eBay are obviously having a few problems, not only with EPN, but with their user logins. People from all over the world are loading up a fresh eBay page to be greeted as step00001. Nice going guys. If I was step00001 I’d be asking eBay a few questions right about now.

If you’ve been lazy (like me) and let hundreds of pending links accumulate in your PHPLD directory, here’s a simple way to delete all the pending links in one go. Start up phpMyAdmin, go to the SQL page and run this this query:
DELETE FROM PLD_LINK WHERE STATUS = 1

If you want to approve all pending links, use this instead:
UPDATE PLD_LINK SET STATUS=2 WHERE STATUS=1

TWP Auctions can now display eBay auctions from non US countries using country codes (au, uk, etc…), so if your site is in Italian (or whatever) you can have geographically targeted auctions in your own language. The new version also includes a blank “onmouseover” function that hides the rover link in the user’s status bar.

This will probably be last release for a while. Get it here.

Here’s an example (in Italian):

RIPETITORI LATERALI NUOVI x FIAT FERRARI DINO DE TOMASO

EUR 24.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-07-2008 6:43:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

I’ve just added Chitika’s new RPU (related product unit) ads to a few sites, and I’m quietly confident that they’re going to have a much higher CTR than the regular eMiniMalls. When eMiniMalls first came out the CTR was really good, but I think most people have got ad blindness when it comes to eMiniMalls these days. I guess only time will tell, but I think the new RPU ads look much more ‘clickable’ than the old eMiniMalls.

To be eligible for the RPU beta, you need to have a site or blog that receives at least 50,000 page views a month, or be an existing Chitika Publisher and have made at least $100.

» More info here.