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  • April 2008

    • Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Okla. Man Buys Santa Monica Ferris Wheel

      (Newser) - The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid yesterday just before the close of the auction that drew six bidders. More »

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      California  • eBay  • Oklahoma City  • amusement parks  • Santa Monica

    • EBay Sues Craigslist as 'Family' Kerfuffle Gets Nasty

      New York Times  |  Apr 23, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      EBay Sues Craigslist as 'Family' Kerfuffle Gets Nasty

      (Newser) - The uneasy relationship between Craigslist and eBay, its competitor-turned-minority shareholder, has taken a turn for the worse. EBay has filed a lawsuit against Craigslist, accusing the classified ad site of "unfairly" diluting the auction giant's stake in it by 10%, the New York Times reports. Craigslist has fired back, calling eBay "unethical" and accusing it of aiming for a hostile takeover. More »

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      eBay  • Craigslist  • classified ads  • Craig Newmark  • Kijiji

    • Skype Launches $9.95 Plan for Unlimited Foreign Calls

      CNET  |  Apr 22, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      Skype Launches $9.95 Plan for Unlimited Foreign Calls

      (Newser) - Internet calling system Skype is introducing a plan for unlimited overseas phone calls for $9.95 a month, CNET reports. The plan includes 34 European and Far Eastern countries, along with Australia and New Zealand—but the deal is limited to landlines except for calls to cell phones in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The plan also includes unlimited domestic calls in the US. More »

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      Internet  • eBay  • Skype  • IP telephony  • VOIP

    • eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

      (Newser) - EBay's revenue soared 24% in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, with profits up 22%. Fueled by continued success with its online auction business and PayPal, its online-payment component, the company also raised its projected 2008 earnings to $8.7 billion to $9 billion, well beyond Wall Street expectations. More »

    • EBay's Turnaround Bid: Users Not Buying It Now

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      EBay's Turnaround Bid: Users Not Buying It Now

      (Newser) - When eBay releases its first quarter earnings today, investors and curious onlookers will get a good look at the auctioneer’s turnaround efforts. But conventional grumbling has it that the changes haven’t done much. EBay overhauled its fee structure and tried to encourage sellers to improve customer service, but buyers don’t seem to be responding, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      eBay  • earnings reports  • John Donahoe  • e-commerce

    • Internet Bigwigs Fight NY Law on Tracking Web Users

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Internet Bigwigs Fight NY Law on Tracking Web Users

      (Newser) - Google, Yahoo and a bevy of Internet biggies have joined to fight a proposed New York state law that would limit their ability to collect information about people's web habits for advertisers, reports the Wall Street Journal . The coalition says the law would endanger the future of online advertising and “the availability of free content on the Internet.” More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • eBay  • Internet advertising  • Comcast  • AOL  • Time Warner

  • March 2008

    • Can New CEO Keep eBay on Top?

      USA Today  |  Mar 31, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Can New CEO Keep eBay on Top?

      (Newser) - As John Donahoe takes over from Meg Whitman as CEO of eBay today, he inherits a grande dame where Whitman oversaw the rise of an e-commerce belle. Still dominant in online auctions, the company has nonetheless faced slowing growth and stiffening competition. But analysts think Donahoe, the former eBay Marketplace president, can hold the site's high bid on the market, USA Today reports. More »

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      Internet  • eBay  • Amazon.com  • auction  • Web 2.0  • online auction  • Meg Whitman  • John Donahoe  • e-commerce

    • Tiffany Presses eBay to Police Forgeries

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 26, 08 8:26 AM CDT

      Tiffany Presses eBay to Police Forgeries

      (Newser) - A legal battle between Tiffany & Co and eBay could change the face of online auctioneering forever, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jeweler says eBay should be responsible for checking its millions of listings for counterfeit goods, while eBay maintains that it's up to the trademark holder to flag the fakes—especially since eBay itself never holds the items. More »

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      Internet  • eBay  • copyright infringement  • online auction  • courts  • jewelry  • counterfeit  • forgeries  • trademarks  • Tiffany

    • Broken-Hearted Brit Posts His Life on eBay

      ABC News (Australia)  |  Mar 18, 08 2:58 PM CDT

      Broken-Hearted Brit Posts His Life on eBay

      (Newser) - Good news for anyone who's ever wanted to be someone else: You can be Ian Usher of Perth, Australia. The native Brit went through a nasty divorce and has decided to put his whole life on the eBay auction block: house, friends, motorcycle, car, even his job. The total cost? Upwards of $390,000, roughly the value of the house, ABC News reports. More »

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      Australia  • divorce  • England  • eBay  • online auction

  • February 2008

    • Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

      ABC News  |  Feb 29, 08 4:45 PM CST

      Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

      (Newser) - A comparison of two of this week’s big tech news stories, the end of an eBay boycott and Google’s announcement of the construction of a new trans-Pacific fiber optic cable, show how the tech giants have moved beyond old corporate paradigms, writes Michael Malone for ABC News. With business models that involve unprecedented consumer participation, these companies behave increasingly like sovereign nations. More »

    • EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 12:17 PM CST

      EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

      (Newser) - After years of legal battling that escalated to the Supreme Court, eBay has settled a patent-infringement lawsuit by e-commerce technology company MercExchange. The companies aren’t revealing the financial terms, but eBay will buy the three patents that led to the suit. The auction giant said the agreement won’t affect its 2007 results or 2008 financial guidance, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • eBay  • patents  • patent infringement  • e-commerce

    • 1-Week eBay Boycott Ends Tomorrow

      USA Today  |  Feb 24, 08 7:00 PM CST

      1-Week eBay Boycott Ends Tomorrow

      (Newser) - More eBay goodies may go on sale tomorrow as angry sellers end a 1-week boycott, USA Today reports. The ban "has had no impact on our listings," one eBay exec said, but third-party tracking sites saw a 13% drop. The sellers' snub was sparked when eBay recently upped its commission and eliminated bad buyer feedback. More »

    • Now on eBay: 6 Million Songs for Just $50M

      Idolator Blog  |  Feb 19, 08 11:20 AM CST

      Now on eBay: 6 Million Songs for Just $50M

      (Newser) - Record collector supreme Paul Mawhinney has put his collection of over 6 million songs on eBay, but with its value estimated at $50 million and a $3 million starting bid, bidders could be rarer than some of the jewels in the collection, the Idolator writes. "It's the history of music," Mawhinney says of the colossal music archive he spent over 40 years building. "It's my life's work."