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eBay On Location Atlanta Aftermath Party hosted by eCommerce Merchants Atlanta Chapter on Friday March 19th to attract many eCommerce rock stars and eBay sellers.

New York (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 — eCommerce Merchants Trade Association (Link), the leading trade association for online sellers, recently announces – The Aftermath: eCommerce Merchants Atlanta After eBay Party immediately following the eBay On Location event on Friday March 19th, 2010 at 8:00 PM at the very popular Stats sports bar only 2 blocks away. Admission is FREE but space is limited to the first 100 people.

Registration at: http://Aftermath.Eventbrite.com

"As a committed supporter of small business and the entrepreneurial spirit, ProStores is proud to be the title sponsor of the ECMTA’s ‘Atlanta Aftermath’ celebration. We are pleased to have this opportunity to connect with members of the eBay and online merchant community in-person," said Lin Shearer, Head of Marketing.

"eBay On Location and the ECMTA’s ‘Atlanta Aftermath’ are an ideal platform for our customers to get advice from industry experts on how to grow their businesses on eBay and online, to network and share their successes with other merchants, and to have a little fun," he added.

The Aftermath event is drawing "eCommerce Rock Stars" to attend. Confirmed guests include, John Jantsch – Duct Tape Marketing, Richard Brewer-Hay – eBay Ink Blog, Brent Leary – Customer Relationship Management, Toby Bloomberg – Diva Marketing Blog, Peggy Duncan – Personal Productivity Expert, Charles Lumpkin - Ecommerce SEO Strategist, "JB" Braitwaite – Internet Technology Expert, George Trantas – CEO Designer Athletic, Marlene Gavens – The Savvy Seller, Melinda and Kat – Co-Hosts of eBay and Beyond Radio, Cindy Shelby – Web Sellers Circle, and "Your Boy" John from ColderICE.com.

"Mixing the experts with the merchants in a relaxed environment and then encouraging them to interact and network is brilliant. This is "Social Networking 3-D" and I love listening, learning and participating. It’s like Twitter without the typing and you can have a drink…BRAVO!" John Lawson ColderICE.

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association recently opened 9 Local Chapters in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, South Louisiana, South Florida and Philadelphia. With more scheduled to be announced in the coming weeks. Local chapters are designed to deliver ecommerce education to merchants locally while reinforcing peer to peer networking with other online retailers.

ProStores is Platinum Sponsors for The Aftermath: eCommerce After Party! Along with these fine Gold Sponsors, thank you ALL!

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Designer Athletic – We are your Designer and Athletic online warehouse. We find great deals on shoes, apparel, and other great products and we pass the savings onto you. We hope you find what your looking for.

Ok, maybe that is a bad tabloid title? Dang,  it is already 2 weeks later and the circus is just rolling along around Mike ain’t it?  I watched the Entertainment news show last night and about 22 of the 30 minutes was ALL about Mike, WTF? Don’t we have other things to talk about by now?

I do, and that is the announcement that eBay LIVE is DEAD. But wait there’s more! (luv ya Billy, RIP) eBay is now going to begin throwing barbeques I guess based on the eBay developer blog picture, LOL.

According to yesterday’s announcement,  eBay announced plans for a series of smaller events "within a day’s drive for as many sellers and buyers as possible." The new program is called eBay: On Location. eBay: On Location will kick off in Orlando in February, and wrap up in San Jose in August with a 15th anniversary celebration.

Reading the announcement I do get the feeling that eBay is sort of going to throw a LARGE local event in San Jose to mark the 15th year of the platform, while still going about the country doing smaller events. The local events will be more affordable and possibly better attended than a single eBay LIVE event would.

Being smaller would possibly allow more input from ALL sized sellers, not just those in Diamond or higher tier PowerSeller status. Plus you will possibly get the ear of eBay representative whom you would only see on the stage at an eBay LIVE type of event.

So what do you guys think? Is this a good move or a bad move for the folks at eBay? I want to hear what you think about it. Please leave a comment.