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Telegraph.co.uk eBay adds Pinterest-like social features to UK siteTelegraph.co.uk"That's what eBay Collections is all about: the fun of browsing and discovery, that's shoppable. These new features are part of the biggest suite of changes we've introduced to eBay in the UK and they're designed to help shoppers follow their passions.”.Dannii …

CNBC.com LinkedIn co-founder defends eBayCNBC.comMr. Hoffman also defended the original takeover of PayPal by eBay, a deal he helped engineer as a senior vice president at the payments company. Under the aegis of eBay, PayPal has become an integral part of its corporate parent, benefiting from higher … More: continued here

Icahn: eBay Has the Worst Corporate Governance—EverTIMEActivist investor Carl Icahn says eBay is the worst-run company he's ever seen. The billionaire who regularly clashes with tech's biggest CEOs told CNBC's Squawk Box that eBay's corporate governance leaves a lot to be desired. “Corporate governance … More: continued here

Carl Icahn Is a Blowhard, But eBay Stock Holders Are ListeningInvestorplace.comAnalysts at AllianceBernstein put together a survey of EBAY stock investors to find out, and got 178 responses — 64% from long-only investors and 34% from hedge funds. (While the report admitted that the findings were “imperfect,” the sample size …

Reid Hoffman criticized Icahn’s campaign against eBay, arguing it is rooted in short-term thinking that runs counter to the focus on long-term growth. More: continued here

Icahn and I will: Carl's war on eBay goes NUCLEARRegisterCarl Icahn has pressed the red button in his war on eBay and has demanded access to all its records documenting the sale of VoIP firm Skype. The irate investor has published another of his infamous open letters in which he …

NBC Chicago Northbrook Family Steals $7 Million in Toys, Baby Gear to Sell on eBayPatch.comNORTHBROOK, IL — A Northbrook mother, father and daughter have been charged with a multi-state “shopping odyssey” that involved a skirt that could hide stolen goods and resulted in more than $7 million in stolen merchandise …

What investors really think about the Icahn-eBay fightMarketWatch (blog)Icahn's complaints stem mostly from what he sees as conflicts of interest involving board members Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook, a lack of leadership from Chief Executive John Donahoe and the need to split off eBay's PayPal electronic-payments … More: continued here

By Phil Wahba and Nadia Damouni NEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay Inc CEO John Donahoe said on Wednesday that several of the online retailer's most active shareholders have assured him they support his efforts to resist demands by activist investor Carl Icahn for a spin-off of the PayPal unit. Donahoe …

Icahn: 'I've Never Seen Worse Corporate Governance Than eBay'MoneynewsHe's upset that eBay sold Skype in a September 2009 for only $2.75 billion to an investor group that included eBay board member Marc Andreessen. The group itself sold Skype 1 ½ years later to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Editor's Note: Free …