Archive for August, 2006

EBAY faces a possible class action from disgruntled Australian sellers pushed out of business after the online auctioneer jacked up its merchant and other fees by as much as 500 per cent.An online forum lists at least 250 Australian-based internet stores that have closed since the US internet auction giant hiked its fees last Monday.The […]

Lynanda CS, an independent European IT solutions provider, announced a new methodology to detect and block Skype’s traffic. As the increasing use of Skype in corporate environments is raising concerns among security administrators, such technology could see notable commercial application.PARIS, Aug 26, 2006 –The use of Skype application is constantly increasing in corporate environments and […]

Stacey McBride had gone through a divorce and she needed to sell her $10,400 wedding ring. So the 36-year-old New Jersey woman put the jewelry on the eBay online auction site and soon received a taker. But the taker was a faker.Calling himself Christian Hamilton, he e-mailed McBride offering to buy her one-carat ring and […]

In a deal between two of the Internet’s most prominent properties, Google Inc. will begin selling advertising on Web auction leader eBay and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.The arrangement announced Monday promises to introduce “click-to-call” Web site technology to a broader audience and potentially speed its adoption as […]

The Internet auction giant eBay has banned the sale of all teaching manuals for homeschool teachers, reported World Net Daily yesterday, causing widespread concern among members of the homeschool community who rely on the trading centre to obtain necessary materials for home study.The new policy prohibits the sale of all teacher’s edition textbooks and related […]

Microsoft has had a research division since the early 1990s. Google’s programming staff spends 20 percent of its time on R&D. Even Yahoo has a growing research division (see “Yahoo Ramps Up Research”). So why not eBay?In fact, the online auction giant has a research outfit, although it’s little more than a year old. Known […]

Developers building applications with eBay Web Services should be aware of new features that soon will make it easier to both sell and shop on eBay Express. We’re pleased to introduce some important changes that are rolling soon just in time for our upcoming holiday marketing campaign! These changes include an eligibility tool for sellers […]

eBay users have long complained of sellers who list items for low prices but then surprise buyers with inflated shipping & handling (S&H) charges. So eBay North America President Bill Cobb got a positive response during his keynote address at the eBay Live conference when he said the auction site would begin clamping down on […]

CUSTOMERS who use the online auction outfit eBay are in revolt over a hike in online rental to those use its 500,000 online stores.Ebay hopes that the extra fees will claw back a few shekels and encourage some customers to use the auction operation instead.However, the charges have already set off a backlash that has […]

Televoce’s PontiVoce (PonTEE VO-che) Server is an interesting piece of software that lets you create a 100% software-based Skype (News - Alert) gateway that leverages the Skype API to turn your PC into a Skype gateway for relaying calls. It’s worth pointing out that Skype has offered free phone calls within the U.S. and Canada […]