EBay to drop live auction format (Nashville Business Journal)

Activist investor Carl Icahn opened a new position in eBay (EBAY) and proposed a spinoff of the company's PayPal business. Although eBay dismissed the suggestion, shares went up around 7%. More: continued here

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Saturday 21 June 2008 at 00:36:00 Latest initiative offers discounts for better customer service EBay has expanded the PayPal coverage it offers to buyers, and has launched a new programme for sellers. The eBay Live incentive programme is designed to reward better customer service… More: continued here

Searchers from Google Dead-ended on eBayEcommerceBytes (blog)It seems to me that there was a strained relationship with Google search and eBay quite recently. Nevertheless, I noticed that the items I have listed on eBay are now beginning to appear in Google Search. The problem is that eBay is dropping the ball …and more » More: continued…

Remember the two-foot-tall Lego Vestas Windmill? It’s huge and awesome. Well, if you want one, there are currently two available on eBay. That’s the good news! The bad news is that the starting bids… More: continued here

Google Masks Customer Names after Alerted to eBay Privacy BreachEcommerceBytes (blog)After EcommerceBytes alerted eBay and Google to a privacy breach yesterday, the real names of eBay customers that had been displaying in the Product Reviews section of Google Shopping were replaced with dashes overnight. In fact, Google has masked data …and more » More: continued here

Shopping website eBay'expects double-digit annual growth'myHermesOnline auction site eBay has announced it expects double-digit revenue and earnings growth in each of the next three years. The firm expects this expansion to be driven by the continued success of payments provider PayPal, alongside sustainable profit …eBay, Inc. (EBAY) Hits New 52-Week High at $35.35American Banking Newsall…