Selling products online is getting easier every day. Two years ago we spoke about
Shopify, a tool that allows the creation of a virtual shop in a question of minutes. Today we introduce another example that combines the power of eBay with the spirit and immediacy of Twitter. We’re talking about
tinypay.me, a service that lets us create an online shop and share it with the web in 60 seconds, or less.
Created by Perceptual Perception in New York, tinypay.me started off as a platform for alternative, social e-commerce, which is open to developers. The most difficult thing about the process is to choose the product you want to sell, real or virtual. You’re just a minute away from creating a PayPal-connected ad, which you can share on social networks, geolocalize and embed on your blog. All without any need to set up an account.
The value of this idea, acclaimed at
Innovate you!2010 in Amsterdam, is in how it unites the power of simplicity with the dynamics of its social aspect. Tinypay.me keeps 5% (a small percentage compared with the 9% charged by eBay) and also provides us with the opportunity of donating a percentage of the sale to charity organizations … all in 60 seconds.
http://www.tinypay.me