Thursday, November 19, 2009
Why It Matters That Pierre Omidyar Is Doing a News Start-Up
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is launching a for-profit news startup in Hawaii, where he and his family live.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
PayPal Woos Developers in Bid to Protect Its Turf
EBay Inc.’s PayPal plans to unveil a new system that makes it easier for software developers to integrate the online payments system right into their programs–as the company takes new steps to protect its turf.
With the new open software, called Paypal X, users won’t have to type their username and password into a separate PayPal Web site in order to complete a payment.
Monday, November 2, 2009
The New Must-Have Accessory
A self-described iPhone freak, designer Norma Kamali spends each morning reading the day’s headlines on her gadget’s current-events application. To unwind, she plays Scrabble on a game app. When her miniature dachshund Zeke acts up, Ms. Kamali looks up her iPhone’s encyclopedia on canine ailments.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
7digital Plans iPhone App, Google-Music Talks, in U.S. Expansion
Music-download service 7digital faces plenty of skepticism since its U.S. launch two weeks ago.
According to Ben Drury, its co-founder and chief executive, many of the questions–how do you compete with iTunes, how do you stand out amid a sea of music services–are valid ones.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Hotmail Users Get Phished
Microsoft says a phishing scheme is behind the exposure of passwords to thousands of Hotmail accounts late last week and adds that it’s helping affected customers regain control of their accounts.
On Monday, the Neowin technology blog posted a story saying that an anonymous user on Oct. 1 had uploaded a list with password details of more than 10,000 Hotmail accounts to a Web site called pastebin.com, where developers typically share programming code with each other.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Google Wave Invites for Sale on EBay
With Google releasing 100,000 invites to test the beta version of the much-hyped Wave, one enterprising blogger decided to capitalize on all the buzz surrounding the new messaging and collaboration tool by selling his invite on eBay.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Do We Still Buy the Myth of the Can-Do Celebrity CEO?
Last week, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman officially launched her campaign for governor of California, hoping to clinch the Republican nomination.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Skype Deal Drama Gets Joost-ier
There are growing signs of tension between some of the players behind the $2 billion deal to sell eBay’s Skype to a group of investors.
On Friday, Joost, the U.K. Internet video company, said that by shareholder vote it had removed Michelangelo Volpi from its board of directors and from his position as chairman of the company. Volpi, a former high-level Cisco executive, stepped down from Joost’s CEO position in July, and is now a general partner at investment firm Index Ventures.
Friday, September 11, 2009
EBay CEO Steps Behind the Camera
Tech CEOs spend a lot of time taking questions in front of the camera. Lately, eBay’s top boss John Donahoe has been spending some time behind one.
Amid a turnaround effort at eBay’s online marketplace, he has been meeting with the company’s merchants and taping the conversations with a Flip camcorder.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
All European Roads Lead Back to Skype
As eBay Inc. looks to offload Skype, the executives who sold the Internet telecom firm to eBay have formed the hub of a European network of investors and executives that they hope will rival and even exceed the one in Silicon Valley.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Weekend Roundup: Meg and Carly on the Trail
There were a flurry of stories over the weekend about the electoral dreams of former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Whitman is the current Republican front-runner in the race to be be the next governor of California.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Is the Economy Really THIS Bad?
This was a strange earnings season. But it has been a remarkably strange economy. But when you look at the big names in tech, including Intel, IBM, Apple, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, and the big names on Wall Street, there was a bizarre disconnect over what was expected, and what was realized.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Costco Pairs With Gazelle for Old Tech Trade-Ins
Last week, Costco quietly rolled out a new partnership with Web site Gazelle to encourage its legions of discount shoppers to trade in their old technology for credit they can spend on new gadgets.
The Costco customer program works pretty much like the one that startup Gazelle has offered to everyone for about a year.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Facebook Stickier Than Google, eBay
The average Internet user in the U.S. spent more than 4.5 hours on Facebook in June, more time than he whiled away on Google, eBay, Yahoo and other online hubs, according to new data from Nielsen.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Bidding for Buffett Heats Up on eBay
Even in a recession, lunch with Warren Buffett turns out to be a hot commodity.
The investment guru and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has an annual ritual of auctioning a steak lunch with himself on eBay to raise money for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation. Last year’s winning auction tally of $2.1 million broke all previous records.
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