Yesterday | Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Facebook: China Could Be Out of Reach
Facebook may be yearning for another shot at China, but the odds are against its success.
Friday | The Otago Daily Times
EBay's billionaire founder and proponent of good works was addressing a roomful of White House Fellows in a closed-door question-and-answer session last month, hours before United States President Barrack Obama's State of the Union address, when a query stumped him: Mr Omidyar, a member of the president's Commission on White House Fellowships, ... (more)
Friday | The London Free Press
PayPal exec woos retailers with pricing, data
PayPal executive Don Kingsborough wants to see PayPal in stores, and will use aggressive pricing to put it there.
Friday | The Union Democrat
Gary Neubert spends a lot of time on the streets of Columbia, talking with locals who share the historic state park with visitors from around the world.
Friday | Reuters
Alibaba's wily Ma faces big Yahoo test
If anyone can pull off the labyrinthine deal between Alibaba Group and Yahoo Inc, it is Jack Ma, who founded the e-commerce group and within a decade unlocked China's huge online shopping potential.
Eolas loses in Web patents claim against Google and others
A jury in Texas gave the verdict that two patents of Eolas Technologies that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications were invalid, in a protracted legal battle which involved top Internet companies like Google and Amazon.com. Eolas, a technology company in Tyler, Texas, filed a patent infringement suit in 2009, accusing ... (more)
Yahoo Chairman Bostock's Departure Exemplifies Company Problems
Analysis: Key executive is the latest to exit in a protracted shake-up at the beleaguered Web search and services company as it regroups to regain investor confidence.
Stripe Said to Raise $18 Million at Valuation of $100 Million
Stripe Inc., a San Francisco startup with an online-payment system, attracted funding from Sequoia Capital and other investors valuing the company at $100 million, said two people with knowledge of the transaction.
Josh Clark: Busting Mobile Myths
In his Mobile Myths presentation, Josh Clark walked through a number of common mobile misperceptions.
Consumers on Budgets Choose Dial-Up
With a tough economy forcing Americans to make difficult financial decisions, many consumers are choosing dial-up Internet service over more costly broadband or wireless networks.
A small plug for my eBay charity auction item: An autographed Clayton Kershaw book
My sincerest thanks to Robert Baly at VinScullyIsMyHomeboy.com , Howard Cole at the Orange County Registers' Dodger blog and Jon Weisman at DodgerThoughts.com for helping me get the word out about a piece of Dodger literature I hope will provide a boost to an innercity literacy program that's close to my heart.
eBay brands itself a fashion advocate
Counterfeit apparel and accessories has gotten so close to the original that even the most discerning customer often can't tell the difference.
Digerati Get Connected to Their Spiritual Side
In Silicon Valley, some of the most popular networking events this season have more to do with breaking away from technology than building it.
eBay and Brad Pitt's Make It Right Team Up to Take Charitable Fundraising to a Whole New Level
The elite exhibition brings celebrity charity auction items to life in New York's famed Chelsea Market, with 100% of proceeds going to Make It Right, a non-profit foundation building sustainable, affordable homes in disadvantaged communities.A Launched in November, eBay Celebrity is a unique shopping destination that combines celebrity experiences, ... (more)
Cheap Wholesale Car Audio Rates From China Have Massive Auto Electronic devices Brands Worried
If you are considering upgrading your auto entertainment method in 2007 to something a little extra impressive than a common automobile stereo / radio, will you only stick to well-known brands, or can you consider opting for a thing a lot more affordable? Wholesale importers think they currently know the answer to that question, which is why within ... (more)
Online spending grew again over 2011, and the growth rate has outpaced that of traditional brick-and-mortar stores.
'French' keyboards frustrate computer buyers
When Peter Keung bought an Acer laptop for his mother a couple of years ago, it came with a surprise.
eBay and Shopping.com to Keynote ChannelAdvisor Insite Melbourne E-Commerce Event
ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, today announced that ChannelAdvisor's influential half-day Insite conference : will feature industry heavyweights including eBay, Google and Shopping.com. Insite Melbourne will focus on the hottest trends in the burgeoning e-commerce ... (more)
Amazon to open a bricks-and-mortar store: website
Rumors are circulating that online retail giant Amazon has plans to open a bricks-and-mortar store in the United States.
Yahoo chairman exits, review drags on
Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.