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eBay Kills Dutch Auctions, Sticks With Fxed-Price ListingsECommerce-Guide, United StatesBy Vangie Beal eBay has formally announced that it will discontinue the Dutch auction format on the site. The company says that this listing format in which sellers offer multiple-quantity items for sale in one Auction-style listing is little-used on …eBay Runs …

The Night Note: Modest Mouse and Ebay MistakesMSNBC(DCist) Education officials in Pennsylvania are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay. The East Stroudsburg School District was attempting to sell seven used classroom trailers, but an error in its ad on the online auction site allowed … More: continued here

CNET News Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of ServicesNew York Times, United StatesBy MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice that, if successful, could chip away at the revenue of companies big …

Donahoe pledges different EbayFinancial Times, UKBy David Gelles in San Jose John Donahoe, Ebay's chief executive, yesterday sought to allay concerns about the online auctioneer's struggling marketplace business by unveiling a new strategy emphasising online payment processing. …News In Brief: EBay CEO earned $22M in 2008; Buffett says economy …San Jose …

Here’s the latest from eBay: PayPal will drive its next wave of growth. It is tired of apologizing for spending more than $3 billion to buy Skype, the Internet calling service. And the stalled eBay marketplace will double down on secondary products, like slightly used and off-season merchandise. More: continued …

EBay Inc.’s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business — PayPal — which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years. More: continued here

EBay’s CEO said the company’s marketplace will be transformed in the coming years to be more attuned to the needs of buyers… More: continued here

Update on eBay Analyst Day as it happensExaminer.comeBay you know is not the eBay we are or the eBay we will become. (AW) We know that, this is genearlly perceived to be the problem. We're not here to mimic or follow. Here to lead and innovate We are a strong …

EBay sees annual revenue reaching $10 bln-$12 bln in 2011MarketWatchEBay expects PayPal revenue to reach $4 billion to $5 billion in 2011, compared with $2.4 billion in 2008, and Skype revenue to more than double to over $1 billion in 2011. We welcome your thoughts, stories and information related to …

Albany Times Union Cave-Dwellers Get a ReprieveABC NewsThe mortgage meltdown forces a family's cave to be auctioned off on eBay. After hearing about the family's plight, the owner of a New Jersey archiving and medical records company — who was first looking to buy the cave as a vacation home …