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Google Not a Level Playing Field?
eBay always talks about the Level Playing Field in discussing how it treats small sellers versus ...
Monday August 28, 2006
eBay Leverages Auction Site for PayPal & Skype
In May, eBay announced a "multi-year strategic partnership" with Yahoo, and this week, it announc ...
Friday August 25, 2006
GigaOM Says Skype Developers Not Happy
In trying to justify its huge outlay for Skype, eBay points to Skype's ecosystem ("if you have th ...
Yahoo-eBay Merger Looming?
Strategy consultant Sramina Mitra has been blogging about the possible benefits of a Yahoo-eBay m ...
Wednesday August 23, 2006
CNBC Segment on eBay Store Fee Hike
I'm scheduled to appear on CNBC Squawk Box tomorrow morning to talk about the eBay fee increase a ...
Tuesday August 22, 2006
WSJ Article on Meg Whitman
"EBay Merchants Seek Management Change: Wall Street Stands by Whitman As Profit, Revenue Growth Slo ...
Monday August 21, 2006
Amazon Booksellers React to eBay Store-to-Core
Interesting thoughts from Amazon booksellers, who don't generally spend time talking about eBay o ...
eBay Strike
Reader says: "Actually, your quote on US sellers striking on the 22nd was brought up, wondering ...
Saturday August 19, 2006
Why eBay Is Wrong about Store vs. Core
When CEO Meg Whitman told analysts that eBay had lost its magic, she blamed store inventory. But ...