August, 2008 – Archive
A picture is worth a lot more than just words
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Well, the trip is almost over with just a visit to the Skype offices today on their 5th birthday to wrap it all up. My last day in Berlin was probably the most informative in terms of the different meetings I attended. It all started with the best picture of the trip so far. I [...]
Notes from the Road: Day 2 (or “I talk too much”)
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
I talk too much. That much is evident after another day on the road. Anyone that has met me knows this already but you know it’s bad when I actually notice it too.
I started the day at 8:30 this morning, moving from the internal communications group, where I spent the majority of my day [...]
Notes from the Road: Ich bin ein Berliner…
Monday, August 25th, 2008
… Well, for a few days at least. I arrived in Berlin late last night and have just finished my first day here at the German offices of eBay.
Today was a day of meeting and greeting with different folks; putting names to faces, etc. I plan on presenting the eBay Ink overview again tomorrow [...]
UPDATED: A Follow Up On Payments
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Timing, they say, is everything. I had no idea 3 months ago, when I booked my European trip, that we would be announcing these key changes to the eBay Marketplace this same week. On top of that, the two-day period when I’m celebrating the marriage of my little (not so little anymore I guess at [...]
UPDATED: 70% Reduction in Fixed Price Fee and much, much more…
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
With the ultimate goal to be “the most competitive marketplace online for sellers and the best place for buyers to find bargains,” eBay announced some pretty significant changes today in an effort to make the online marketplace more competitive and easier and safer to use.
More on this over the next 24 hours but, in [...]
S2: The new 3 Skypephone now available in UK
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
The new 3 Skypephone was introduced in the UK this week and Peter Parkes gives a full run down of the S2’s particulars over on the Skype blog.
I’ve never used a Skypephone but might see if I can get a demo while here in the UK (the S2 is currently only available in the [...]
Notes from the road: Richmond office - Day 1
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Whenever I travel to England on business I always love the first day of arrival. When I come back for personal reasons, I usually have my family with me so I find myself annoyingly (to my wife; not to me) repeating myself; “oh, I haven’t had this in years…” or “this is where Daddy went [...]
I have something in common with Carmelo Anthony?
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
And no, it’s not that we’re both athletes - far from it (he boasts a 6-pack; I boast a keg).
And it’s more than the fact that we’re both blogging (he is a regular contributor to the New York Times Olympics blog this month).
No, it’s the fact that he’s traveling for his career right [...]
UPDATED: Interpark in discussions to sell Shares in Gmarket to eBay
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
It’s obviously early in the discussions but it appears that Interpark and Interpark’s Chairman, Ki Hyung Lee, are discussing the possibility of selling their shares in Gmarket to eBay. No one is confirming anything beyond the fact that a preliminary filing has been made with the Korean Fair Trade Commission.
Another Case Dismissed: Belgians first to rule on L’Oreal’s claims against eBay
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
The Belgian Tribunal de Commerce has dismissed all claims by L’Oreal (Lancome Parfums et Beaute) brought against eBay regarding, among other things, the sale of counterfeit L’Oreal cosmetics and perfume products online. L’Oreal initiated legal action in the courts of France, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and Spain in 2007. The Belgian dismissal is the first [...]
