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PayPal Discusses Online Safety Heading into Holiday Season
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Michael Barrett, the chief information security officer for PayPal, has a post over on the PayPal blog in which he gives results of a new survey focused on online consumer safety. In his post, he also unveils a new microsite aimed at providing tips and tricks for online safety.
eBay To Institute Global Ban on Ivory Sales
Monday, October 20th, 2008
One thing I have found fascinating over my first year here at eBay is the variety of topics covered in both email and in meetings. Beyond the typical marketing or PR planning meetings there are hundreds of different policies and rules in place regarding what can or cannot be sold in the marketplace. Each policy [...]
eBay Inc Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
eBay reported third quarter 2008 earnings results a few minutes ago. Third quarter revenue was $2.12 Bilion (up $228 million from the same period in 2007). Net income on a GAAP basis was $492 million ($0.38 per diluted share), and non-GAAP net income was $592 million ($0.46 per diluted share).
“Overall, we are pleased with the [...]
PeSA Makes Official Statement on eBay Marketplace
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Earlier today, I received an email from Joe Cortese, Founder and Chairman of the Professional eBay Sellers Association (PeSA) with the following headline, “PeSA Official Statement on eBay’s Marketplace: Deteriorating eBay Market Conditions Erode Seller Confidence.”
The full paper can be read here.
It’s a pretty sweeping document that quite frankly doesn’t speak highly of the current [...]
eBay goes to Washington
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
eBay invited three sellers to join CEO John Donahoe at the award ceremony. (F: L to R): Stacie Sefton, Jennifer Canty, John Donahoe, and Jack Sheng
As reported on Ink earlier this month, eBay was the first Internet company to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation when it was awarded the honor [...]
Does eBay’s new Browser Highlighter bring us one step closer to true Skype integration?
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
eBay’s new Browser Highlighter went into public Beta in the US last night. The Browser Highlighter places “Compare on eBay” buttons on non-eBay pages where its users may be looking for products online. When clicked, the “Compare” buttons allow users to see live eBay listings without jumping between multiple sites. I also found it interesting [...]
eBay to Launch AdCommerce program for Sellers
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Advertising on eBay has come a long way since the first AOL deal 9 years ago. To prove it, later this Fall, eBay will roll out a Beta program for sellers in Germany and the US that will give them another way to increase visibility in the online marketplace. eBay AdCommerce is the latest advertisting [...]
eBay Launches Mobile App for iPhone and iPod Touch in Europe
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Back in June, I wrote about the eBay Mobile application being made available for US customers. In the 2 months it has been available in the US it has quickly become one of the more popular choices in its category in the iTunes App Store and averages thousands of downloads a day.
eBay announced today that [...]
“Online selling is so addictive, it leads to Internet crime…”
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
… At least that’s what the National Retail Federation (NRF) would have you believe.
There are some pointed evaluations being made this afternoon regarding three bills currently being reviewed today by the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism, and homeland security. First, an interesting blog post by New York Times’ Brad Stone was followed [...]
UPDATED: 35 Cents for 30 days now live
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Some of the significant changes announced on August 20, that were also covered here on Ink, went into effect at midnight last night and there are a number of additional places to access information about what these changes mean.
