eBayEFF Creates Website Terms of Service-Tracking ToolAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2009 - 9:35am.
San Francisco
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital civil liberties advocacy
group, has launched a news Web tool that tracks changes to the "Terms of
Service" policies of major companies, which govern how they use personal
information.
eBay to Launch MP3 Download Store in SpainAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2009 - 12:40pm.
Los Angeles - Online auction
giant eBay (NASD: EBAY) plans to launch an MP3 download store in Spain, Billboard reported. The eBay
download store in Spain
will be powered by France-based Starzik, and offer games and other
entertainment in addition to song downloads. Ebay has also partnered with
Universal Music Australia
to launch a download store in that country.
eBay to Acquire Korean Commerce Site GmarketAuthored by Jay Baage on April 17, 2009 - 10:35am.
San Jose, Calif. - Hoping to sharply boost its business in Korea, online auction giant eBay said that it will pay up to $1.2 billion to acquire Korean e-commerce site Gmarket.
EBay Announces IPO for Skype in First Half of 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2009 - 11:05am.
San Jose,
Calif. - Online auctioneer eBay (NASD: EBAY)
announced on Tuesday that it plans to spin-off its Skype Internet telephone
unit in an initial public offering in the first half of 2010. "Skype is a
great stand-alone business with strong fundamentals and accelerating
momentum," said eBay president and CEO John Donahoe. "But it's clear
that Skype has limited synergies with eBay and PayPal. We believe operating
Skype as a stand-alone publicly traded company is the best path for maximizing
its potential."
EBay Unloads StumbleUpon Recommendation EngineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2009 - 8:32am.
San Jose,
Calif. - Online auction giant
eBay (NASD: EBAY) has sold its StumbleUpon recommendation engine back to its original
founders for an undisclosed sum.
NYT: Skype Co-Founders Seek to Repurchase Firm From eBayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 13, 2009 - 10:12am.
New York
- The co-creators of Internet telephone service Skype, who sold their venture
to eBay (NASD: EBAY) four years ago for $2.6 billion, are now looking to raise money to help
finance a repurchase of the company from eBay, The New York Times reported. Skype
co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis "have approached several
private equity firms and are pooling their own substantial resources to make a
bid for the Internet calling service," people with knowledge of the plan
told The Times.
Skype to Launch Applications for iPhone, BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2009 - 11:28am.
Nokia to Integrate Skype Internet Phone Service Onto MobilesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2009 - 1:48pm.
Barcelona
- Skype, the Internet phone service owned by eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Tuesday announced a deal
with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to bundle its service on a range of Nokia mobile phones. Set to
first become available on the Nokia N97 in the third quarter, the service will
let mobile callers use 3G and WLAN to make and receive free Skype-to-Skype
voice calls, as well as low-cost Skype calls to landlines and mobile devices.
Former eBay Head Meg Whitman Launches Run for CA GovernorAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2009 - 12:04pm.
San Jose, Calif.
- Meg Whitman, the former president and CEO of eBay (NASD: EBAY), on Monday took the
initial steps in her possible run for governor of California.
eBay Founder Omidyar's Twitter Venture Ginx Gets $2 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 15, 2009 - 8:31am.
Honolulu - eBay founder Pierre Omidyar has co-founded a new venture, a twitter client called Ginx, and raised around $2 million in financing for the company, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. eBay Bans Sale of Obama Inauguration TicketsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2008 - 10:49am.
Washington - Though more than 1 million people are expected in DC for January's historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, they won't be able to purchase highly coveted tickets to the event on eBay (NASD: EBAY). eBay Closes $945 Million Deal for Bill Me LaterAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 7, 2008 - 10:24am.
San Jose, Calif. - eBay (NASD: EBAY), the online auction giant, said on Friday that it has completed its $945 million acquisition of Bill Me Later, developer of a service that allows customers to pay for their online purchases without using a credit card. Analysis: Top 20 Web 2.0 WebsitesAuthored by Heather Hopkins on August 5, 2008 - 6:04am.
Two weeks ago when I posted an entry about Google's interest in Digg
(the deal fell through) I wondered what other big web 2.0 properties
remain independent. The following table lists 20 of the top Web 2.0
properties based on share of US Internet visits.
eBay Shuts Down Web-based TV, Radio Ad ExchangesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2008 - 11:03am.
New York - After receiving scant support from cable TV networks, eBay (NASD: EBAY) has shut down its Web-based TV exchange after just over a year in operation, Adweek reports. London DJ Arrested for Selling Pre-release Albums on eBayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2008 - 12:42pm.
London - In what is thought will become the first prosecution in the U.K. involving pre-release music, a London-based DJ and music critic has been arrested on suspicion of theft and money laundering in connection with his alleged selling of 150 pre-release albums on eBay, according to a statement from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a record label trade group. tags: Law | Lawsuits | Music | Universal Music | eBay | Copyright | IFPI | EFF | Pre-release | First Sale Doctrine |
MySpace Lets Users Share Profile Data on Yahoo, Twitter, eBayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 9, 2008 - 8:45am.
tags: Social Networking | MySpace | eBay | Yahoo | Facebook | News Corp. | Twitter | Data Availability |
EFF Supports eBay Seller in Promo CD Resale LawsuitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2008 - 9:40am.
Los Angeles - Digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) earlier this week filed a brief on behalf of an eBay seller who was sued by Universal Music Group for reselling promotional CDs, arguing that the record label is violating copyright law's "first sale" doctrine. Digital Media Week in Review: Feds Drop Rate; Yahoo Undervalued? Still Bullish on Apple?Authored by Ned Sherman on January 27, 2008 - 4:54pm.
eBay's Meg Whitman Makes it Official; Stepping Down March 31Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2008 - 9:15am.
Report: 1.3 Million Game Consoles Bought, Sold on eBay in 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2007 - 10:41am.
Rockville, Md. - More than 1.3 million video game consoles were bought and sold on eBay in 2006, to the tune of $330 million, according to a report from market research firm Packaged Facts. |
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