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Cyber crime trail leads to Winona State studentsMinneapolis Star TribuneNumerous major companies have been stung in the scam, including eBay, PayPal, Amazon, Apple, Dell and Verizon Wireless, according to federal court documents …and more » More: continued here

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Tech drives growthChicago Sun-TimesA few years ago, eBay was getting battered by the likes of Amazon.com and was dismissed as an auctions has-been. … More: continued here

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Times Union, Albany, NY, Inside Politics column [Times Union, Albany, NY]TMCnet31–As the days dwindle for the Delaware Station Post Office — or, uh, the Delaware Station Not Post Office, if you believe the United States Postal …and more » More: continued here

A few years ago, eBay was getting battered by the likes of Amazon.com and was dismissed as an auctions has-been. Its technology was long in the tooth. And it was losing its iconic CEO, Meg Whitman, whose political ambitions led to a run for California governor in 2010.Now eBay is …