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eBay stories: 116 news summaries

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Patriots Get Names of Web Ticket Sellers

StubHub says move to curb scalpers violates customer privacy

Oct 19, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Mass state court has given the New England Patriots the names of people who bought and sold the team's tickets on the StubHub website. The team is suing the site, owned by eBay, because reselling tickets for profit is technically illegal (though the law is rarely enforced). StubHub and... More »

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eBay • New England Patriots • online privacy • ticket • StubHub

eBay Posts Big Growth but Net Loss Thanks to Skype

Skype write-down takes byte out of auction company

Oct 18, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - EBay reported strong growth in some sectors despite posting a $936 million net loss for the third quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most of the loss is due to the company writing down internet calling company Skype by $1.39 billion after eBay found it difficult to make money... More »

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eBay • earnings reports • Skype • third quarter earnings • PayPal • StubHub

Buyer, Beware of Recalled Goods on EBay

Online auction
stalwart warns users
to screen carefully

Oct 3, 07 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After the recent recall of 21 million toys, eBay has cautioned its shoppers about buying tainted goods—and warned sellers of them they may be kicked off the site. The internet phenom says it’s unable to police all items in its marketplace, but will be providing tip sheets and... More »

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eBay • online auction • watchdog • Mattel • toy recalls • Thomas and Friends

  eBay's $1.4 Billion Phone Bill

Takes huge write down on overpriced Skype

Oct 2, 07 12:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - eBay's $2.6 billion acquisition of phone service Skype looks like a wrong number, with profits on hold indefinitely. The Wall Street Journal reports eBay will take a $1.4 billion write down on Skype, which  accounts for $90 million of eBay's $1.83 billion in revenue in the third... More »

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social networking • eBay • Vonage • Skype • digital video • Niklas Zennstrom • Michael van Swaaij • write down • revenue • online music • Meg Whitman • PayPal • Joost

eBay Identity Thefts Raise Fears

Members personal data posted on forum

Sep 26, 07 11:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sinister incident in which confidential information of 1,200 eBay users was posted on a discussion forum is raising questions about the security of the world's biggest online marketplace. PC World reports that a person eBay called "a malicious fraudster" posted the personal data, visible for an hour... More »

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eBay • computer security • confidential information • phishing • malicious fraudster • Mark Rasch • Jonathan Garriss • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance

Vick's Talking Points end
Up on Ebay

Notes of his speech include apology to dogs, which he forgot

Sep 4, 07 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vick’s next note to self may be “apologize to the dogs next time.” TMZ readers have already seen his private notes from his apology last week and can even bid to own them, because the Humane Society has posted them on ebay. Vick’s list of regrets... More »

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eBay • Michael Vick • animal cruelty • dogfighting • Humane Society • apology

(Newser) - It was her mother's dying wish: "Take care of my eBay." Katherine Rossman chronicles her mother's four-year battle with cancer, and the concurrent obsession with collecting vintage glass on the Internet that sustained her. Her $25,000 collection of Art Deco bibelots was to become her legacy. More »

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cancer • eBay • death • Katherine Rossman • Art Deco • glassware

Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

Chewed-up football cards for the
Falcons' QB fetch
$7,400 on eBay

Aug 30, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Cape Girardeau, Mo., woman let her two dogs loose on her collection of Michael Vick football cards, and sold the resulting mess for $7,400 on eBay, reports the Kansas City Star. The 22 cards were originally worth from $1 to $10 each; Rochelle Steffen says she will... More »

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eBay • Michael Vick • Humane Society • football card • dog

Net Startups Go Gaga
Over Silly Company Names

New web companies follow Google's example and embrace goofy monikers

Aug 29, 07 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following in the Google tradition of using a goofy name to stand out from the Silicon Valley pack, a new generation of internet startups is sporting wacky monikers that may rile investors and confuse consumers. Young companies resort to names like Tagtooga and Qoosa to carve out unique identities and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Silicon Valley • eBay • Squidoo • Xoopit • startup

25 Essential Websites

Email? Shopping? News? Time picks the destinations you just can't live without 

Aug 20, 07 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - You find a restaurant on Citysearch, buy movie tickets on Fandango, and then go home and Google the guy you shared a cab with. Was there a time before the Internet? Here are the first 10 of Time's 25 can't-live-without websites:
  1. Amazon.com
  2. BBC.co.uk
  3. Citysearch.com
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Google • Internet • ESPN • eBay • BBC • Digg • Facebook • list • Craigslist • website • Citysearch.com • Del.icio.us • Amazon.com

Missing Pages, Printing Errors Hex Potter Fans

At least 200 readers have reported printing errors in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Jul 24, 07 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The seventh Harry Potter book sold 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours in print, but at least 200 fans of the teenage wizard have had less than magical experiences with the saga's finale. An irate group of readers on message boards at Amazon.com and eBay are... More »

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Harry Potter • eBay • JK Rowling • wizard • scholastic • publisher • printing errors • book • Amazon.com

(Newser) - The Software & Information Industry Association has rolled out its list of the top 10 e-commerce developments of the past decade:
  1. Google (Sept. 1998)
  2. Broadband Penetration of U.S. Internet Users Reaches 50% (June 2004)
  3. eBay Auctions (launched Sept. 1997)
  4. Amazon.com (IPO May 1997):
  5. Google Ad Words
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Google • eBay • broadband Internet • user generated content • iTunes • list • BlackBerry • open standards • SIIA • WiFi • AdSense • Amazon.com

eBay Takes on Craigslist

Online auction giant launches US version of classifieds website

Jul 4, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With no fanfare, eBay has launched a challenge to Craigslist, the colossus of the online classified ad market. Kijiji classifieds, which have already been successful abroad, quietly expanded into the US last week. Kijiji knows what it's up against: eBay bought 25% of Craigslist in 2004 to get an inside... More »

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Internet • eBay • online advertising • online auction • Craigslist • Kijiji

eBay Shuts Window on Google Ads

Auction site drops search giant's marketing tools after weeklong spat

Jun 18, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Online auction powerhouse eBay broke a multi-million-dollar "keyword" advertising deal with Google, ostensibly after the search engine threw a party in Boston that crowded an eBay conference. But the boycott on search-driven spots also comes as Google's online payment feature Checkout elbows in on eBay-owned PayPal's territory. More »

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Google • Internet • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • advertising • eBay • online advertising • traffic • keywords • online auction • Google Checkout • auction • PayPal

Museum Bids to Turn
eBay to Art

Vermont museum gives celebs $1000 to blow online, then curates finds

May 29, 07 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ebay as high culture? The Shelburne Museum in Vermont is showcasing the online auction winnings of celebs such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bianca Jagger, and John Lurie, in an exhibition titled "Got eBay? Celebrity Collections Created Online." Museum director Stephen Jost gave a group of big names $1000 each... More »

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art museum • contemporary art • eBay • art • museum • Bianca Jagger • John Lurie • Jerry Seinfeld • Shelburne Museum • Vermont • online auction

Advertisers Won't Get
It on eBay

Stations opt out of TV-ad auction site

Apr 6, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cable networks are boycotting eBay's experiment in auctioning television airtime to ad houses, in a decision that could ground its nascent spin-off site. The networks protest that Online Media Exchange, which eBay claimed would reduce inefficiency, doesn't account for today's complex targeting and multimedia promotional packages. More »

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television • Google • eBay • cable TV • business • auction • Online Media Exchange • Dish Network • advertisements

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