Just to keep us all on the same page: - The thumbnail size has been changed from 100x100 to 200x200. - "What's New" link added to main MarketPlace page. The background color is being reviewed. But, will probably not be changed. There has been a lot of research done regarding background colors on e-commerce sites and our choice was not made arbitrarily. Here is a good reference that gives some insight into this decision: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/colour-checklists-web-design/2 Also, it may be helpful to know that more than 94% of our active members use the default off-white background. However, we do understand that, unfortunately, this particular color may not be desirable to all of our members. As for why we did this, there were several reasons. First, the buyers, merchants, and community expressed many requests for the MarketPlace that we wanted to impliment. Secondly, we wanted to reduce the server load that naturally comes when you have a single page query that pulls around 7,000 items at one time. At finally, businesses that don't keep things fresh and provide their buyers with what they want, generally fail. Numbers speak for themselves, and the numbers so far indicate that this change is having an overall positive effect. I hope this helps a bit with the understanding. There really is a meathod behind the madness. Best wishes, LillianH Renderosity Marketing & Promotions

Lillian Hawkins
Marketing Manager
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