Rachel Karshens and her 18-month-old daughter, Brela, are had lunch outside Austin City Hall Thursday. Meanwhile inside City Hall, Kevin Johns, the City’s director of economic growth, presented a $1.2 million incentive plan for eBay to council members. Council members listened intently and asked questions but did not make any decision. That will happen next week, though Karshens has already made …
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Outgoing eBay chief executive Meg Whitman is joining Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign as national co-chairperson. More: continued here
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OregonLive.com Romanian fraudster's eBay con offers cautionary tale for consumers, Portland …OregonLive.comA Romanian man was sentenced on Monday to 18 months behind bars for his role in an eBay fraud scheme that separated 15 people from $249,965. Federal prosecutors say 27-year-old Toader-Lucian Fainis entered the U.S. in December 2013 to open bank … More: continued here
Eyeing Expansion In The BRICs, eBay Doubles Down On Machine Learning …TechCrunchIn 2013, eBay announced a big focus on growth in emerging markets for its marketplace, in particular, Russia, Brazil and China. Some of this growth can be enabled through localization, but the marketplace has tested a more technical approach — with … More: continued here
Aussie dollar lures US retailers onto eBaySydney Morning HeraldeBay's global chief executive, John Donahoe. Photo: Reuters AUSTRALIAN consumers are easy targets for famous US emporiums, with a healthy appetite for importing, a love of brand names and a strong dollar, according to the global head of eBay. … More: continued here