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eBay Releases iPad 2 Sales Numbers
eBay says that nearly 12,000 iPads were sold via its service between the device's American and international launches
EBay buys GSI for $1.96 billion to take on Amazon
Online auction site eBay Inc moved to bolster its ability to take on No. 1 Web retailer Amazon.com Inc with a $1.96 billion takeover bid for e-commerce service provider GSI Commerce.
eBay Adds To Commerce Platform With GSI Purchase
eBay brings aboard GSI for $2.4 billion.
EBay to buy GSI for $1.96 billion cash
EBay Inc plans to buy e-commerce company GSI Commerce for $1.96 billion in cash in a bid to draw more buyers and sellers to its online marketplaces.
Blink 182 auction more items for Japan relief efforts
TMZ is reporting that Blink 182's Mark Hoppus is auctioning off another hand written lyric sheet.
Study: Buying Last Minute Tickets To Games Saves Money
A Duke University economist says that buying those March Madness tickets on game day might actually be cheaper.
Randy Quaid performs Star Whackers song
TORONTO - First he ran from the star whackers. Now Randy Quaid has taken to a Vancouver concert stage to blast them in song with his backup band, The Fugitives.
EBay expands free listings to boost marketplace unit
EBay Inc said it would allow sellers on its auction site to offer as many as 50 items per month without charging them a listing fee starting next month as it seeks to draw more business to its mature marketplaces unit.
Blink 182 auction personal items for Japan relief efforts
Blink 182 singer Mark Hoppus has pulled some very personal items from his closet to auction off for charity on eBay.
Top 5 tech founders who gave the most to charities in 2010 [PHOTOS]
A list titled The Philanthropy 50: Americans Who Gave the Most in 2010 compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropy includes names of some key tech honchos who have allocated portions of their fortunes for various philanthropic causes following Bill Gates' example.
iPad 2, iPad Boost Recommerce Industry
More and more people continue to discover the art of buying back thanks to the emergence of the iPad 2, and wanting to upgrade from the original.
Why Alibaba Is Key To Yahoo Amid Japan Exit Rumors
If Yahoo decides to divest its Japanese assets, then it might look to monetize its assets in china as well, where it owns about 40 percent of the Internet company Alibaba Group.
Craigslist responds to study that calls it 'a cesspool of crime'
Craigslist (CL) has challenged a study that termed the classifieds site as “a cesspool of crime,”.
EBay, Telefonica's 02 in smartphone app deal in UK
EBay Inc said on Tuesday that its mobile shopping application would be pre-loaded onto smartphones sold by Telefonica's 02 unit in the United Kingdom.
Ebay points to PayPal momentum, pledges innovation
EBay Inc expects revenue at its PayPal unit to double by 2013 as it sought on Thursday to cast itself as a reinvented company and an innovator at the center of e-commerce.
EBay says PayPal revenue will double by 2013
EBay Inc said it expects revenue at its PayPal unit to double by 2013 as it sought on Thursday to cast itself as a reinvented company and an innovator at the center of e-commerce.
French telecoms to launch Internet payment: report
French telecommunications rivals Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom have banded together to create an Internet payment company along the lines of eBay Inc's PayPal, French newspaper Les Echos reported on its front page.
Facebook overvalued at $50 bln: Bloomberg's global poll
Sixty-nine per cent of investors say Facebook is overvalued after Goldman Sachs invested $450 million in a deal that valued the company at $50 billion, according to the quarterly poll of 1,000 Bloomberg customers who are investors, traders or analysts.
Top ten blocked sites by business houses in 2010
A study from DNS-resolution service OpenDNS, 2010 Report on Web Content Filtering and Phishing details the sites companies were most likely to be blocked last year, be it social networking websites or sites that have a reputation for fostering procrastination.
EBay outlook beats Street as turnaround bears fruit
Online marketplace eBay Inc provided investors with a bullish 2011 profit outlook after the holiday quarter showed signs it is delivering a promised turnaround, as improvements in its buyer experience helped boost sales at its marketplaces unit.
EBay profit beats estimates, forecast is bullish
Online marketplace eBay Inc exceeded Wall Street profit estimates for its holiday fourth quarter, helped by more items sold and at higher prices, and gave a bullish 2011 outlook.
EBay options show downside bias as earnings beckon
Options traders appeared to be taking a bearish stance on eBay Inc ahead of its earnings report after the bell on Wednesday.
S&P's Top Internet Predictions For 2011: (GOOG, YHOO, AAPL)
S&P Equity Research predicts big developments for the Internet segment in 2011, including continuing challenges for Google, changes at Yahoo, and a cloud offering from Apple.
Paypal to help establish e-commerce hub in China's Chongqing mega city
American online payment service provider Paypal said it will help establish an international e-commerce hub in southwestern China to cash in on the nation’s fast-growing Internet sales market.
Breaking: Skype Is Down
The popular free web based voice service is down for most of its millions of users.
EBay to buy German online club in European push
Web commerce company eBay Inc said it would buy brands4friends, Germany's largest online shopping club, for about $200 million in cash to strengthen its European business.
EBay acquires its mobile application developer
Web commerce company eBay Inc said on Wednesday it acquired Critical Path Software, a mobile software application developer, as the company further embraces selling via mobile.
eBay not liable on trademark dispute: EU court
Internet auction site eBay Inc is generally not liable for trademark infringements committed by users on its site, a European Court of Justice legal expert said on Thursday, ahead of a final court ruling.
EU court opinion: eBay not liable on trademark dispute
Internet auction site eBay is generally not liable for trade mark infringements committed by users on its site, the European Court of Justice said in a non-binding opinion issued on Thursday.
Ebay Bets On Mobile Payments
Ebay CEO John Donahoe said cell phones are the future wallets as the company makes a strong push to mobile.