eBay chief executive John Donahoe described the company as a large leader going through a period of transition. Speaking at Fortune Brainstorm Tech, he acknowledged that the huge growth of actions for the site has slowed, but said things like fixed-priced sales, classified ads, and PayPal are all still growing.
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MarketWatch EBay breaks up with PayPal again, stock soars as PayPal shares diveMarketWatchEBay EBAY, +0.45% said Wednesday that it plans to take over crucial payments-processing duties for its core Marketplace e-commerce offering, a role that PayPal PYPL, +1.84% has handled for the e-commerce site under a deal signed when the two companies … More: continued…
EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. More: continued here
Amazon will beat eBay this holiday season: AnalystCNBCAmazon is likely to outperform eBay in the battle of the e-commerce giants this holiday season and beyond, Mark Mahaney, lead Internet analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said on Tuesday. Amazon customers are less likely to see delays this year because the … More: continued here
Grimsby Telegraph Beware! If you sell goods on Facebook or Ebay … the tax man is coming …Grimsby TelegraphInternet companies are being warned that they might be forced to hand over information on people and small businesses who sell goods and services online. The "tax man" wants to target individuals and businesses who fail to…
eBay Yanks Sale of Laptop With Attack CodeHard OCP, TX –6 hours agoThe folks at eBay weren’t too happy about that laptop for sale with the exploit code used in last week’s PWN* (™ Futuremark) 2 OWN that could still be … More: continued here
Los Angeles Times Whitman addresses Goldman Sachs controversyTotal Buzz (blog)She was eBay CEO at the time and also served on Goldman Sachs' board. Whitman later resigned from the Goldman Sachs board saying it was not a “good fit” and …Only 70 Billionaire Moms: Meg Whitman, JK Rowling & Christy WaltonABC NewsEditorial: Whitman's sampler to revive…