Rumour: eBay redundancies tomorrow?

October 5, 2008

Rumours are flying that tomorrow is the day eBay will make the layoffs we’ve been expecting. A figure of 10% of the global workforce has been suggested, though we’re hearing it may be more than that, and that some smaller national offices may be… Read more

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“eBay – the stuff Dilbert cartoons are made of”

September 19, 2008

There’s trouble and dissent at eBay. And for once, I’m not talking about sellers. Wired points out that eBay’s CEO John Donahoe has been voted the twelfth least popular CEO on glassdoor.com, a site where employees can review their employers. JD’s… Read more

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Vice President Meg Whitman?

August 28, 2008

Meg Whitman, former CEO and President of eBay Inc, is being tipped as a possible Vice Presidential running mate for Republican nominee John McCain. If chosen, she would be only the second woman to run on the ticket of either major party since… Read more

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Skype introducing ad-funded calls to businesses?

July 16, 2008

I received a survey invite from Skype this afternoon. It began with the intriguing suggestion that Skype might offer free calls to businesses in your own country. Would this make me use my landline less? You betcha, I answered, assuming this was… Read more

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Kijiji one, PayPal ten, but Skype nowhere?

June 26, 2008

Last week at Live, eBay’s classified ads site Kijiji celebrated their first birthday by giving away bags of popcorn on the exhibition floor. The site now has four million users in north America, and General Manager Janet Bannister promised, “we… Read more

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Open thread: what do you want from JD?

June 16, 2008

On Friday morning John Donahoe will be giving his first Live keynote speech as President of eBay. There’s been some speculation about what he might say, though frankly, many sellers are hoping there’s nothing else left to come. So for a bit of… Read more

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Google and Skype partnership on the cards?

April 2, 2008

According to TechCrunch, a new Google partnership with – or even outright acquisition of – Skype may be announced shortly. There doesn’t seem to be much substance behind the rumour; news.com called it Valley gossip at its finest. Nevertheless, I… Read more

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Is this the band for the eBay Live Gala?

March 29, 2008

A sharp-eyed poster on the eBay Live Discussion Forum spotted this concert schedule, which is the night and place of the eBay Live Gala. In a hasty attempt to look like I know what I’m talking about, I’ve discovered that Musiq Soulchild was… Read more

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Is this the last eBay Live?

March 12, 2008

photo credit: pmoSkip McGrath is obviously hearing the same rumours I am, that this year’s eBay Live in Chicago may be the last. I hope it’s not true, but I wouldn’t be surprised: collecting pins, the clapping tunnel and dancing to Weird Al… Read more

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eBay buying AOL?

February 5, 2008

eBay may be a potential bidder for Time Warner’s AOL, reports the San Jose Mercury. Frankly this reminds me of the time a journalist commented to me that “if we put ‘eBay’ in the headline, we get ten times the readers”: “may be potential bidders”… Read more

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Will Meg stay, or will she go now?

January 22, 2008

Yet again rumours are rife that Meg Whitman is about to retire, reports in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) and Reuters say that she has recently “begun delegating more daily responsibilities and was completing succession… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 3 Comments