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It's 2018: Who Owns the Cloud?BusinessWeek –2 hours agoTwo companies that immediately come to mind are eBay (EBAY) and Amazon; both have infrastructure expertise and business divisions devoted to processing …Cloud computingComputerworldEnter the Cloud with CautionBusinessWeekCloud Computing: Small Companies Take FlightBusinessWeekBusinessWeekall 5 news articles More: continued here

With house prices falling, inflation rising and growth stagnant, consumers are becoming increasingly canny in their shopping habits. So-called “neutral shopping” on Ebay , where consumers seek to “offset” the cost of their purchases by simultaneously selling off their possessions, is on the rise, as general belt tightening forces people …

Ars Technica Privately-owned SpaceX rocket suffers 3rd launch failureXinhua, China –1 hour agoInternet mogul Elon Musk started the company six years ago after eBay purchased his Internet payment company, PayPal, for 1.5 billion US dollars. …SpaceX suffers third rocket launch failureCNET NewsLaunch of Private Rocket Fails; Three Satellites Were OnboardNew York TimesPrivately-owned …

In 10 years—given that clouds will be evaluated based on transactions, user experience, and presence—Amazon, eBay, Apple, and Microsoft will likely be top contenders More: continued here

New York Times A Rare CD by Today’s Hot Boy Band: Bids Start at $160. Do I Hear $200?New York Times, United States –41 minutes agoOn eBay, successful bidders are routinely paying more than $200 a copy. The songs are not available on iTunes or other legal download services. … More: continued …

INTERNET LAW – Attention eBay Users: Online Sellers Facing New IRS …IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA –15 minutes agoCountless Americans selling as individual entrepreneurs on sites like eBay must now be aware that the Internal Revenue Service has modified their rules to … More: continued here

The US House of Representatives definitively rejected the concept of Net neutrality on Thursday, dealing a bitter blow to Internet companies like Amazon.com, eBay and Google that had engaged in a last-minute lobbying campaign to support it. More: continued here

Footy clapper closes in on $600 as eBay bids soarGeelong Advertiser, Australia –2 hours agoBIDDING for a discarded $5 Geelong Cats footy clapper has crested $560 on eBay and might rise further on the promise of Gary Ablett's signature. …Jimmy Bartel makes medal moveMelbourne Herald Sunall 3 news articles More: continued here

Washington Post Little-known provisions of housing billSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA –7 hours agoThe exception for online sales was originally about $600, but eBay's PayPal lobbied to raise it. Otherwise, "if you sold an expensive mountain bike on eBay…The Hidden Tax Traps In The Housing-rescue BillFOXBusinessall 46 news articles More: continued here

E-shopping on rise: eBay sells a product a minuteLivemint, India –3 minutes agoIt is jewellery that is the most sought and a piece of it is sold every seven minutes on eBay India, the US-based Internet auction and marketplace giant … More: continued here