Archive for July 5th, 2006

  • Bloggers and eBay Unite

     CultureBy
    Some say blogging is still an answer looking for a question.
    Not bloggers, of course.  We know it’s a chance to shoot our mouths off.
    But the rest of the world wonders.  What is blogging good for?
    Today, notice of that eBay may have found a way to make us useful.

    Ebay wants to build bridges by developing software […]

  • Skype Technology Makes Calls Easier

    Global Sources
    Zero One Technology Co. Ltd has released the EzSKY-200, a VoIP adapter that can be used with basic corded or cordless phones for making regular or Skype phone calls.
    The EzSKY-200 enables PSTN-to-Skype call forwarding and vice-versa. It features PSTN voice mail and realtime recording. It also supports 3-way conference calls.
    The EzSKY-200 offers a 9,900-set […]

  • PayPal Providing Virtual Debit Cards

    Digital Transactions 
    PayPal Inc. will start rolling out its so-called virtual debit card to “hundreds of thousandsâ€? of users some time this month in a process it expects to complete by the end of August, a spokesperson for the San Jose, Calif.-based unit of online auctioneer eBay Inc. tells Digital Transactions News. The product, which relies […]

  • eBay Seller Watch your Account

     NWAnews
    Hey, wanna buy a “SCAG SWZ 52 A WALK BEHIND ZEROTURN MOWER / 18 HP KOHLER / NEW� ?
    Or maybe a “NEW IN BOX Cisco WS-X 6724-SFP for Catalyst 6500 Series� ?
    How about a “NEW D-LINK DI-524 WIRELESS ROUTER 802. 11 BG XBOX CMPTBL� ?
    Because as of just a few days ago, I was selling […]

  • Even with Google PayPals Not Going Anywhere

     MSN NBC

    Google checks in with Checkout
    It’s about time, Google(Nasdaq: GOOG). The country’s leading search engine finally rolled out its online financial payment service. Google Checkout — not the Gbuy name that had been bandied about, or the Google Purchases subdomain that was uncovered last year — is the real deal now, as Google enters the […]

  • eBay Seeks Profits From Bloggers

     MarketWatch.com

    EBay Inc. (EBAY) wants to develop new software tools that will allow it to cash in on the increasing popularity of blogging, a senior executive told the Financial Times, according to a report on the newspaper’s Web site Tuesday.
    “Our approach would be to develop new tools that we can turn over to bloggers, so they […]

  • eBay Could Ban Google’s Checkout as Payment Method

    AuctionBytes:
    Last October, eBay introduced a new “Safe Payments Policy” that prohibits sellers from requesting payment through online-payment services not specifically approved by eBay. With Google launching its long-awaited payment service Checkout, it seems unlikely eBay will allow merchants to advertise the service in listings, at least in the short term.