Ebay Stories
PayPal Offers 'Bump-to-Pay for Google Phones (VIDEO)
PayPal made it easier than ever to pay for bills or transfer funds with its announcement of mobile NFC technology at a showcase on Wednesday.
EBay, Newell Rubbermaid invest in Shipwire
EBay Inc invested in logistics provider Shipwire, according to a statement Wednesday, the latest example of the e-commerce company's push to add more services for merchants moving online.
EU court says eBay should protect trademarks better
Internet auction marketplace eBay may have to take more responsibility over what is sold via its website or it could be sued for trademark abuse, Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday.
EBay sales strong in June: report
Retailers generated strong sales growth through eBay Inc Inc in June, e-commerce software company ChannelAdvisor said on Monday.
Terrifying Two-Headed Albino Snake Arrives at Zoo [PHOTO]
Visitors to a Ukraine zoo will now have double the opportunity to get bitten by a snake, as an albino two-headed garter snake has taken up residence. The three-year old snake, originally from Switzerland, is the only in the world of its kind: There is at least one other known two-headed snake, but Mince as he is called is the only one without pigmentation.Mince's second head isn't just for show: Each head has its own brain.In 2000, a two-headed snake named We earned...
EBay buys Zong as mobile payments gain traction
EBay Inc said on Thursday it agreed to buy cellphone payments provider Zong for about $240 million in cash to help its PayPal unit push further into mobile commerce.
Hackers seize control of PayPal UK Twitter account
Hackers seized control of a PayPal Twitter feed on Tuesday, then sent out messages criticizing the payment processor in the second attack of its type in two days.
StumbleUpon Surpasses Facebook's Web Traffic in US Second Time: Which are the Top 5 Contenders?
A recent report from the StatCounter Global Stats shows the web traffic in the United States is largely driven by StumleUpon in the last month.
Hackers seize PayPal UK Twitter account
Hackers seized control of a PayPal Twitter feed for more than an hour on Tuesday, then sent out messages criticizing the payment processor in the second attack of its type in two days.
Merger of Ebay's S.Korean units gets regulatory nod
South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it had approved U.S. online auctioneer eBay Inc's move to merge its two e-commerce units in the country.
Will Google+ Be As Creepy As Facebook?
How about Google+ then? Do we have enough control over our identity and online assets?
Google+ Invites Selling on eBay for $20
Frankly, we shouldn't really be surprised by the news. Google's hot release Google+ is currently adding people only through invites, which means the unlucky ones who haven't got an invite are facing a difficult situation. A section is giving away their Gmail IDs in Twitter and random forums hoping that some gracious people would drop a Google+ invite, only to learn that spammers did pick up their Gmail IDs, instead of that gracious Google+ guy. Can you really blame the Google+ h...
Updated Skype for Android Users Launched
Skype launches its new version for Android users. Initially the software will be supported in selective Android phones.
Insane Demand Shuts Google+ Invites, but are there loopholes?
Insane Demand Shuts Google+ Invites, but are there loopholes?
Wall Street up as S&P 500 tops 50-day moving average
Wall Street rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday in an end-of-quarter rally that was boosted by a surprisingly strong economic report covering the U.S. Midwest.
Wall Street rallies for fourth day into quarter-end
Stocks gained for a fourth straight day on Thursday as equity markets rallied into the end of the quarter, boosted by a surprisingly strong report on manufacturing in the U.S. Midwest.
Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (SEED, HNSN, FSLR, EBAY, SPIL, AEZS, CIGX, VOD, LULU, AMZN)
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Origin Agritech, Hansen Medical, First Solar, eBay, and Siliconware Precision Industries. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Aeterna Zentaris, Star Scientific, Vodafone Group, Lululemon Athletica, and Amazon.com.
eBay's PayPal Seems Largely Unaffected by Fed's New Durbin Rules
The Federal Reserve's decision on debit interchange fees seems to exclude eBay Inc.'s (NASDAQ: EBAY) PayPal from being treated as a "payment card network", Jefferies said in a note to clients.
EBay unveils shareholder-friendly moves
EBay Inc. announced two corporate governance changes on Tuesday that could give shareholders more of a say in the way the e-commerce company is run.
Ryan Dunn's Death: Fan Bids $10,000 for Death Announcement on Ebay
Local newspaper with front page headline up for auction
Skype Axes Top Executives Before Microsoft Deal Closes
Skype Technologies has reportedly fired some of its top executives before its buyout deal with Microsoft was closed, a move that is said to reduce their payout.
Canceled NASA Mars project paves way to Green Earth
A canceled NASA Mars project is the base for today’s Bloom Box, a device that can take the chemical energy contained within molecules and convert it directly into electricity through a chemical reaction.
Amazon, EBay gain on ecommerce data
New data are showing strong growth in eCommerce, with Amazon.com having particularly healthy same-store sales gains.
Amazon, eBay gain in ecommerce data
New data are showing strong growth in eCommerce, with Amazon.com having particularly healthy same-store sales gains.
World’s first 'virtual heist' confirmed
The world’s first virtual heist was recorded when a BitCoin user found that his virtual currency was stolen
Buffett charity lunch sells for $2.63 million
A steak lunch at Smith & Wollensky in Manhattan starts at $36.50. The same lunch, eaten in the company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, costs approximately $2.63 million.
From marijuana to LSD, now illegal drugs delivered on your doorstep
It sounds almost surreal. A place where you can login and order marijuana to LSD, which will be delivered on your doorstep by the US Postal department, obviously clueless, after you pay for the drug through bitcoin. All you need to do is become a Tor network member and open a bitcoin account, both completely legal. Though online transactions and delivery to your address is part of the whole process, the authorities are struggling to shut down the drug store or identify the users. Word of the mou...
EBay seeks acquisitions to speed impulse buys
EBay is hunting for acquisitions to speed up its development of image recognition and augmented reality features as the online retailer and auctioneer seeks to capitalize on the potential of mobile phones to help consumers make impulse purchases.
PayPal to end partnership with Alibaba
EBay's online payment unit, PayPal, will end its year-old partnership with AliExpress, the wholesale website of Alibaba.com, from early August, PayPal said on Friday.
eBay Upgraded To 'Buy' At ThinkEquity
ThinkEquity has upgraded online auctioneer eBay Inc. to buy from hold on improved growth in Marketplace business.