When antiquities began showing up on eBay shortly after the auction Web site’s founding in 1995, Charles “Chip” Stanish, director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, says, archaeologists were “terrified, absolutely terrified,” that demand for… More: continued here
Read More »eBay upgraded to “buy” (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, June 3 (newratings.com) – Analysts at Collins Stewart upgrade eBay (EBAY) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price is set to $23. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Starts Stripping Skype Voice And Chat Buttons From Auction Listings (TechCrunch)
In the past we’ve written about eBay’s Skype conundrum , or the trouble the former has had to successfully integrate the latter’s communication capabilities into the e-commerce giant’s web services. In the recent press release announcing that eBay plans to spin off Skype as a separate company and file for …
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A small vehicle fire damaged and destroyed more than 5,000 pieces of mail that shipped out of the Hanford Post Office on Monday, according to the United States Postal Service. More: continued here
Read More »Former eBay CEO Whitman Hits the Campaign Trail (InternetNews.com)
Now running for governor of California, Meg Whitman stands by eBay’s Skype purchase and says her experience can help turn the state around. More: continued here
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One in nine Americans are using federal food stamps to help buy groceries as the country’s deep recession forced another 591,000 people onto the federal anti-hunger program at latest count. More: continued here
Read More »Former ebay CEO Whitman Hits the Campaign Trail – InternetNews.com
Former ebay CEO Whitman Hits the Campaign TrailInternetNews.com, NYNow running for governor of California, Meg Whitman stands by ebay's Skype purchase and says her experience can help turn the state around. By David Needle: More stories by this author: PALO ALTO, Calif. — It's by no means the first time Meg …
Read More »EBay strips Skype from site – FierceVoIP
TameBay EBay strips Skype from siteFierceVoIP, DCEBay has removed Skype functionality from its UK website, and it said it plans to remove the service from all of its auction listings across the globe by June 10, according to a message sent to account holders. This is the first step in eBay's …
Read More »eBay seller trying to make money off yearbook with Casey Anthony … – Orlando Sentinel
eBay seller trying to make money off yearbook with Casey Anthony …Orlando Sentinel, FLBut an eBay seller is hoping someone is willing to fork over about $180 for an old high school yearbook with Anthony's pictures inside. According to the eBay listing, Anthony is pictured as a junior at Colonial High, …
Read More »American Realty Capital buying Houston FedEx Freight facility (Philadelphia Business Journal)
American Realty Capital Trust Inc. is buying a one-year-old FedEx Freight facility from PinPoint Commercial LP in Houston for approximately $30.9 million. More: continued here
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