Archive for August, 2006

I read the other day that approximately 700,000 people in the United States make their living full-time by buying and selling stuff on eBay, the online auction site on which you can buy everything from a $259,000 Rolls Royce to $2 Tupperware. After the Columbia shuttle disaster in February 2003, chunks of the craft found […]

Skype is expected to announce a version of its service for Windows-based mobile phones as soon as this week in a move that reflects eBay’s eagerness to profit from September’s multibillion-dollar purchase of the VoIP pioneer. For owners of dual-mode phones, a major benefit will be that they will be able to choose whether they […]

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 […]

I’ve recommended eBay before as a great way to test a new product. For a growing number of entrepreneurs, though, eBay is their sole storefront. The beauty of eBay is that it lets you get into e-commerce without having to go through the trouble and expense of setting up an e-commerce site of your own. […]

If you are a Skype user then make sure you check out the Skype website on Thursday. There will be additional toolbars for you to add to make calling easier. These new toolbars will allow the Skype user to easily start a voice call in three areas: e-mail, MS Office, and the Web using IE […]