Archive for April 3rd, 2008

  • Will Google Buy Skype From eBay?

    Google may acquire eBay’s Skype, voice ads to follow? - TECH.BLORGE.com
    Speculation is flying about Google potentially acquiring Skype, which has struggled to turn a profit for its current parent company, eBay. Google almost certainly thinks it can change the situation by dropping fees and adding advertising to portions of the Skype service.So far Google has […]

  • eBay Hires New Corporate Communications VP

    Alan Marks to Join eBay as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications
    eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) (www.ebay.com) today announced that Alan Marks has been named senior vice president of corporate communications. Reporting to President and CEO John Donahoe, Marks will be responsible for leading the communications strategies for all areas of the company, including business and consumer […]

  • FCC Says No To Skype’s Mobile Open Access

    FCC to Turn Down Skype’s Mobile Open Access Plea - washingtonpost.com
    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has set enough rules requiring that mobile networks are open so it won’t approve a petition from Skype that would have required mobile operators to allow any application to run on their networks, said the commission’s head.The move is a […]

  • eBay Wants You To Pay For International Exposure

    eBay Adds Fee-Based Option for Increased International Exposure
    eBay is introducing a paid option for US and Canadian sellers to gain exposure on eBay.co.uk default search results. eBay UK and eBay Ireland sellers will also have an upgrade option to list on the North American sites.
    Currently sellers have the option of choosing World Wide […]

  • eBayer Raffles House For $100 An Entry

    wcbstv.com - N.J. Woman Raffling Home Off On eBay For $100
    Does the subprime mortgage crisis have you out of the real estate market? Try this one on for size.
    There’s a house you can own for less than the price of dinner for two in Manhattan.
    Looking for a house in New Jersey? How about […]

  • Record Your Skype Calls With Call Graph

    Record Skype Calls as MP3s with Call Graph | Lifehacker Australia
    Windows only: Freeware plug-in Call Graph integrates with the popular VoIP application Skype to record your Skype as MP3s and organize those recordings with a simple interface. Once installed, you can set Call Graph to automatically record all of your Skype calls, or you can […]

  • eBooks Out On eBay

    eBay Moves Digital Download Listings to Classifieds Section - AppScout
    Making some cash auctioning off digital downloads on eBay? Not anymore.In an effort to squash feedback manipulation, the online auction site announced recently that it will no longer allow use of its standard auction format to sell digital downloads. As of April 1, sellers must purchase […]