Ex-Tesco employee becomes Britain's first eBay millionaireMarch 16th, 2009 LONDON - A former Tesco employee has become Britain's first eBay millionaire. Mark Radcliffe has made the fortune by selling electrical gadgets like iPod holders and remote control toys for less than 15 pounds.
EBay Skype to sell stake in Skype for $1.9 billion in cashSeptember 1st, 2009 EBay Skype to sell stake in SkypeSAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay Inc.
Brit girl, 10, puts 'annoying but cuddly' grandma on eBay!October 1st, 2009 LONDON - A 10-year-old British schoolgirl tired of her grandmother's "moaning" decided to sell her on eBay. Zoe Pemberton, a pupil at the Great Clacton Church of England Junior School, described Marian Goodall, 61, as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot" but also "very cuddly and loves word searches", reports The Daily Express.
EBay announces Skype spin-off planApril 15th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction house eBay said Tuesday that it plans to spin off its online telephony business Skype via an initial public offering by the middle of next year. The announcement was seen as an admission by the auction powerhouse that its $2.6-billion purchase of Skype in 2005 had not worked out as expected.
Credit crunch bride has best wedding in 99 pence eBay dressJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - While most brides would spend a lot on their wedding, recession-hit Brit Suzanne Daniels has shown that one can have the best even if it comes at 99 pence, and is from shopping website eBay. Daniels, 24, a PE teacher from Coniston, in the Lake District, wanted a traditional ceremony for her nuptials with Stuart Walker, 32, and she did not want to spend a fortune.
MIT students take images of Earth from space at total cost of 90 pounds!September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Cost of space exploration doesn't always have to be out of this world, ask American students Oliver Yeh and Justin Lee who have taken images of the earth's surface using a camera bought on eBay, a weather balloon, a mobile phone, handwarmers and a drink cooler at a total cost of 90 pounds. It was 20-year-old Yeh's idea to send a camera bought on eBay to the edge of earth's atmosphere using a weather balloon, a mobile phone, handwarmers and a drink cooler.
Facebook tops 10 most popular online brands poll in the UKMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - A survey on the most popular online brands in the UK has revealed that Facebook tops that chart, accounting for 13 per cent of all UK internet time last month. As per Nielsen Online, which tracked the top 10 most popular online brands, this equated to the UK users spending one in every eight minutes on the site.
French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting, orders damages paid to luxury group LVMHSeptember 18th, 2009 French court rules against eBay for counterfeitingPARIS — A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH euro80,000 ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo. The Paris-based LVMH SA conglomerate had sued eBay Inc., accusing the San Jose, Calif.-based company of using its brands as keywords in Internet searches.
EBay wins approval for acquisition of South Korea's online marketplace GmarketApril 23rd, 2009 EBay wins approval for South Korean acquisitionSEOUL, South Korea — Ebay Inc. has won regulatory approval to acquire online marketplace Gmarket, South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday.
General Motors' partnership with eBay to sell new cars through Calif. dealers set to endSeptember 30th, 2009 GM's trial program selling cars on eBay set to endDETROIT — General Motors says it's ending a trial program that put new cars for sale in California on eBay as it shifts its focus to national marketing efforts. GM spokesman John McDonald said the trial was slated to end Wednesday, after a run of about six weeks.
EBay to roll out 'top-rated seller' program in move to reward merchants regardless of sizeJuly 27th, 2009 New eBay program aims to reward good sellersSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. wants to attract more buyers to its online marketplace.
EBay developing software it could use to run Skype if it can't resolve tech licensing disputeJuly 31st, 2009 EBay working on alternative software for SkypeSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.
EBay to let users list up to 5 auction items per month with no listing feeMay 12th, 2009 EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellersNEW YORK — The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc.
Facebook is world's fourth most trafficked websiteAugust 5th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Social networking website Facebook continues its rapid rise and has already become the fourth most trafficked website in the world, technology blog TechCrunch has reported. In June this year, Facebook attracted a total of 340 million unique visitors globally, trailing only Google, Microsoft and Yahoo sites, the report said, citing latest results from market research firm comScore.
EBay calls on EU to change rules restricting online sale of luxury brandsSeptember 17th, 2009 EBay calls on EU to change luxury brand rulesBRUSSELS — EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.