Things get terse When I was young I built up a collection of system error messages. Ok, look, it’s not as sad as collecting stamps! It is? Really? Oh well, never mind. Anyway, my recent piece about Borland putting rude words in Quattro Pro got me thinking it was time …
Read More »eBay’s PayPal to buy Israeli fraud-detection company (San Jose Mercury News)
An Israeli transaction verification service, Fraud Sciences, is being acquired by PayPal in a $169 million transaction, San Jose-based eBay announced today. More: continued here
Read More »Tracking Consumer Savings on eBay – New York Times
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Read More »eBay buys Israeli fraud fighter (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Internet auction company eBay said its online payment arm, PayPal, has bought an Israel-based fraud management company. More: continued here
Read More »Bid On eBay, You Could Save A Lot Of Money – eFluxMedia
eFluxMedia Bid On eBay, You Could Save A Lot Of MoneyeFluxMedia –4 minutes agoBy Dan Keane People who are bidding on eBay in order to get their favorite items are saving a lot of money annually, a new research claims. … More: continued here
Read More »eBay looks outside US for strong growth (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Internet auction company eBay boosted net income in the fourth quarter by 53%, thanks to strong performance by its non-US auction sites and growth in online payments made via its PayPal arm. More: continued here
Read More »Free Guam from bureaucratic quagmire (Pacific Daily News)
The people of Guam under threat of death fed the Japanese Army with fresh food without the aid of food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »New York state archivist accused of stealing historic artifacts, selling some on eBay (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
ALBANY, N.Y. – A long-time state archivist was accused on Monday of stealing hundreds of historic artifacts and documents from the New York State Library, including two Davy Crockett Almanacs, and selling some on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »New York halts sale of historic documents on eBay (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Post office to close despite objections (ic CheshireOnline)
A RUNCORN councillor has slammed post office chiefs for closing down a Runcorn branch against the wishes of its customers. More: continued here
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