'Craigslist' Is Top Search TermInformationWeek, NYThe top US search term driving the most traffic from paid listings last week was "eBay," according to Hitwise. EBay received 0.04% of paid clicks during the week ending March 14. That share is four times greater than the second-ranked keyword for paid …Craigslist more searched …
Read More »Bayonne on the block: “Rare” Bayonne Bridge coin on eBay (El Nuevo)
Bayonne Now is guessing that everyone ion Bayonne already has a signed Carl Sandburg sketch . For the second week in a row, an eBay item featured here didn’t attract one bidder. Maybe the price tage of xxx had something to do with it. More: continued here
Read More »Stock-Option Repricing Lets Employees Sidestep Crash – Bloomberg
Stock-Option Repricing Lets Employees Sidestep CrashBloombergBy Ian King and Connie Guglielmo March 23 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and dozens of other companies are asking shareholders to do something for employees that investors can’t do for themselves: sidestep the worst market crash … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Antitrust Lawsuit Slogs On (AuctionBytes)
A hearing scheduled for March 18, 2009, in the Malone v. eBay Inc. antitrust lawsuit has been rescheduled for April 1, 2009, to allow the parties to meet and try and resolve disputes in the ongoing litigation process. More: continued here
Read More »eBay's Skype Takes a Toll on Telcos – TheStreet.com
Boston Globe eBay's Skype Takes a Toll on TelcosTheStreet.comAfter eBay made its $2.4 billion acquisition of Skype in 2005, it soon became clear that the free international-calling specialist wasn't necessarily a sensible fit in eBay's big auction picture. In 2007, eBay wrote off $1.4 billion of its Skype …Skype to …
Read More »2 FedEx Pilots Killed In Fiery Japan Crash (CBS News)
A FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the pilot and copilot and closing a major runway for several hours. More: continued here
Read More »Google Should Beware EBay Curse – MediaPost Publications
Google Should Beware EBay CurseMediaPost Publications, New YorkFor example, eBay found itself in a similar position during the last recession, but after its core business matured, it struggled mightily, event before this latest recession. If Google doesn't want to look like eBay in four years, Lacy says there are … More: …
Read More »FedEx plane crashes at Tokyo airport (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A FedEx cargo aircraft crash-landed in strong winds Monday morning at Japan’s Narita International Airport east of Tokyo and burst into a ball of flames, police and news reports said. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx plans York distribution center (The Charlotte Observer)
FedEx Corp. plans to open a $14 million regional distribution center in York County, S.C., in October, generating an anticipated 22 full time jobs, up to 84 part-time positions and 99 opportunities for independent contractors. More: continued here
Read More »Cogent Systems Announces Contract with U.K. Post Office Limited (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PASADENA, Calif.—-Cogent Systems today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide services to Post Office Limited in the United Kingdom. The initial contract is valued by the Company at £42 million pounds or approximately $60 million dollars over a five year period. More: continued here
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