Ebay Buys Hunch for $80 Million

In a scoop for Michael Arrington’s new Uncrunched, news broke this morning that Ebay would acquire crowd-sourced search startup Hunch for $80 million. The deal has now been confirmed in an official announcement that omits the sale price. According to Arrington’s report,  Hunch, a startup that raised $20 million in funding, “will be used …

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Royal Mail trebles first half operating profit – Reuters

BBC News Royal Mail trebles first half operating profitReutersLONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail said first-half operating earnings more than trebled as higher profit from branch and express parcel operations offset persistent losses on letter delivery. The state-owned postal operator, …Royal Mail reports profits riseBBC NewsRoyal Mail profits …

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EBay buys Hunch to boost recommendations – Reuters

Siliconrepublic.com EBay buys Hunch to boost recommendationsReutersSAN FRANCISCO Nov 21 (Reuters) – EBay Inc said it acquired the data analysis firm Hunch to help it develop more recommendation technology for its online marketplace. Chris Dixon, Tom Pinckney and Matt Gattis, who founded Hunch in 2009, will stay on at …eBay …

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eBay Resolves Week-Long Image Glitch – Or Has It? – Auctionbytes

Auctionbytes eBay Resolves Week-Long Image Glitch – Or Has It?AuctionbyteseBay told its UK users that the week-long glitch affecting buyers' ability to see images had been resolved. The problem had also caused problems for sellers trying to upload images to listings, as EcommerceBytes reported on Friday. …and more » More: continued …

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