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Tophatter (A.K.A. Blippy 2.0) Gathers a Lively Crowd for Live Auctions
Blippy is now called Tophatter. It’s also a social shopping product, but it’s totally different.
A Quick Chat With eBay CEO John Donahoe
Plenty of growth in mobile and fixed-price sales.
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eBay Stock Causes Nonbuyer’s Remorse
Buyer’s remorse is so last century. Thanks to eBay Inc., millions of people world-wide who had never engaged in auctions can now experience bidder’s remorse. Its e-commerce businesses have proved more durable and profitable than many believed.One Start-Up’s Adventure in Figuring Out the Price of a Used Chair
Priceonomics, a small company that aspires to be the Kelley Blue Book for everything, tells the tale of how it sold four used Aeron chairs to another tech start-up, for a profit of $300.
O.co Shutters at Least Three Businesses, As It Questions New Commerce Models
O.co has shut down three of its product categories, and a fourth is on hold, after some of its experiments over the past couple of years have not penciled out.
eBay’s New National TV Campaign Calls Attention to Mobile Shopping
EBay’s new ad campaign kicked off this week to promote something a little unexpected: Shopping from a mobile phone.
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Founder of Priceline Spoiling for a Fight Over Tech Patents
Jay Walker turned his idea for “name your own price” Internet auctions into a fortune by starting Priceline.com Inc. Now the entrepreneur is trying to cash in on his ideas by suing other companies.Impatient iPad 2 Buyers Bid Up Tablets on eBay
With supplies of the iPad 2 still limited at official outlets, more than a few people are turning to eBay and paying a premium to get their hands on Apple’s latest tablet. Although Apple has yet to say just how well the new iPad 2 is selling, eBay has some interesting data on what it has seen so far.
Stock Trades Near 52-week High on Message That It's an All "New eBay"
Two years ago, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe promised Wall Street analysts massive changes to improve the company’s e-commerce experience. Today, he says it’s all “new eBay.”
Obama Wants a Wireless Broadband Network for Everyone
Technology references were numerous in the president’s speech to Congress last night. His call for for a national wireless broadband network will reignite a long-simmering debate over spectrum allocation, pitting TV broadcasters against the FCC.