Archive for April 18th, 2007
International Growth Is eBays Focus
Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of eBay’s international business, although growth in Germany during the last three months was “not where we want them to be.” In Germany, as is also the case in the United States, growth is being pressured by recent eBay actions to improve the quality [...]
PayPal Targets Googles Market Through Yahoo
Having watched Google Checkout add lots of little blue shopping cart symbols to AdWords listings, PayPal obviously decided that was a great idea, and tapped Yahoo to help them out. Yahoos so excited with their partnership that theyve announced it twice. And why not? Its a win for both Yahoo and PayPal. PayPal gets a [...]
eBay Stays Strong in Quarterly Results
Online auction leader eBay reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations and said its outlook for the rest of the year would be at the high end of analysts’ predictions. Shares of eBayeBay Inc (EBAY)34.45 -0.75 -2.13% Quote | Chart | News | Profile | Add to Watchlist[EBAY 34.45 -0.75 (-2.13%) ] jumped as [...]
USA Today: Business travelers have been going online for a decade to book airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars. But until recently they still had to hail a cab the old-fashioned way Now, 34-year-old New York cab driver and entrepreneur Jason Diaz is trying to change that. Six months ago, he launched 1-800-cab-ride.com in [...]
Springwise: What could be better than having an insider walk you through his or her favourite spots in a new city or travel destination? How about having access to a whole library of such tours that can be downloaded right to your iPod or MP3 player? That’s what Chicago-based AudioSnacks is offering consumers. Users can [...]
Don’t Set Off The Hope Detector…
We wouldn’t want anyone to have a glimmer of hope at work unless, that is … Check out today’s Dilbert
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine: Snowboarders ooze the slacker vibe. Their culture is based on baggy clothes, easygoing attitudes and acrobatic feats on the slopes. That’s hardly an environment that you’d expect to foster millionaires. Yet brothers Danny and Matt Kass have made a bundle with their company, Grenade Gloves, which designs and sells gear for [...]
eCommerce-Guide.com: It’s no secret that shoppers love bargains, and if done the right way, offering discounts can increase conversions and nurture customer loyalty. In fact, Forrester Research analyst Lisa Bradner’s report “E-Coupons Engage Customers Beyond Discounts” shows that Web shop owners would be wise to ramp up their efforts in this area. But how exactly [...]
Wired: 1. Viagra. Men being treated for erectile dysfunction should salute the working stiffs of Merthyr Tydfil, the Welsh hamlet where, in 1992 trials, the gravity-defying side effects of a new angina drug first popped up. 2. X-rays. Several 19th-century scientists toyed with the penetrating rays emitted when electrons strike a metal target. But the [...]
