Month: September 2009
Amazon fail
Recent website design work has caused us to do some research into the current design techniques and trends among website authors regarding web stanards. We looked into the definitive guide on the subject, Jeffrey Zeldman‘s Designing with Web Standards, and were excited to find that a third edition is coming this year. While imagining how…
Proxibid launches new website, embedded bidding
Image via CrunchBase We’ve been following the new features and website from Proxibid for the last few weeks. Today they’ve launched the new website and announced that you can start reserving the embedded bidding solution. Here’s the release. Omaha, NE – September 22, 2009 – Proxibid, the world’s largest provider of live auction webcasting services,…
Don’t shill bid. Just don’t.
Image by duncan via Flickr If you’re an auctioneer and you’re bidding on behalf of yourself or your seller, there’s nothing illegal about it provided it’s disclosed properly and that it’s not an absolute auction. However, if you’re going to do it, don’t be sneaky about it. Don’t create a fictitious name or bidding account.…
2009 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid calling championship recap
The top five places for the 2009 – 2010 Kansas Auctioneers Association bid call contest are as follows. Charly Cummings, Yates Center, KS Megan McCurdy, Wichita, KS Justin Schultis, Fairbury, NE Lance Fullerton, El Dorado, KS Aaron Traffas, Sharon, KS The other participants are listed below in appearance order. Eric Blomquist, Assaria, KS Lance Kinderknecht,…
Live blogging the Kansas Auctioneers Association bid-call contest
Last year’s live blog from the Kansas State Fair worked, but we tried to go completely live using coveritlive.com last August for the regional competition. We weren’t impressed, mainly because it required Flash. This year, we’re going to try for both live and simplicity by using our favorite real-time device, FriendFeed. You’ll get the status…