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5Words for Tuesday, September 1st 2009

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. eBay rids itself of Skype. Windows 6.5 phones: October 6th. Are these Chrome OS screens? Nokia music service launch delayed. IE’s loss is Firefox’s gain. Sony bundles Chrome on PCs. Chrome gets desktop notification system. Psystar sues Apple (yes, again). Snow Leopard, in amazing depth.

5Words for April 15th, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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My taxes? Filed. Whew! You? More about Zune HD. Maybe. eBay: we’re spinning off Skype. Net neutrality? Now now, please! Amazon.com: a third of e-commerce. AT&T wants more iPhone exclusivity. Microsoft patches up Office holes. Philips: Two dimensions are enough. I’m afraid to use ATMs. Miss Circuit City? Just wait.

eBay Looking to Expand PayPal’s Reach

Monday, March 9, 2009

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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 CEO John Donohoe has already said that he believes PayPal will overtake its auction revenues [...]

eBay Struggles, Pageviews Declining Significantly

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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Next time you hear some media talking head claiming that hurting consumers are running to eBay in droves for better deals, you can call their bluff. Nielsen released data that shows the auction site is continuing to lose eyes as the economy worsens. The data shows a precipitous drop off beginning in September, right around [...]

eBay and Auctions: Synonymous No More. Sniff.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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“Don’t just shop–win!” That’s been eBay’s slogan for quite awhile now. But it looks like it might be appropriate to flop it around into “Don’t just win–shop!” The New York Times is reporting that the world’s biggest auction site is tired of being the world’s biggest auction site. Starting in September, it plans to change its [...]

A Brief History of Internet Outages

Monday, August 11, 2008

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Someday we’ll all tell our grandkids about what we were doing during the great Gmail outage of August 11th, 2008. Well, okay, probably not–Google’s e-mail service was down for only a couple of hours, which is relatively brief as Internet outages go. But when one of the world’s most popular mail systems goes missing even [...]

eBay: It’s a Gamble!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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This I know: A brand has definitively jumped the shark when it’s turned into a slot machine. It’s happened to That Girl and Blondie (the comic strip, not the band) and poor Dean Martin, who isn’t around to give a yay or nay to gambling devices based on his likeness. It’s even happened with the [...]