Archive for August 2nd, 2006

A good reputation at Ebay is “worth its weight in gold”, according to German researchers who have conducted a detailed analysis of the relationship between positive feedback and successful sales on the auction site.According to the boffins from the University of Bonn and the University of Aachen, a good reputation on Ebay translates into cold, […]

Online ecommerce is growing rapidly, and with that is the growing opportunity for fraud and scams. As Internet users, it is our responsibility to take some precautions that will make our online transactions safer.One area we need to take responsibility for is protecting our online payment information. Online payment providers have come and gone, but […]

I’ve just seen these cool little Verballs which are designed to make your Skype experience a little more fun.They’ve been designed by Aardvark Innovation and are effectively a USB speaker and mic combo that interact with your Skype software - but done up as fancy characters: called Mr V, Britney, Baby, Striker and Slick.Verballs move […]

SKype says that tens of millions of people around the world now use its software to make and take no-cost or low-cost phone calls over the internet. Most do so with no additional PC hardware other than a microphone headset. Yet there are alternatives that let you use a conventional phone or, better still, a […]