July, 2008 – Archive
UPDATED: eBay Inc Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
eBay reported second quarter 2008 earnings results a few minutes ago. The company posted second quarter revenue of $2.20 billion, up $361 million from the same period last year. Net income on a GAAP basis was $460 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income was $568 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. [...]
UPDATED: eBay Wins Tiffany Court Case
Monday, July 14th, 2008
It appears that the court has rejected Tiffany’s lawsuit against eBay. Tiffany had argued in the lawsuit that eBay should be held liable for trademark infringement on the basis that significant volumes of silver jewelry merchandise that Tiffany contends are counterfeit have been made available for sale on eBay’s website. As a matter [...]
Positive news about Neutrals not being Negative
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
In my final blog post from eBay Live! I referenced a conversation I had with Marcia Cooper and Harvey Levine of GeneralEnterprises.net in which we talked at great length about a single neutral feedback negatively affecting their status on eBay given the recent changes to the Feedback system. As certified eBay Education Specialists, they [...]
Stranded
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
The Points of Light eStore has been closed due to irregularities discovered in the fulfillment of travel packages. As a result, fulfillment of travel originating after July 15, 2008 was suspended. The store was run by an independent contractor.
In discussions with internal sources, I learned that the management of Points of Light Institute, a nonprofit [...]
No Phishing Allowed
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
eBay, PayPal and Google have partnered together to ensure that Google’s Gmail (https://mail.google.com) service will automatically detect PayPal and eBay phishing e-mails and prevent them from reaching your Gmail inbox.
“We’re very excited that Google has taken this step and is working with us to help protect your online safety,” said Michael Barrett, the chief information [...]
Skype’s Scott Durchslag Saying All the Right Things
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Newly appointed COO, Scott Durchslag sat down with Howard Wolinsky for the Skype Blog to discuss his new role, what brought him to the company and what Skype users can expect in the near future.
We will succeed or fail based on the decisions that we make now in terms of the culture that we [...]
All Existing Payment Methods to be Allowed on eBay.com.au
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Expressing regret and citing a desire to avoid further confusion and disruption among the eBay community, eBay Australia has withdrawn its notification to the ACCC regarding PayPal-only. Obviously eBay is standing by its contention that PayPal is the safer payment choice for users on eBay.com.au (and for eBay overall for that matter) - and that [...]
eBay Desktop Usability Study
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The eBay Desktop blog is soliciting volunteers to take part in an eBay Desktop usability study.
The only requirements to take part in the study are that you have to be located in the SF Bay Area and (at least an occasional) user of eBay desktop.
I’m finding out from Alan Lewis if there is [...]
Multi-Million Dollar Buffett
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
eBay Giving Works enjoyed an incredible milestone earlier this week… The lunch with Warren Buffett was auctioned off for a record-breaking $2.1 Million - the highest amount a charitable listing has ever raised through the program.
Check out The Chatter and the What Gives!? blog to learn more.
Cheers,
RBH
