eBay, Icahn Cold War Ends

CHICAGO — Two sisters from Virginia who are trying to sell a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay have been forced to rework their auction. More: continued here

Heavy.com What Is Green Monday 2015?Heavy.comIt's Green Monday 2015, so what does that mean? Green Monday is an online retail term that is similar to Cyber Monday. EBay actually came up with the term to describe its best sales day in December, which is usually the second Monday in the month.Walmart Retreads Black Friday Deals…

Technabob (blog) EBay Now Gets Your Products to You the Same DayTechnabob (blog)I think I'm like most people out there in that I like shopping online, but I hate waiting for stuff to show up. Shipping takes too long and more often than not, many places don't ship the same day you place the order,…

Fueling Innovation with eBay FortuneInnovation Excellence (blog)On Saturday the Globe and Mail reported that Jeffrey Skoll, past president and first fulltime employee of eBay, signed the Giving Pledge – a commitment to give away the majority of his money to philanthropy. In so doing he joins an esteemed crowd that … More: continued here

Siyum Hashas on eBay controversy….Yeshiva World NewsA listing for sponsorship of a private Siyum Hashas was posted last week on eBay, picked up by two Frum news sites and got mostly negative reaction from commenters who overall felt that eBay was not the proper place to auction off hachzokas HaTorah … More: continued here

Editor’s note : This is a guest post by Keith Rabois , vice president of strategy and business development for Slide , the social entertainment company. On Monday afternoon, I was speaking on a panel at the Social Graph Symposium when the moderator asked me what eBay could do to revitalize its marketplace by leveraging…