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eBay Fires 10% of Workforce, Makes $1.3B Worth of Acquisitions
ADOTAS – It’s been a busy morning at eBay HQ. It laid off 10% of its workforce (about 1,000 full-timers in addition to hundreds of temps) and snapped up Bill Me Later for $945 million and Danish shops Den Bla Avis and BilBasen for a total of $390 million. Bill Me [...] more...
EBay Lowering Fixed-Price Sellers’ Listing Fees
EBay Inc. is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company’s boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors. Total sellers’ fees will decrease in most cases under eBay’s plan to improve the balance [...] more...
Tiffany’s Tries To Take Down eBay
ADOTAS - American Jewelry Company Tiffany & Co. said on Monday that the firm has appealed a court ruling that indicated eBay Inc was not responsible for policing fake Tiffany jewelry sold on the site, reports Reuters. In 2004, eBay was sued by the jeweler, saying the site was not properly [...] more...
Google, Yahoo, ValueClick: To Buy or Not To Buy?
ADOTAS – In the immemorial words of Bruce Springsteen: they’re “going down down down … down down down.” As Google, Yahoo and ValueClick’s stock hit the skids, many wonder if now’s the time to buy and score a deal. Google is tough to bet against in any market with its monopoly [...] more...
AdBrite Gains Daniel Issen
AdBrite announced today that Daniel Issen has officially joined the company in the position of Vice President of Engineering. Issen is now responsible for software development at the firm. Ignacio Fanlo, CEO of AdBrite stated “We are excited to have a technology executive of Daniel’s caliber join AdBrite. Daniel has a [...] more...
Adobe AIR Removes The Need For Browsers
ADOTAS - Adobe Systems Inc. has taken the browser out of online site surfing with a new application called AIR. Adobe says that the service will allow any company with a site to have a placement on a user’s desktop according to the AP. Site such as EBay, AOL, Nickelodeon [...] more...
eBay Changes Prices
eBay Inc. has decided to adjust its prices and tighten up its sales standards in an announcement it made yesterday. This is in an effort to improve the overall quality of both sellers and business, as the company has been suffering a decline in growth. CEO-in-waiting John Donahoe said in a [...] more...
eBay’s CEO To Retire
It has been reported today that eBay CEO Meg Whitman, is getting ready to retire from the company. She is one of the most powerful women in business and her exit comes at a time when the brand is attempting to re-establish its one-time astronomical growth. Whitman will be heeding her [...] more...
Microsoft Sells Brand Name On eBay
Microsoft is selling its name for $1 million on eBay. In Portugal. And it’s not the Microsoft you’re thinking of. Portuguese firm Microsoft Lda. is intending to put its brand name and business up for sale on eBay. The company is the only firm that is allowed to use the name [...] more...
Apple, eBay Gain Amid Holiday Buzz
The Nasdaq Composite Index marched ahead Thursday, extending gains from the previous session’s 1.8% rally. Rambus shares rose after the Securities and Exchange Commission ended its stock-option probe, while Apple and eBay climbed on upbeat analyst reports. In morning trading, the Nasdaq Composite rose 13.25 points, or 0.5%, to 2679.73. Morgan [...] more...
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