Archive for January 22nd, 2007

  • Boys Uses Noggin For Cancer Fundraiser

    If being diagnosed with leukemia wasn’t bad enough, Patrick Pedraja’s hair started falling out from the chemotherapy treatments.
    “That was a big thing,” said Patrick, who’s 11 and likes to be called Pat. “I loved my hair.”
    But his newly expansive forehead gave him a bright idea. If he could get companies to pay to advertise on […]

  • Now You Can Get A Private Education on eBay

    A private Oklahoma university plans to auction a year of its tuition on eBay next month.
    Oklahoma Wesleyan University executive vice president Bob Myers says officials from the online auction site have told the school that they don’t know of any other college or university that has tried such an auction.
    Oklahoma college to auction year […]

  • You Need A Plan When Selling on eBay

    Got a Tiffany & Co. ring or vintage Haviland china set just aching for a spot on eBay? Sure, you may make a couple hundred — or even several thousand — dollars off your goods, but selling on the ever-growing online marketplace involves so much more than taking a few pictures, writing a description and […]

  • Fourth Quarter Preview On ebay

    EBay Inc. reports earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
    OVERVIEW: The online auctioneer likely benefited from the fourth-quarter holiday shopping rush, as more people flocked to the Web to buy gifts this season than ever before.
    EBay watched to see […]

  • Netflix & Skype Team Up For Online Video

    Consumers have yet to recognize the shotgun wedding between the Internet and television, but that hasn’t stopped companies from rolling out devices and programs that will bring the two together. Last week, for instance, Netflix debuted its streaming video service, and the founders of Skype put a brand name on their new project, a peer-to-peer […]