Archive for June 14th, 2006
Skype & PayPal Calling All Hackers
Tech Search Blog Soon you’ll be able to send or request PayPal payments from directly within Skype. Sounds convenient — but will it open a gaping hole through which hackers can gain access to your PayPal money? Details of exactly how PayPal will integrate with Skype have yet to be released. Screenshots show links to [...]
TMC Net GOOGLE is to launch a competitor to eBay in its continuing bid to dominate the internet. The search company is set to launch an online payments system – dubbed GBuy – later this month, insiders revealed today. The system will let Google compete with eBay’s PayPal service and to launch a shopping and [...]
eBay Bigger Than Most Countries
vnunet Auction giant eBay has claimed that its online auction sites now have 200 million registered users. Chief executive Meg Whitman said at the company’s annual user conference in Las Vegas that eBay had achieved a “milestone”. Whitman added that its subscribers would represent the fifth largest country in the world if they were to [...]
The Register Online auctioneer eBay is to integrate Skype onto its website – and try and convince the world of the wisdom of its $2.6bn purchase. The idea is to simplify communication between buyers and seller. Sellers will have the option of including a “Skype Me” button on the pages they set so bidders can [...]
PC World eBay is beefing up community-building capabilities on its online auction site to include support for blogs, a new Wiki for members to share information, and new types of alerts for users to stay on top of sales, the company announced on Wednesday. The eBay Wiki will let anyone post and edit articles on [...]
TMC Net VeriSign, Inc. , the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced that eBay will use its Intelligent Messaging Network to deliver mobile alerts within the United States so users can stay active in auction-style listings when away from their computers. The VeriSign(R) Intelligent Messaging Network (VIMN) [...]
Interview With the American Inventor
Inc.: Inc: Do you have advice to give to other inventors? JL: When I have an idea about something, there will be a lot of criticism. We don’t like to change anything. We all create bubbles that give us safety zones. We know where to go and what to do. We’ve created a routine to [...]
What a day! I’m happy to report that the server is back online after being offline since approximately 9 AM this morning. Thanks to everyone who emailed or called (including my TWO anonymous callers) expressing concern. Now back to business…
Paypal Providing Small Online Business Options
PC World We all know it costs money to make money. Yet after you tally up the cost of an application fee for a merchant account at your bank (which allows you to process credit card charges), monthly fees for the online gateway to the transaction clearinghouse that authorizes each charge, the monthly statement fee, [...]
Paypal Announces Developer Hub & Community Web Site
Ecommerce Guide To provide merchants and developers with centralized access to the resources needed to integrate PayPal into their online stores, PayPal yesterday announced the launch a new Developer Community Web site and Developer Hub. This announcement came as a part of its 5th annual eBay Developers Conference. PayPal’s new Developer Hub is designed to [...]
eBay Has 3 of 5 Best Internet Brands
Washington Post EBay chief executive Meg Whitman outlined her latest vision for eBay’s future this morning to the 75 or so people who showed up at the glitzy Wynn casino for the company’s 11-minute shareholder meeting. After routinely electing eBay’s board of directors, ratifying the selection of an accounting firm and passing an amendment to [...]
Vendio & Andale Match Made in eBay
Auction Bytes Vendio announced it has acquired a significant controlling interest in Andale, a provider of listing management and research services for sellers on eBay, and has appointed five directors to the Andale seven-member Board of Directors. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Vendio CEO Rodrigo Sales said, “Vendio and Andale have [...]
New Ebayer Seeks the Answers at Ebay Live
Washington Post There’s been much talk over the past year over whether eBay‘s auction business may be reaching a growth plateau, but here at its user convention newbie sellers are still flocking in to learn from the veterans how to start and run a business on the sprawling site. One who breezed into the Luxor [...]
Ebayers Know The Advantage of New Releases
Nintendojo It’s now inevitable– any anticipated new item will find it’s way to eBay within minutes of release. eBay is often looked at as a way to get a good deal on items, but this is not always the case, as new gadget owners often look to turn a profit. U.S. versions of DS Lites [...]
Lawmakers Vote to Encourage Entrepreneurship Education
Jeremy Hanks: Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.R. 699) that calls attention to the important role we entrepreneurs play in the economy, and more importantly, encourages schools at all levels throughout the USA to engage in entrepreneurship education. According to Congressman David Price’s office (D- NC 4th District), more [...]
I just found some more great advice from the founders of Boompa.com: The best advice I ever got involving anything to do with our company was when I was just starting and a collegue said “just be selective” when I talked about who I’d love to work with. He gave me those spooky, believe me, [...]
