Archive for June 8th, 2006

  • PayPal Brings on 5 Mega Companies for UK Text Service

     FinExtra
    Online payments firm PayPal has signed up EMI, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Oxfam, Stuff and Maxim magazines to use its text-based m-payments service in the UK.
    The brands will become the first to enable shoppers to use their mobile phones to buy items via PayPal’s m-payments service, which was launched to its 10 million account […]

  • Ebay’s Paypal Supporting Internet Gambling Ban

    FOX News 
    Rep. Bob Goodlatte is in the process of pushing through Congress a bill that would “ban” Internet gambling. I’ve previously explained why the bill is bad public policy.
    But since that column, it has come to light that online auction giant eBay has thrown its support behind Goodlatte’s efforts. Why would an Internet company open […]

  • Paypal Users Still Targeted for Identy Theft

     Consumer Affairs News
    Among the spam messages hitting consumers’ email inboxes lately is a message that appears to be from PayPal, warning the recipient that they are the apparent target of hackers.
     The message, however, is designed to steal sensitive information from anyone who responds.
    The message bears the PayPal logo and the bright graphics one would expect […]

  • Ebay’s ProStores Reveils Newest Upgrade

     Cheap Hosting Directory
    Customizable online store solution for small and medium-size businesses, ProStores, has unveiled its newest software upgrade, version 7.0. As the company’s most significant upgrade since fall 2005, the latest version allows ProStores merchants to set up and customize the design of online stores and streamline listings to the eBay marketplace.
    Chris Tsakalakis, Vice President […]

  • Ebay Sellers Imagination Strikes Again

     Auction Bytes
    Eight eBay sellers teamed up to auction themselves off on eBay, offering the opportunity to advertise the winning bidder’s product or service at the fifth annual eBay Live conference taking place in Las Vegas next week. Online casino GoldenPalace.com won the auction with a winning bid of $13,000.
    The eight sellers will wear GoldenPalace.com apparel […]