From KCRA, Meg Whitman gets what might have beenThe Sacramento Bee’s Capital Alert (blog)Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and failed gubernatorial candidate, would like to stay relevant in politics, supporting ballot measures, for example, and Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. But with her image badly battered – a majority …
Read More »Toshiba Thrive only $379 today for eBay’s Daily Deal – IntoMobile
Toshiba Thrive only $379 today for eBay's Daily DealIntoMobileToshiba's Android Honeycomb tablet, the Thrive, has just recently got a price cut for eBay's Daily Deal. You can now grab the 8GB Honeycomb tablet for a mere $379 instead of the standard $429. Even better, shipping is free, too. …[Deal Alert] …
Read More »Hacker Group Calls For PayPal Boycott As Part Of Protest – Wall Street Journal
The Hindu Hacker Group Calls For PayPal Boycott As Part Of ProtestWall Street JournalSAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–A computer hacking collective claims tens of thousands of accounts at eBay Inc.'s (EBAY) PayPal unit have been closed in response to its call for a boycott of the payments service. …Alleged LulzSec arrested, …
Read More »eBay defends small biz in Internet sales tax fight
Now that Congress is jumping into the Internet sales tax fight, Amazon is supporting a national approach and eBay is stepping in to defend small online retailers.
Read More »Main Street Fairness Act Draws Amazon Support, eBay Opposition – WebProNews
Politico Main Street Fairness Act Draws Amazon Support, eBay OppositionWebProNewsAmazon and eBay have presented opposing views to such a bill. Amazon is supporting it, while eBay says it will harm small retailers. PCMag shares the following statement from Brian Bieron, eBay's senior director, of federal government relations and …Amazon eBay …
Read More »Rue La La launches local deals in Chicago, challenging Groupon – Chicago Tribune
Rue La La launches local deals in Chicago, challenging GrouponChicago TribuneRue La La, an online flash-sales company partly owned by eBay Inc., is expanding its local offers business, stepping up competition with Groupon and LivingSocial. Rue Local will offer one deal a day on local products, services and events in …
Read More »Brick and mortar stores adrift as Australians shop the Web – BusinessWorld Online
AFP Brick and mortar stores adrift as Australians shop the WebBusinessWorld OnlineSYDNEY — She wouldn't call it an addiction, but Australian Emily Spencer has an online shopping habit and auction house eBay was her “gateway drug.” In Australia, online trade is booming and according to a study, “frugality is the …
Read More »Coupons.com Names Gary Calega Vice President of Marketing – Benzinga
Coupons.com Names Gary Calega Vice President of MarketingBenzinga“Gary is a welcome addition to our team with twenty years of proven experience in customer acquisition and increasing consumer lifetime value at leading technology companies like eBay,” said Steven Boal, CEO of Coupons.com Incorporated. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Open Source Helps eBay Process $2000 Per Second – InformationWeek
Open Source Helps eBay Process $2000 Per SecondInformationWeekThe online auction house eBay continuously executes $2000 worth of transactions a second and, to do so, requires a highly reliable transaction processing environment. EBay recently revealed that a key element of its … More: continued here
Read More »Norway suspect shopped on eBay
The suspect in Norway’s terror attacks bought chemicals and tools on eBay that helped him kill 77 people this month, according to a British newspaper. More: continued here
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