Archive for April 10th, 2007

  • Cable Execs Reject eBay Due To Price

    CABLE NETWORK EXECUTIVES WERE CAUGHT off-guard by the proposed eBay auction system because of one glaring component: the price.
    Which explains, in part, why the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) rejected the idea. Participating cable networks would need to pay a 2% fee for each transaction–an enormous price, said one veteran cable advertising sales executive. “Two percent [...]

  • Forbes Questions eBays Leadership

    Forbes published a column today about eBay’s Meg Whitman, “Does eBay Need A New Boss?” adding to speculation about Whitman’s chances of sticking around at eBay as her 10-year anniversary looms.

    eBay says Whitman is in the top-spot for the long term, but Forbes looks to Wall Street for dissent. The author, Rachel Rosmarin, quotes Jeetil [...]

  • USB Security Tokens Working With PayPal

    Online-payment service PayPal is considering using USB tokens embedded with smart card technology to secure e-commerce for consumers, Card Technology has learned.
    A spokeswoman for PayPal, part of giant Internet auction house eBay, says the company is “working with” France-based smart card vendor Gemalto on the USB devices. “We have not deployed any of the technology [...]

  • Cruchgear Runs Skype Contest

    New versions of Skype for Windows and Mac have been available for a little while now, and while the CG staff was quick to download the latest versions of the free VoIP app, we’re a little concerned that some of our readers haven’t heard the call, so to speak.
    To make Skype even freer, the company [...]