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Bid4Assets Gets New CEO
I had the opportunity to talk to the new CEO at Bid4Assets today. Jeffrey Weingrad sounds really ...
OT: Online Reputations
I read the story of the disgruntled eBay buyer trashing someone's reputation online: "Revenge ...
eBay Connections
eBay is about to get another friend in Washington - Goldman Sachs' Henry Paulson Jr. "Presiden ...
Friday May 26, 2006
Free Sniping Today
Free snipe Friday promotion . ...
Thursday May 25, 2006
Expect eBay Sellers to Go Ballistic over Yahoo Pai
eBay is allowing Yahoo paid-search ads to appear on eBay search results in the U.S., according to ...
Alibaba at eBay Live
Alibaba is holding a shindig at next month's eBay Live conference. On June 13 - 15 from 10am - 2 ...
Wednesday May 24, 2006
Bear Stearns Internet Roundtable
I flew to New York on Tuesday to attend day two of Bear Stearns Internet Roundtable. I don't ...
Saturday May 20, 2006
Getting Ready for eBay Live
David put together a video to get in the mood for eBay Live. ( link ) ...
Friday May 19, 2006
Pop Goes the Weasel?
The auction site with the funny-sounding name is back. We know it's back because we've received s ...
The eBay Lady on the Radio
Donna Klein, The eBay Lady, will again be a guest on the Internet Advisor program on WJR radio on ...
Thursday May 18, 2006
eBay Blogs & Wiki Are Coming
eBay will be introducing eBay Blogs, another way to give sellers an opportunity to market themselve ...
Tuesday May 16, 2006
eBay Patent Case (yes, again!)
This article brings up interesting points (I tend to favor articles that aren't, "rah, rah eBay!") ...
Supreme Court Rejects PR Term 'Patent Troll'
The Supreme Court yesterday officially rejected the concept of "patent trolls," though you wouldn't ...
Saturday May 13, 2006
eBay Live Poker Tournament
I interviewed two eBay sellers for an article I wrote about eBay Live 2006 for a recent issue of ...
Auction Site QXL: Free Listing Weekend
Listings are free on the online auction site QXL (based in UK) this weekend (May 13-14). (All oth ...
Friday May 12, 2006
AuctionBytes.TV Interview: Seth Godin
Check out the latest AuctionBytes.TV feature interview ( link ). I'm a longtime fan of Seth God ...
Monday May 8, 2006
10-Cent Listing Day on eBay
eBay is holding a 10-cent listing day on eBay.com, eBay Canada (eBay.ca) and eBay Motors Parts & ...
Starting an Auction Site
Before anyone sends me another email about the new online-auction site they plan on launching, pl ...
Friday May 5, 2006
eBay Live Meet and Greet Reception 2006
Perpetual-vogue and 100percenttoys are coordinating the fourth annual Meet and Greet reception at ...
Thursday May 4, 2006
Skype Viral: Mom's Day
Skype uses viral marketing in this Mother's Day (May 14) campaign to spread the word. ( link ) ...
Overstock Rents Mansion for eBay Live Conference
For the second year, Overstock.com Auctions will have a presence during eBay's annual user conven ...
Wednesday May 3, 2006
YahooBAY or MicroHoo?
Recently the Wall Street Journal reported that eBay was talking to Yahoo and Microsoft "to determ ...