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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 [...]
Introducing eBay Ink News
Monday, October 6th, 2008
All,
To make sure that eBay Ink readers, analysts, media and bloggers have the information they need in quick fashion, I am pleased to launch eBay Ink News. The goal of the site is to include all press releases, presentations, powerpoints, videos, etc. related to company news as it happens.
Today, you’ll see that you can access [...]
eBay Inc. adds Bill Me Later to Portfolio
Monday, October 6th, 2008
In a move that helps extend eBay Inc.’s leadership in online payments, the company announced that it will acquire Bill Me Later, a leading provider in the industry, for approximately $820 million in cash and $125 million in outstanding options. Subject to various closing conditions, the deal is expected to be completed by the end [...]
eBay Reduces Workforce by 10%
Monday, October 6th, 2008
In addition to announcing the acquisition of U.S.-based online payments business Bill Me Later and of Denmark’s leading online classifieds site dba.dk and vehicles site bilbasen.dk, eBay today also announced plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 10 percent, affecting about 1,000 employees in addition to several hundred temporary workers and the reduction of [...]
eBay Acquires Leading Classifieds Companies in Denmark
Monday, October 6th, 2008
eBay Inc. has acquired Den Bla Avis and Bilbasen, two leading online classifieds sites in Denmark, for approximately $390 million USD. The acquisition marks eBay’s entry into the Danish e-commerce market, provides an opportunity to create a national classifieds business there, and further strengthens eBay’s world-leading portfolio of online classifieds sites.
Founded as printed classified [...]
Wal-Mart now accepting PayPal
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Mary Anne Gillespie, vice president of sales for PayPal’s merchant services division, just posted on the PayPal blog that walmart.com is now accepting PayPal.
According to Mary Anne, “Now it’s even easier for online shoppers to take advantage of Wal-Mart’s great value. You can check out with PayPal on walmart.com in just three clicks…”
Full post can [...]
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 [...]
