Archive for May 30th, 2006
Arizona Republic: Spoof. It rhymes with poof. And for Kris Kwan, the result was the same. He was the victim of a spoof e-mail that made $1,800 go poof. It all started when Kris tried to find a video camera on eBay. He’s an aspiring filmmaker who’s planning to shoot his first movie next month. [...]
auctionbytes: Global Sources Ltd. and HC International Inc. announced plans to form what it calls China’s largest B2B strategic alliance. HC International is a leading Chinese B2B ecommerce service provider, and Global Sources is a leading global provider of integrated B2B websites, magazines and trade shows. Together, they operate 72 industry-focused websites serving approximately 4 [...]
heise online: According to a report in the US daily New York Post, Microsoft is thinking hard about taking over the online auction eBay. The paper got its information from “several sources close to the negotiations.” Microsoft would then take over eBay and integrate it in its own MSN portal. Both Microsoft and eBay seem [...]
eBayer has dispute over automatic billing
indychannel: A woman who was embroiled in a billing dispute with auction giant eBay hopes her story will get people to think twice about giving companies direct access to their bank accounts. Music is life for Lana Kuhn. She has a piano or organ in every room of her home. Among Kuhn’s collection are [...]
Infopia allows eBay sellers to expand their business
auctionbytes: Infopia has integrated its eBay management solution Marketplace Manager V 6.2 with Salesforce.com’s AppExchange. The beta release will allow eBay sellers to expand their Customer Relationship Management operations and offers Salesforce.com customers the ability to tap into the eBay marketplace from within their Salesforce implementation. Infopia is an eBay Developers Program member and an [...]
6 Steps to Being Your Own Boss
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Got that entrepreneurial spirit? You aren’t alone. In fact, two out of three teen-agers who completed last year’s Junior Achievement “Interprise” Poll on Teens and Entrepreneurship said they hope to start their own business one day. But it takes more than a good idea and a desire to be your own boss [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Working Solo. My Open Wallet has the The Carnival of Personal Finance. The Carnival of Business is up at Debt Hater. Escape from Cuicle Nation has last week’s Carnival of Entrepreneurship.
