Archive for January, 2007

Ever wondered when Internet TV quality would go beyond the sub-VHS quality seen on sites like Youtube to the more high-def experience capable on the latest TVs and supported by TV networks around the globe?
Of course, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 delivers this in the US through the Xbox Live video download service, where users can [...]

An increase in listing fees on Internet auction site eBay has those who use it regularly concerned over what it’s going to mean for their bottom line.
Users recently received an e-mail from Bill Cobb, the San Jose, Calif.-based company’s president of North American Marketplaces, outlining the new pricing structure for eBay and eBay Motors.
The changes [...]

Skype is setting Internet conversations free at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show with the debut of the first available Skype desktop Internet phones, bringing more flexibility in how users place Skype Internet calls at home or at work.
The two new desktop Internet phones announced are IPEVO’s Solo.1 and TOPCOM’s Webt@lker 5000 with Skype.

New Skype [...]

Online payment service PayPal is testing a virtual debit card with a constantly changing identification number. The card number changes every time it is used.
The intent is to make it impossible to steal a user’s identification from a merchant, but the new card, issued by MasterCard, also makes it possible to use PayPal at sites [...]

Zippi Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZPNW) www.zippi.com, today announced the unveiling of the company’s web presence. Zippi has now enabled visitors a first look inside some of the company’s products, services, and functionality of the Zippi Network. The company’s home page is designed to allow visitors with an easy to understand jumping off point, whether it’s [...]

Piper Jaffray is surprisingly negative on eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), saying their proprietary count of worldwide eBay listings suggests total Q4 listings of between 578M-590M. These results are between 8%-11% below their 639M listing estimate for the quarter and could potentially be sequentially down in the seasonally strongest quarter (listings were up sequentially 19% in 4Q05 and [...]

Examining the blacklist that Google maintains has revealed some interesting, but not all that surprising, information on common phishing tactics. Of all the scam sites that have been blacklisted, nearly two-thirds are composed soley of scams revolving around eBay, PayPal and Bank of America. eBay and PayPal are rather self explanatory, being some of the [...]

We know that you’re busy doing everything you can think of to make your eBay business successful. You eat, sleep, and breathe your business, analyzing each potential move for its risks and benefits. But, as busy as you are, you’ve got one more task, and it’s imperative. You have to answer the following question. What [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]