Adrian Cockcroft joins Smartscale boardBizjournals.comHe was also a founding member of eBay Inc 's Research Labs in 2005, leading research projects on distributed systems, mobile and datacenter cost models. Over the last four years at Netflix Inc. he managed development of a new consumer web service …Cloud Computing Pioneer Adrian …
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eBay Motors announced that users who list up to six vehicles on eBay Motors nationally in a calendar year and up to six locally through eBay Classifieds will pay no listing fees. More: continued here
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Read More »eBay Motors Announces Changes to Low-Volume Seller Fees – Auctionbytes
BBC News eBay Motors Announces Changes to Low-Volume Seller FeesAuctionbyteseBay Motors announced that users who list up to six vehicles on eBay Motors nationally in a calendar year and up to six locally through eBay Classifieds will pay no listing fees. They will continue to pay a Successful Listing Fee …
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