Online Auction Company
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eBay at 10: Boon and bane
Insight The online auction giant has been a boon to many antique dealers and collectors. But has a unique curio culture been left behind?
Tags: Personal applications, Business development/management
Growing e-tailers may trip on own feet
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Amazon spreads auctions to Europe
News Amazon.com, the top Internet retailer, said it started auction services and shopping malls on its German and British Web sites, in time for an expected increase in online shopping by Europeans this holiday season.
French court raps eBay in luxury goods suit
News Online auction giant must pay up US$61 million to the parent company of Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi over counterfeit goods sold on its site.
Tags: Lawsuits, E-commerce, Tiffany & Co. Inc., eBay Inc., online auction company, online auction, News.com, blog, brand, Thomson Reuters Corp.
eBay pumps up PayPal protections
News Starting this fall, the company says it will cover 100 percent of the price of items in soured transactions for both buyers and sellers using PayPal.
Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Seller, eBay Inc., Advertisement, customer experience, online auction company, payment, online auction, United Parcel Service of America Inc.
PayPal: Risky for eBay and users alike?
News As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system--PayPal--as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.
Tags: E-commerce, PayPal, Security, eBay Inc., Conference, Gartner Inc., online auction company, payment, online auction, research director
In Vietnam, eBay finds a partner
News The Internet powerhouse is teaming with Vietnam's ChoDienTu to develop a co-branded online auction site.
Tags: Web sites, E-commerce, eBay Inc., Vietnam, phone, Internet User, online auction company, China, revenue, partnership
eBay makes eco-play with new green marketplace
News In a bid to win over eco- and socially conscious shoppers, the online auctioneer will add a new retail component to its fairly new community site WorldofGood.com.
Tags: Green IT, E-commerce, Web sites, eBay Inc., India, Europe, Environment, online auction company, food, partnership
Software makers threaten to sue eBay over counterfeits
News Software body says it is eyeing a lawsuit over counterfeit programs offered for sale. If that does not work, it may ask U.S. Congress to rewrite copyright law.
Tags: Software, Piracy, E-commerce, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., intellectual property, online auction company, strategy, Washington D.C., Software
Apple, eBay stocks rise
News Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Apple Inc., eBay Inc., The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Investor, Stock, online auction company, S&P 500, DJIA
Killer mum's Web address draws US$750,000 in bids
News The auction of a Web address named after a woman who murdered her five children has been taken down by eBay. But not until it had attracted bids in excess of US$750,000.
Intel to provide Web hosting for eBay
News Intel's online services division will host some of eBay's Web servers under an agreement the companies plan to announce next week.
Similan.com receives whopping S$20.7m funding
News update Local start-up Similan.com has received a S$20.7 million funding from four investors, one of which is headed by ex-Compaq CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer.
eBay shelves plans for live pet listings
News Company backs off after thousands of eBay members condemn the move, voicing concern over potential animal cruelty.
Tags: E-commerce
Facebook scores euro funds
News The investment, likely to be in the millions, from Germany's Net-savvy Samwer brothers, will boost the social networking site's Europe expansion.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Internet advertising
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