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eBay equips itself to face growing competition
News Although competition from social networks and entertainment sites make it challenging for eBay, the online marketplace says it is poised to retain users.
Tags: E-commerce, MySpace, eBay Inc., Southeast Asia, entertainment, social networking, YouTube Inc., network, revenue, blog
Is Skype up for sale, again?
News Rumors swirl after CEO says Skype is "great standalone business". Experts say Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio and will take a hefty offer for company to sell.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Internet advertising, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cowen and Co., phone, AT&T Corp., Consumer Electronics Show
PayPal branches out from eBay's money tree
News By year's end, PayPal will derive more total payment volumes from software it provides to third-party sites than from eBay buyers and sellers, company president says.
Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Google Inc., eBay Inc., venture capital, payment company, international business, payment, software, China
PayPal president: No spinoff
News Payment site's Scott Thompson dispels the notion that eBay, with plans to spin off Skype, will follow suit with its other major subsidiary.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., PayPal, eBay Inc., Stock, payment, asset, private equity, president
How tech-savvy should lawyers be?
Blogs I recently attended an event for lawyers involved in the technology field. When one of the speakers went up, he aske...
Skype legal settlement clears path for expansion
News Skype's change of ownership will allow company to return its focus to implementing new features and finding new ways to make money.
Tags: Lawsuits, VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP, Founder, Marc Andreessen, Joost, Lawsuits, Joltid, Andreessen Horowitz, Acquisition
Skype founders pull out the stops
News The men who launched the Internet-calling service are redoubling their legal efforts after a failed last-minute bid to buy back the eBay unit.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., networking company, financial, founder, Internet, VoIP/IP telephony
Skype retiring third-party Extras
News Developers and users will have some adjustment time. Skype won't certify any new submissions, but it won't yank support for existing Extras until their certificates expire.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Backup, Developer, Mozilla Firefox, API, adjustment
eBay jettisons Skype for US$2.8B
News E-commerce giant eBay announces it is selling Skype unit for US$2.75 billion to an investor group that includes Marc Andreessen's new venture.
Tags: E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., IP Telephony, Marc Andreessen, co-founder, CEO, founder
PayPal suffers from e-commerce outage
News eBay's online payment system suffered outages for about two hours Monday, but the company says it's working for most people again.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, Web Page, eBay Inc., Online Payment, API, Outage
Report: eBay is building a Frankenskype
News Auction company wants to spin off telephony service it bought over four years ago, but rights to some of its software still remain with company's founders.
Tags: Networking technology, VoIP, Business structures, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Google Inc., IPO, Bloomberg L.P., telephony, founder
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
PayPal tries rewiring e-commerce with new interface
News eBay-owned service is trying to keep developers from straying to the Amazon fold with a new API that offers more flexibility for new types of online purchases.
Tags: Business applications, E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Online Payment, micropayment, Developer, payment service, Amazon.com Inc.
PayPal will be bigger than eBay.com, CEO says
News However, the shift will probably take four to six years, says John Donahoe in a talk at the Brainstorm: Tech conference.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Conference, Online Payment, Sales, payment service, Facebook, CEO
Yahoo considers another home page redesign
News Yahoo has published its latest thoughts on how its home page should look, deciding to elevate top search results and links to Web applications.
Tags: Web sites, Search, Product development and design, Mobile, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Paidcontent.org, Search Result, Web Site, Search
