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eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing

eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricingI'll stick with Amazon...Doesn't require yet 2 more accounts eBait and PayPal and I actually trust Amazon.I do not trust PayPal.RE: eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricingEight years ago eBay was an amazing place. ...

Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, pricing strategy, eBay Inc., eBay has Amazon, eBay has Amazon envy, eBay HAS

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

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eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000

EBay on Monday revamped its corporate portfolio laying off 1,000 workers, or 10 percent of its workforce, and buying online payment company Bill Me Later as well as a Denmark classifieds company. The layoffs were largely expected, but the Bill Me Later purchase for $820 million in...

Tags: Payment, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Bill, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Andreessen joins eBay board

eBay said that Marc Andreessen will join the online auctioneer's board of directors. The move, which is effectively immediately, brings some additional brainpower to eBay, which is trying to fend off rivals such as Amazon and Google. For instance, Amazon's fixed price model has been attracting merchants...

Tags: Marc Andreessen, Board, Ning, eBay Inc., Corporate Governance, Social Networking, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing

Can eBay still be eBay as it moves toward a fixed pricing model? Possibly, but it's going to be really difficult to change its auctioneer image. On Wednesday, eBay announced new fee changes (Techmeme, eBay blog). It is lowering its listing fees for sellers that use the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, eBay Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Google envy blinds Microsoft to the bigger opportunity

Google envy blinds Microsoft to the bigger opportunityThe nature of advertising[i]The majority of on-demand revenues will come not from advertising but either from taking a slice of people's sales revenues (the Amazon.com and eBay model) or by providing services that help them operate more efficiently (the salesforce.com model). Google is...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Rapleaf, advertisement, eBay Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-05-16

Google envy blinds Microsoft to the bigger opportunity

In my previous posting, I wrote that by limiting itself to advertising, Google is missing out on more lucrative opportunities. The same is true of Microsoft's current determination to play catch-up in the online advertising space.Google's profits are vulnerable, but is the prize worth all the effort? As I...

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Blog posts 2006-05-16