Archive for September 19th, 2007

eBay will be spending millions on new ads targeting web, television and movie viewers this fall. Featuring the slogan, “It’s better when you win it”, the ads show people racing after a radio, much like horses or dogs race on a track. The ads also end with another slogan “shop victoriously”.
According to eBay [...]

O.J. Simpson, the former National Football League star acquitted in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, is at it again. Getting arrested. Keeping himself in the spotlight. And watching his stuff sell on eBay.
Early indications say that more Simpson items are selling briskly (this past week, 302 items were sold on eBay compared to 106 the [...]

Got VOIP?

I do, and I’ve come to believe that a fool and his land line are soon parted. I’m using Computerworld’s voice over IP system, but until some sticky issues get resolved I’m hanging onto my land line. Skype is fun. So far, corporate VOIP is not.
Some people think that I’m an expert in [...]

Internet auction site eBay has removed an unusual lot - the country of Belgium. Bidding had reached 10 million euro before eBay withdrew the spoof sale.

It was put up for sale by former journalist Gerrit Six who wanted to protest that Belgium still had no government, 100 days after its elections. The advert said: “Belgium [...]

Time was, small-business owner Evan Prytherch considered eBay (EBAY) capable of performing e-commerce magic. Prytherch would list his entire music-accessory inventory on the auction Web site and within days it all seemed to disappear. Sold.
But in recent years, much of that magic is gone, Prytherch says. Shoppers are simply not buying all the inventory anymore. [...]