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Online retailers: Amazon versus Flipkart versus eBay
Business Standard With the formal entry of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer into India, buyers have another option, besides the two best known entities – eBay and Flipkart. Currently, product options on Amazon are limited. It offers only books and movies, and … |
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Bloomberg EBay to Split Off PayPal as Mobile Payments Gain GroundBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY), the world's biggest online marketplace, said it would split off its payments arm PayPal, finally bowing to pressure from activist shareholder Carl Icahn after nine months. EBay and PayPal will become independent companies in 2015 … More: continued here
LiveWorld Will Cease Moderating eBay Discussion BoardsEcommerceBytes (blog)The eBay forums have had their share of controversy over the years right up until today, including one long-lasting debate over the company eBay hired to moderate the forums on its behalf. But as of this summer, it looks like LiveWorld will no longer … More: continued here
eBay CEO John Donahoe conceded the domestic China market (again) to Alibaba today and said eBay would instead focus on the Chinese export market. Marketwatch said Donahoe called Alibaba not a competitor, but a “colleague and potential partner.” eBay has also been also eyeing the global opportunity for PayPal, which it has said would outpace…
New-year Ideas For eBay PowersellersPractical Ecommerce (subscription), Grand Junction –5 hours agoI hope you had a great holiday selling season online, and with the new year right around the corner, what follows are some tips for increasing your eBay… More: continued here
eBay apologizes after 'items belonging to Holocaust victims go up for sale on …Mirror.co.ukeBay has apologized after items from the Holocaust – including clothes worn by concentration camp inmates – were advertised on its website. Among the items reportedly put up for sale on the auction site was a prisoner's uniform from the notorious ……
1590 KLIV Silicon Valley News Tech firms pledge to help fund Stanford expansionPalo Alto OnlineThe new Corporate Partners Program — which includes Hewlett-Packard, Apple, eBay, Intel, Intuit and Oracle — is expected to bring in the funds over the …Stanford gets $150M commitment from Silicon Valley tech giantsBizjournals.comStanford hospital is teaming up with some valley…