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Microsoft, eBay and other 'ethical' companies; hot valuations for Facebook …Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)EBay also made the list for the first time. Among other tech companies on the list are Adobe Systems, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Salesforce.com and Symantec. • Valuation news: Valuations for Facebook, Zynga and Groupon continue to scale new …and more »…

It looks like Facebook, the social networking site made popular by college students, may consider itself an ideal platform for ecommerce. Facebook rolled out new payment terms and is testing a payment service with some third-party developers. More: continued here

EBay teaming up with brick-and-mortar stores to lure shoppersAlbuquerque Business FirstShoppers at Macy's, Toys 'R' Us, Target and other retailers with Albuquerque area stores could soon be getting coupons and learning exactly where to find the bargains in messages sent from EBay Inc. to their phones as they enter the stores. According …Macy's using eBay…

Google garnered the most online traffic as usual last month, Nielsen Online says. But in the to and fro between Amazon and eBay for unique visitors, there was a change of pace. Ebay sites beat out Amazon with 63.06 million visitors, while Amazon trailed with 59.38 million. More: continued here

CHARLOTTESVILLE—EBay led University of Virginia police to a student who police say stole bicycles and tried to sell them on the Web site. U.Va. police were looking into the thefts of two students’ bicycles when one of the victims noticed what appeared to be his bike for sale on eBay, according to Lt. Melissa Fielding….

Small Business Trends eBay Plans to Challenge Amazon, Announces Turnaround StrategySmall Business TrendsDetails of the plan make it look like eBay is prepared to challenge against Amazon. Changes include improving the site's search capabilities making finding items more structured. Instead of listing all available items when a product is searched, there … More: continued here