Whitman to speak at Roseville 2009Bizjournals.com, NCMeg Whitman, former eBay chief executive officer and a current republican gubernatorial candidate, will be the keynote speaker at Roseville 2009, an annual networking and event of the Roseville Chamber of Commerce. The event is from 11:30 am to 7 pm … More: continued here
Are you familiar with Freecycle? Think of Kashless as a step up. Unfortunately, this isn’t a nationwide project yet. More: continued here
Mercent, the first company to use eBay’s new Large Merchant Services, is now an approved member of the eBay Certified Provider Program. The company also announced the launch of a new eBay storefront for online retailer Altrec.com using Mercent Retail, the company’s hosted online marketing software. More: continued here
Virtues and vices of populismDallas Morning News, TXLast night I had my ear bent by someone boasting about that eBay purchased jacket she were wearing. This from someone who makes six figures (still) Whereas I thought her purchase was a good one, I failed to mention that for 4 years I sold vintage …Populism and paranoiaBeliefnet.comall…
Prince Charles' eBay lettersMonsters and Critics.comThe six letters – which Charles was believed to have written to Janet Jenkins, a receptionist in the British consulate in Montreal in the late 70s – were originally bought last week but the buyer failed to pay so they are now on sale on in the internet …Royal love…
Washington Times Nokia invests in mobile payment companyCNET News, CAThere are also competing payment service, like eBay's PayPal Mobile. Previously Obopay had raised about $69 million in funding mostly from venture capital firms. But cell phone chip maker Qualcomm led the company's $7 million round of funding in 2006. …Nokia seeks gold in mobile payments startup…
Want a Capitol cafeteria table? Check out Iowa's online auctionDesMoinesRegister.com, IAIt also experimented for about 18 months with online auctions through eBay, but the retail store and online sales were shut down as unprofitable, said Prison Industries Director Roger Baysden. The idea of spurring sales of surplus government property …US 30 group meeting with legislators todayClinton…
Inquirer Skype used in 8 percent of international calls in '08ReutersSkype is owned by eBay. TeleGeography estimates that 384 billion minutes' worth of international calls were made in 2008, up 12 percent on the year before, but revenues were flat due to falling call prices. Skype, traditionally seen as an enemy by …Already the world's…
Auctionbytes eBay Australia Launches Certified eBay Educators ProgramAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner On Tuesday eBay Australia announced the introduction of the Certified eBay Educators (CeE) program to launch in April. As previously announced, it had discontinued its Education Specialist program operated by Power University. …Mercent Named ebay Certified Provider, Expands Support for ebay…PR Web (press release)Mercent Gets…
Inquirer Already the world's largest carrier of international calls, Skype …Dallas Morning News, TXSkype, which is owned by ebay, just announced a new service that makes it far easier for businesses to fit Skype service into traditional business phone infrastructure. There's plenty of competition in the business market, of course, but Skype thinks …Skype Tops All…