Archive for May 15th, 2006

  • eBay TV Advertising Project

     NY Post:
    A group of advertisers frustrated with the old way of buying and selling TV commercial time have enlisted online auction giant eBay to create an electronic-trading system.The group, which includes top marketing execs at Wal-Mart, Lexus and Microsoft, believe eBay’s name and expertise will boost efforts to revamp a system that has stubbornly resisted [...]

  • eBay Australia Banking on Price Comarison

    news.com: 
    The online auction house, which almost doubled sales last year, will launch the new service in Australia on May 23.
    Already available in the US, Britain, France and Germany, Shopping.com allows consumers to compare prices for items selling online.
    The site also lets them buy the products of interest.
    eBay has 50 million users worldwide, according to the [...]

  • eBay Scam Artist Escapes

    SundayMail: 

    A WOMAN accused of running an international eBay scam has escaped prosecution.
    Evelyn Noble, 22, faced more than 80 counts of fraud but police have now returned luxury goods seized during the two-year probe.
    They include £18,000 worth of Versace and Louis Vuitton clothing, Versace dinner sets and bottles of £125 Cristal Champagne.
    Noble was accused of selling [...]

  • Ma-trepreneurs

    Business Opportunities Weblog: 
    Some Mothers’ Day Facts from the National Foundation of Women Business Owners:

    2.1 million women business owners have children
    There are 3.5 million home based women-owned businesses in the U.S. (66 percent of all home based business). These businesses provide full or part-time employment for an estimated 14 million people
    Women are starting businesses at twice [...]