Globe and Mail Probe into Ebay over Craigslist secretsFinancial TimesThe US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into Ebay for allegedly stealing business secrets from Craigslist related to its advertising platform. A grand jury subpoena issued by a California court on behalf of the DoJ outlines …U.S. probes …
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Equimedia Marketing News Morning Tech Wrap: Microsoft, Intel, FacebookForbesUS prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether eBay employees took confidential information from Craigslist, according to Reuters. Allegations levelled at eBay over confidential information being used to build service to rival Craigslist …Tech showdowns: Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL vs. Google; …
Read More »J.D. Salinger’s Rude Note to Maid Selling for $50000 on Ebay – Death and Taxes
New York Times (blog) J.D. Salinger's Rude Note to Maid Selling for $50000 on EbayDeath and TaxesPlenty would pay astronomical amounts of money for any original works written by Salinger — or at least that's what someone on Ebay is hoping. A Las Vegas dealer of authentic autographs and manuscripts …
Read More »‘Missoni for Target’ Turns Up on eBay With Huge Markups – MyFox Philadelphia
CTV.ca 'Missoni for Target' Turns Up on eBay With Huge MarkupsMyFox Philadelphia(NewsCore) – A day after Target's website crashed and its stores were picked clean of its new Missoni line, thousands of sold-out items had shown up on eBay, with some bids on Wednesday already up to five times the …
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Artist Alex Schaefer's Paintings of Burning Banks Ignite InterestMy Fox BostonOne of his paintings of a burning Chase Bank recently sold on eBay for $25200 to an art collector in Germany, The Los Angeles Times reported. After the Chase painting garnered the attention (and price) that it did, Schaefer quickly …
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San Jose-based eBay is embarking on a major ad campaign aimed at consumers who shop on smartphones, hopes it will change consumers’ misperceptions about the company More: continued here
Read More »EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hip – USA Today
USA Today EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hipUSA TodayEBay's name is synonymous with auctions, but that's created an image problem for the online marketplace. AP A still from part of a new eBay commercial. AP A still from part of a new eBay commercial. These days, most of …
Read More »Criminal probe latest twist in Craigslist-eBay spat – AFP
Reuters Criminal probe latest twist in Craigslist-eBay spatAFPSAN FRANCISCO — Online auction house eBay on Wednesday promised to cooperate fully with any criminal investigation into whether it built a classified service with secrets swiped from Craigslist. Reports that a federal grand jury is looking into the …U.S. probes EBay's dispute …
Read More »Missoni items continue to flood eBay – Chicago Tribune
Missoni items continue to flood eBayChicago TribuneJust one day after the launch of the Missoni for Target collection brought the retailer's web site to its knees, a secondary market for the items — many of which sold out in a matter of hours — has already sprung up on eBay …
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Sydney Morning Herald At Nike 'Future' is nowVancouver SunThird, they can be bought only via auction through eBay. The mythical Nike Mag — the futuristic, light-up, athletic shoe from 2015 that has captured the fascination of sneakerheads and movie fans ever since Marty McFly donned a pair in "Back to …
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