Archive for April, 2006

The eBay category structure will be updated in mid-May based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. You may provide category structure feedback at any time by clicking here.
A complete list of the new category structure can be found on Seller Central here.

Businesswire:
ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS), announced today support of eBay Express, a new web site that provides buyers an easy way to find new, fixed priced items on the eBay marketplace and pay for them instantly. eBay Express will provide online shoppers with another way to shop that is a more [...]

Marketwatch:
EBay Inc. (EBAY) disclosed Tuesday that it has settled a class-action lawsuit claiming the company engaged in improper billing practices.
According to a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, approved the settlement agreement. The plaintiffs agreed to dismiss the lawsuit and [...]

aka eBay Express
BetaNews:
eBay launched its instant buying service to supplement its normal auction listings Monday, hoping to lure more traditional e-commerce users to its service. First announced in January, eBay Express allows users to purchase from multiple sellers using a single shopping cart.
The site is completely separate from eBay’s main auctions, and has the appearance [...]

iPodNN:
Ebay, following the launch of a new retail-like shopping service this week, may be preparing to enter the music download business through its Skype subsidiary and compete with Apple’s iTunes. Skype has inked agreements with EMI Music Publishing and Warner Music Group to sell music from its internet store, according to Forbes.com. EMI said that [...]

TeeVBlogger:
ABC and auction site eBay are teaming up for what is ostensibly a reality show about helping people, but upon further inspection sounds like a long form commercial for eBay. The new show, which has the working title of Make it Happen, will focus on families who have big dreams but a lack of finances [...]

silicon.com:
eBay-owned internet payments outfit PayPal has announced it is venturing into the world of mobile payments.
PayPal Mobile will launch in Canada, the UK and the US over the course of this month. Any PayPal user will be able to access the service once they’ve registered their mobile through their online account.
PayPal Mobile will allow users [...]

Last Week in the Business Opportunities Weblog Network
The Business Opportunities Weblog Network is made up of eleven niche business blogs. Here’s a selection of popular posts from around the network:

Bank of America Earmarks $10 Million for Entrepreneurs
Problems During Business Start-up Can Mean Success Later
Most Americans Dream of Starting Business
eBay drop off kiosks
eBay Store Help
KFC [...]

australianIT:
EBAY, the world’s largest online auctioneer, is in talks with Yahoo and Microsoft over plans for a “mega-merger” aimed at thwarting the ever-increasing dominance of Google.
California-based eBay is understood to have begun talks last year about a tie-up with the two companies, aimed at muting the power of the world’s biggest search engine.
The talks, which [...]

The Register:
eBay is spending around $48m on Swedish online auction outfit Tradera.com as part of a move to expand its business in Scandinavia.
Tradera.com began life in 1999 as a marketplace for auctions on items such as watches and jewellery, computers, electronics, and leisure gear. eBay, on the other hand, has only been in Sweden for [...]