help.

-Matt Snider

That’s right…Shopit ranks as the #2 Application with the Most Active Users in the Classified category on Facebook. Shopit also ranks #4 in the Business category. With over 100,000 active users per month, Shopit is helping users get their products right in front of buyers and make money right from their profiles!

Shopit has proven to be the best solution for people looking to make money by uploading their products and installing the application within their social network sites. Here is a quote from one of our users:

“I love Shopit because I did not have to pay for a web designer and they make it easy for you to upload products. It’s also the best way to market to several hundred people within my Facebook profile!” ~MonaeCouture Store

The next time you are logged into Facebook, MySpace, or Bebo…search for our app!

~Brooke

That’s right, your favorite social commerce site is changing it up…only this time with style (bling bling)

Style. We all have it. You’re style, his style, my style, her style. Sounds like a “Cat-in-the-Hat” book gone wrong. But it’s true. And when it comes to style, we try to keep up with the times. Of course, in our case, were not talking about fashion. Were talking about the big old “WWW”, the matrix, the spider confection we call the Internet in all it’s web page glory. On the Internet, styles tend to change dramatically, and as such web companies need to stay on top of upcoming trends, semantic technology, and user wish lists.

That’s where you come in. The user. The Site. The Magic. We want your ideas for design.

So don’t be shy. Send ‘em over. We need them, we crave them, we want them. Because once we know what you want, we can do something great. No matter how large or small, your ideas for this web site are what make it tick. Have an idea for your profile? Share the love. Want to see a new feature for the site? Pass it on. Something not working they way you think it should? We can dig it.

You are the citizens of Shopit, and we are your public servants. So let us serve you what you crave by dishing out a sizzling redesign that puts the It in Shopit. BOOM!

-Alessandro
‘the’ designer

MoneyExchange Gives Shopit Users $10 for Signing Up*

(Los Angeles, CA) - July 8, 2008 - Shopit, the fastest growing free Peer-to-Peer Social Commerce Network, today announced a partnership with Revolution Money Inc. to provide its customers with a special offer for its official online payment service of choice, Revolution MoneyExchange™. This dynamic online payment service is free to sign up and offers Shopit users a $10* credit when they open a new MoneyExchange account. [Read More]

AIM Users Can Easily Buy and Sell Items Right from Their Buddy Lists

(Los Angeles, CA) - June 30, 2008 - Shopit, the fastest growing free Peer to Peer Social Commerce Network, announced today that it has created a new mini-application for users of the latest version of AOL’s popular instant messaging service, AIM 6.8, which is available as a free download at http://www.aim.com. The new Shopit mini-application enables AIM users to buy and sell goods right from the AIM Buddy List. [ Read More]

Your products come in all kinds of shapes and forms and now you can let your customers know it right from the Shopit Social Applications.  That’s right, we’ve added Colors and Sizes to our apps, that lets you create the right options for all your products.

How it Works

1. Click on the “Add Colors and Sizes” link when you’re adding a product.
2. Add as many colors and sizes as you want by entering the quantity, size, and color for your product.

• Tip:  You can add either a size, a color, or both!

Check it out - We partnered with Zude to launch the Hayden Panettiere’s Closet at shopit.com/hayden. So far we’ve had close to $1000 in sales go through the store for Hayden’s save the whales again cause – not a bad start for a store we just launched! In addition to all of this, there is a promotion for people to go to Hayden’s homepage, click on her Fanbase and register for a Zude account; users will automatically be placed in a raffle for a bunch of autographed items from Hayden and The Whaleman Foundation. It’s a good cause!

Our users have spoken and we’re listening! In response to lots of feedback we’ve been getting about importing your items from Ebay, we’ve been working hard to improve our Ebay importer to make your experience as easy and seamless as possible. Many people have already discovered that you can import up to a thousand products from Ebay onto Shopit in just a couple of seconds! We’ve also added a new feature that lets you edit multiple items at once (great if you have lots of items!).

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How To Import Items From Ebay
1. Click “Add/Edit Products” in MyShopit
2. Click on the “Add Item” link
3. Select the “Import Ebay” tab (it’s selected by default!)
4. Make sure your Ebay XML feed is enabled (find out how)
5. Enter your Ebay store name
6. Click the “Import” button
7. Check the items you’d like to import
8. Click “Add Selected to Store”