Archive for April 19th, 2007

  • Big Chains Accepting More Online Payments Like PayPal

    E-commerce consultancy Brulant have released results of its October 2006 and February 2007 surveys. One hundred of the largest online retailers, such as JC Penney, The Home Depot and Wal-Mart were investigated and the methods of payment they offered logged.
    In the intervening four months the acceptance of non-traditional payment methods, such as PayPal, Google Checkout [...]

  • eBay Drop Shop iSold It Stores In Trouble

    The future of Online Revolution, the UK franchiser of eBay drop shop brand iSold It, appears to be in the balance amid reports that it has gone into receivership.
    The company is refusing to comment on its future, referring enquiries instead to accountants BDO Stoy Hayward.
    It hasn’t returned calls, but one of iSold It’s UK stores [...]

  • The Challenges of Making eBay a Career

    Lisa and Hugues Deriau started The Frenchy Bee, an eBay store, for fun.
    But the business, which features French soaps, chocolates and gourmet items such as escargot and foie gras, was so successful they moved into an office within six months and have moved to larger spaces twice since.
    It was no get-rich-quick track, or leisurely hobby [...]

  • Chic Skype Phone Give Away

    GadgetCandy and Skype have teamed up to give away five swanky Skype phones. The Philips VoIP841 looks the business and works a treat, too. Now how about the chance to win one?
    The chic cordless ‘Net handset can carry all your Skype calls, but doesn’t require a PC. It’ll synchronise with your existing Skype contacts so [...]

  • Skype Worm Infecting IM Chat System

    Playing on the sex factor like a lot of worms do, the Mal/Pykse-A worm is spreading via Skype’s IM chat system.
    The worm poses as a link to a photograph of a young woman. Clicking on the link does display an image of a scantily clad model wearing stiletto heeled shoes, but only after infecting the [...]