Archive for January 4th, 2007

  • Skype Looking to Boost Security For Future Add-ons

    In late December, a security firm sent out an alert that a worm was spreading via Skype. It turned out to be a false alarm.
    No worm has spread on Skype, and while security experts have painted a target on the popular Internet telephony application, its defenses have been pretty solid, according to the company’s chief […]

  • AuctionCheckout.com Offers an Alternative to PayPal

    What makes AuctionCheckout different from PayPal?
    In the PayPal environment today, if you’re selling, the funds from your transactions are going into your PayPal account. PayPal is not a financial institution. They can freeze those funds. AuctionCheckout “Blueâ€? is an auction-checkout technology that will fund directly into your local checking account, because you have your own […]

  • eBay Once Again Raises Fees to Make Itself Strong

    Dear eBay Community Member
    An important part of any business strategy is the regular evaluation of pricing structure. From time to time, we make pricing changes to correct unhealthy dynamics in the eBay marketplace, as was the case last July. Typically, however, we make changes on an annual basis at the beginning of the year.
    Today, I’m […]