Here is a quick tip that I found very helpful when it comes to dealing with large audio files. You can use Audacity (a FREE download) to split clips in two. Actually you can use Audacity to do a lot of manipulations with audio. Audacity is as good and in many instances BETTER than paid [...]

Alibaba.com, the world’s leading e-commerce company for small business, has entered into an agreement to acquire Vendio Services, Inc., a multi-channel e-commerce company providing a one-stop solution for small businesses that are selling online across multiple channels . The company is 40 percent invested by Yahoo!, 30 percent invested by Softbank, and the Alibaba management [...]

A very insightful discussion with the CEO of shopping search engine TheFind.com, Siva Kumar. While at ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Conference I was able to grab Siva and get this interview. Of particular note, pay attention to his outlook on eCommerce for 2010. It really is an eye-opening analogy TheFind is the vertical search engine for shopping [...]

As the title sponsor for the eCommerce Aftermath Event in Atlanta, I was fortunate enough to get an interview with the leadership at ProStores.com. ProStores is an eBay Company, they enable small- and medium-sized businesses to sell products and services online. Prostores provides merchants everything they need to set up, design, and manage a customizable [...]

Some times it is the story of the business man that is truly the most intriguing to me. Sure I like seeing your site, or oh how pretty your widget is, but ultimately it is the story behind the product that makes me so excited. I love nothing more than sitting and listening to the [...]

Who’s that guy with the reflective shades? Is he a cop? Nope, but he will give you a ticket if you move too slow with your delivery times, LOL. This guy is Randy Smythe and I need to introduce him to some in our audience and reacquaint him to others. Since I got started in [...]

“Can paperless billing get me paid faster?”That one line is burned in my brain probably for eternity. I had to say it at least 100 times in one day. That is my line on the now nationally televised  American Express commercial that I was asked to appear in for American Express Open Forum It’s lights, [...]

Brent Leary and myself got into a great discussion about how some pretend to have influence simply because they have a few followers. Listen to this episode of B.S. Walks NOW! (press play button and be patient, it takes a minute to buffer) OR Click to Download Show Notes: 1:20 Outlook for 2010 in Business [...]

Are you building a business or do you just have a job as you grow old? Are you creating an enterprise or just going through the motions? Can you make it through the challenges, should you just QUIT or be exceptional? Seth says average is for LOSERS…wow! Seth joined AuctionBytes to talk about his book, [...]

I am sitting at home minding my own bees wax and hanging out on Twitter. Suddenly a tweet pops up from a friend and says: Then a few minutes later here comes another reTweet from my buddy Cliff, who by the way, has been a guest blogger her on ColderICE.com chimed in: So what the [...]

I was asked to guest on the eCom Experts show which is hosted by a great woman named Shawna Fennell. Keep up with som of  the best ecommerce tips and tricks?  The Ecom Experts will show you what you need to know to be a successful selling online. Shawna writes about this in her newsletter… [...]

Hey guys, I know many of you have expressed how you will miss the old B.S. Walks podcast, but do not fret! I will make sure that we bring you engaging and informative information for 2010 like you NEVER could have expected from us. Just hang tight, cause 2010 is going to be a blast [...]

It is kind of of surreal to actually see yourself on a TV commercial. Even though you go to the set and shoot it, it does not really hit you like it does seeing it on the TV. American Express contacted me to be in one of there card member commercials the week of Thanksgiving. [...]

It is that time again…yeah time to get back in the game of the interviews. You know it was put on the back burner as the summer season just made you want to run free. But now its over and our noses are too the grind for a successful Christmas shopping season. So to kick [...]

In the last few days I have been honored to be asked for an interview. I have spent the last year interviewing so many industry people from independent sellers to industry though leaders like Scot Wingo (Wingo Vid), Jonathan Gariss (eCommerce Summit LINK) and Richard Brewer Hay. I have learned to be comfortable on asking [...]

The organizers of a brand new event in Atlanta went all out to put on a high caliber show for the technology community around social media and social marketing. The New Media Atlanta event was billed as: The New Media Atlanta conference is a high level, business dialog about how social media is changing marketing [...]

NOTE: This is a NEW segment for our blog, we are giving ecommerce sellers a change to showcase their businesses. If you would like to get your SPOTLIGHT on the blog, please contact me mailto:john@colderice.com or hit me up on Twitter   How did you get started with e-commerce? It feels ridiculous to say this now [...]

My buddy Sherman Hu just put up a story about a terrifying flight he recently had. As he was leaving Atlanta returning home, his plane lost cabin pressure and was forced to an emergency landing! Check out his tale HERE on his ShermanLIVE blog as he details how this experience changed his life. Boy, I [...]

I am digging this video from Richard Brewer-Hay who is the top corporate blogger for eBay.com. He is by far the coolest dude in the organization (I got video to back that up ) and he is very savvy when it comes to social media. Richard is trailblazing the trends for corporate blogging and he [...]

In my video on the new Auctiva price increase I was rather critical of the timeframe given for sellers to adjust. When you move from free to $9.95 or as much as  $34.95 a month PLUS transaction fees, that is like and INFINATE price increase. That is like going from 0-60 mph on the Superman [...]

Wow man, I just got myself back together after this weeks Ecommerce Summit in Atlanta. I had a really good time, seriously. This whole event from start to finish was 1000x better than I  could have ever expected. From signing eBay execs (Usher Lieberman) doing karaoke at Joe’s College Park Tavern to the great presentations [...]

You like the title? I think it is kind of a fun flip. No, it’s not that R&B Usher, nope. This Usher is a little more "light skinned" and probably does not dance as much, LMAO. Usher Lieberman is the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at eBay North America. Pretty big title there and I [...]

Dude, I love being in a space with a pocket camera! I am a whip it out and shoot kinda guy. It was so FUNNY with these guys at eBay. Believe it or not, they do not watch the ColderICE videos! OMG, and I spend so much time reporting on their eBay movement…wink. OK, so [...]

This is one of the great things about Twitter. You can meet people around the world OR around the corner! I came to meet Wendy Y. Bailey via Twitter and then found out that she is right here in my very own city. Wendy Y is a Master Certified Group Coach, Certified Experience Coach and [...]

Recently one of the best teachers and blogging mentors out there sent out a personal message. Michael Martine, the blogging and consulting coach from Remarkablogger, sent an email saying that he had had it! He was de-Google-fying his business. Now for those of you who may not know Michael, he is has been doing this [...]

Man, when things go right, you just KNOW IT. When you get a HOT ONE, you got to share it. So I gotz me a hot one baby! Let me introduce you to Dawud Miracle (accent on the miracle for real ), my dude is an absolute genius. Not only genius, but genuine. I just [...]

Sachin Agarwal is the co-founder and CEO of Dawdle. While the site has been in the space for a while now, a NEW relaunch has yielded a STRONG 4th quarter for his company. Video games are one of the few increasing markets in this slow economy. Sachin shares some new tools that Dawdle JUST LAUNCHED [...]

There is a new voice out there and you need to LISTEN UP! When money talks you should listen, but IF you missed it, now you got a place to catch up. There is a NEW call-in radio show for folks like you and I. We are interested in e-commerce and making money on line. [...]

Your Mom? Probably not, but a Powerselling Mom could teach us a lot about making money on eBay! Maybe you are already familiar with Danna, but maybe not. Danna Crawford has been a seller on the eBay platform for over 10 years! She an eBay mentor to many and is also a Education Specialist Trained [...]

I could NOT have eBay week of calls without throwing some salt in for flavor, LOL. Ron lit up the ColderICE blog the first time he was a guess in his two part interview which on #3 on the BEST of 2008 interviews! Well, he is back with your boy John for round two and [...]

CONGRATULATIONS to the Pittsburgh Steelers!!! You are now the most winningest Superbowl Team in HISTORY. Six titles under your belt, that is a new worlds record. And below we got the SUPERBOWL Series of Speakers that all recorded LIVE content all week long last week. Just click on the speaker and hear them FREE right [...]

I have done many calls in my days on ColderICE, but none have been so painfully personal than this one. Peggy Duncan was “reading my mail” on this call! PEGGY DUNCAN is a combination professional organizer, project manager, and computer trainer. She uses this powerful set of skills to help busy people like you spend [...]

So you missed it live last week? Or you attended and just want to hear it once, twice, three more times? ME TOO!!! Look, you have got to realize that what you are about to listen to is a “business coaching call” given by a MASTER of business. I can not stress enough how valuable [...]