Hitwise just released a graph that will make eBay sellers unhappy. Apparently, data has been being collected over the course of almost three years – and it doesn’t look good for the online auction site. Results of the study show that searches for the word “auctions” are declining, as consumers are coming to favor “classifieds” [...]
‘Classifieds’ Overtaking ‘Auctions’ in Search?
May 31st, 2009PayPal is an eBayer’s Best Friend?
March 10th, 2009As anticipated, eBay will be holding their annual analyst meeting on Wednesday March 11th. The main highlight of the meeting is expected to be future plans for eBay’s PayPal business. John Donahoe has been quoted as saying he expects PayPal to be bigger than eBay itself. The company’s certainly been making moves to accommodate that, [...]
EBay a Sting Operation?
September 30th, 2008The US government is trying to get three bills through congress to force EBay and Craig’s List to police affiliates suspected of trafficking in stolen goods. If the bills passed, the retail site would be required to turn over all information they gather to the authorities – which is a given – but the kicker [...]
Ebay Stumbled with StumbleUpon
September 21st, 2008In May 2007, eBay bought Stumble Upon (the popular website recommendation engine) for $75 million. The acquisition seemed quite formidable at the time. StumbleUpon membership has jumped from 5,000,000 to 6,003,763 since April – a 20% increase in only five months. So why is eBay putting StumbleUpon on the market? That July, the site had [...]
EBay Wants Gmarket, Attempting Buy-Out
August 14th, 2008EBay is currently awaiting the pleasure of the Korean Fair Trade Commission in hopes that they will be approved to purchases a 37% stake in their South Korean competitor. Yahoo currently owns a 10% stake, with Interpark and the CEO directly holding the 37% in discussion so eBay if victorious would become the major shareholder. [...]