ebaygreenteam.com - 3/4/2009
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Can small actions add up to a big difference? We believe they can and do. In 2007, forty eBay employees stepped up to help the company make greener decisions. Now, more than 1,000 are working together as eBay Green Team members. At the same time, 86 million buyers and sellers on eBay have reused ...
ilounge.com - 3/9/2009
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ilounge.com —
An early iPhone prototype has made its way
onto eBay, complete with a rough beta version of...
iPhone OS and a second, non-functional unit. The working prototype is said to be in good cosmetic condition, and curiously features a matte plastic screen as ...
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News: Early iPhone prototype listed on eBay
businessweek.com - 3/9/2009
online.wsj.com - 3/11/2009
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online.wsj.com —
EBay Inc., a onetime Internet star that thrived
with its pioneering auction model, is retreating from its...
strategy of competing across the board in online retailing as it contends with its own missteps and changing consumer behavior. EBay Chief ...
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EBay Retreats in Web Retailing
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eBay's Questionable Green Ambition
Silicon Alley Insider —
... today, we learn that eBay is touting its green-ness through a new website, ebaygreenteam.com, and in that most naturally green way: Five page inserts in all April 14 (Earth Day) editions of Hearst magazines. Yep, the same Hearst magazine that doesn't use recycled paper. But they do share eBay's ambition of "promoting sustainable consumption conversations," says Marks. A win for Hearst who needs any ads it can get. ...
Green Social Network Startups Tap Competition to Fight Climate Change
Earth2Tech —
... in which teenage girls can join teams to take actions that will reduce carbon emissions, like giving away an item of clothing, or buying something online instead driving to the store (yeah, these aren’t really “challenging” per se, and we’d hope that teenage girls would be interested in taking more substantial actions). For eBay, Carbonrally is working on its new green marketing push, “eBay Green Team,” and eBay has sponsored Carbonrally challenges, too. ...
eBay Launches Green Shopping Campaign
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... Beginning October 22, eBay's re+purpose campaign moves into its second phase when it teams with PopTech and Make Magazine to show how old items can be turned into creative and functional products. ...
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eBay Looking to Expand PayPal’s Reach
technologizer.com 3/10/2009 — With its auction business struggling, eBay is turning to its Paypal arm for salvation. According to an BusinessWeek article , the company plans to use its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday to focus on its plans for its payment arm.
New eBay ...
eBay Adds Half.com Inventory —
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eBay announced today that starting in early May, inventory from Half.com will become available through eBay.com. The company says it is giving sellers an advance warning 60 days notice.
This could be a move to get people paying attention to the company's other properties as eBay.com ...
eBay Puts PayPal in the Spotlight —
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eBay is holding an annual analyst meeting on Wednesday March 11th. Highlighted at this meeting will be future plans for eBay's PayPal business.
As Peter Burrows at BusinessWeek notes , John Donahoe has said that he expects PayPal to be bigger than eBay itself. It looks like the company's ...
eBay: Plenty Of Options To Unlock Value —
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily
On Wednesday, eBay (EBAY) will hold a meeting with analysts to discuss the current business and strategy. There is little expectation that the company will announce any dramatic moves, and concern about the health of the business remains high, as expressed by EBAY’s surprisingly low P/E ...
eBay Watch: Broken MacBook Hits $480 —
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For just $519 more, you could pick up a brand new MacBook, but this broke one has already hit $480 on eBay , complete with busted screen. Thankfully, everything else works perfect. Auction page .
[via eBay ]
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