Priceline founder takes aim at Apple, more than 100 others in patent suitApple InsiderWalker Digital filed 15 lawsuits on Tuesday, targeting more than 100 companies, including eBay, Walmart, Sony and Groupon, in addition to Apple. The defendants have been accused of stealing inventions owned by Walker Digital, a research and …
Read More »eBay Acquires Turkish Marketplace GittiGidiyor
eBay is announcing the acquisition of Turkish auction marketplace GittiGidiyor. The deal follows eBay’s acquisition of a minority stake in the company in 2007. With the new investment, eBay now owns approximately 93% of the outstanding shares of GittiGidiyor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in, 2001, GittiGidiyor …
Read More »EBay raises stake in Turkish auction site – Reuters
Hurriyet Daily News EBay raises stake in Turkish auction siteReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay Inc will buy more shares in Turkish online auction site GittiGidiyor, going from a minority owner to holding 93 percent of shares. EBay first invested in GittiGidiyor, which has 6.4 million users and employs 150 people, …
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Isle of Man Post Office wishes to advise customers of its changes to operation and times of opening during the last week of April when there a number of bank holidays. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Buys Majority Stake In Turkish Site
eBay’s international presence is growing larger in a significant way today. eBay announced this morning that it’s taking control of GittiGidiyor, a company that was founded in 2001 and qualifies as the leading online marketplace in Turkey. eBay now owns … Continue reading → More: continued here
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Read More »Royal Mail delivery office to move from Harpenden to St Albans – St Albans & Harpenden Review
Royal Mail delivery office to move from Harpenden to St AlbansSt Albans & Harpenden ReviewTHE Royal Mail delivery office in Harpenden will be relocated to St Albans, it has been announced today. The office, in Station Road, will move to the company's St Albans office in Autumn this year. The …
Read More »EBay raises stake in Turkish site in latest deal
EBay Inc will buy most of the stake it does not already own in a Turkish auction website, in its latest move to strengthen its main marketplaces business. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Acquires Majority Share of GittiGidiyor Turkish Marketplace
eBay has agreed to acquire additional shares in GittiGidiyor, a leading online marketplace in Turkey, giving it approximately 93% of the outstanding shares of the company. The deal follows eBay’s acquisition of a minority stake in the company in 2007. More: continued here
Read More »Battles at Fort Sumter, Bull Run commemorated on new Civil War postage stamps – Washington Post
Battles at Fort Sumter, Bull Run commemorated on new Civil War postage stampsWashington PostBy AP, Tuesday, April 12, 11:28 AM The Postal Service released two new stamps commemorating the first year of the war, 150 years ago. ( USPS / Associated Press ) – These undated images provided by the …
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