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McCain: Are Tech Empresses the Ticket?

Retiring eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman now joins ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina on John McCain's campaign and fund-raising trail. Hmm. Former and Soon-to-be former Empresses of Multi-Billion dollar dot-coms and powerful computer industry giants -- are we seeing a pattern here? Is it possible that we could we be seeing...

Tags: CEO, Finance, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Investment, Jason Perlow, John McCain, Management, Meg Whitman, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-03-16

eBay CEO Whitman eyes exit amid auction worries

eBay CEO Meg Whitman is reportedly pondering retirement as the online auction giant struggles with slowing growth. Makes you wonder about those fourth quarter results eh? The Wall Street Journal reports that Whitman is seriously thinking about retirement after a decade at the helm. That's a lifetime...

Tags: Meg Whitman, eBay Inc., Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Internet, Business Structures, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Mass hysteria? It's not like Skype's died. It's just a really bad hangover

Of the million or so I told you so's that have already been written regarding eBay's confession that it might not get the return on its investment in Skype that it originally thought it would, I like Nicholas Carr's the best. Carr reflected on the words of eBay Meg...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Acquisition, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Nicholas Carr, Hindsight, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Networking, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-10-02

I drank Meg Whitman's Kool-Aid-but that was over a year ago

I drank Meg Whitman's Kool-Aid-but that was over a year agoDoh...I was skeptical when they bought skype, the price was very inflated for what they were getting. I can't speak for eBay as a whole, but I can tell you my wife buys on that site like crazy and has...

Tags: E-mail, Kool-Aid-but, Meg Whitman

Discussion threads 2006-11-14

I drank Meg Whitman's Kool-Aid-but that was over a year ago

When eBay announced back in September, 2005 that it was paying some $2.6 billion to buy Skype, I got it. Lots of "SkypeMe" buttons next to eBay adverts! Yes, I saw the same slides eBay CEO Meg Whitman showed eBay stakeholders.But more than a year later, I have to...

Tags: General, Skype, eBay Inc., Skype Technologies S.A.

Blog posts 2006-11-14

Meg Whitman in your inbox

Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, has personally reached out to over a million eBay members inviting them to “Please join me by clicking here right now to send a message to your representatives in Congress before it is too late.”CNET reports “This is the first time that eBay has used...

Tags: eBay Inc., Meg Whitman

Blog posts 2006-06-02

eBay's Meg Whitman says voice phone calls going to zero cost

eBay's Meg Whitman says voice phone calls going to zero costParsing MegMeg said "Our belief is that the winner in this space will be those that have the largest ecosystem," etcPlease notice the use of the singular "winner" and the plural "those that have the largest ecosystem".Who is going to...

Tags: Meg Whitman, eBay Inc., voice phone call

Discussion threads 2005-10-21

eBay's Meg Whitman says voice phone calls going to zero cost

During eBay's quarterly earnings analyst call yesterday, eBay CEO Meg Whitman rebutted criticism by a financial analyst that eBay's $4 billion purchase of Skype was too much.Whitman's reasons for this belief center around her perception that the revenues that come as a regult of the Skype acquisition will not come...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., telephone, Whitman, Meg Whitman

Blog posts 2005-10-20

What eBay's Meg Whitman has in common with Eric Clapton

I am old enough to remember when sixties and seventies rock bands such as Eric Clapton's Creem and the Allman Brothers covered blues classics by dressing them in a rock beat. By doing so, they raised the profile of the great blues artists who wrote those tunes. Soon, lots more...

Tags: eBay Inc., Steven, Eric Clapton

Blog posts 2005-09-26

EBay: Software takes a bite out of fraud

EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman told shareholders at the company's annual meeting here Wednesday that new software was helping the popular auction site make "major strides" in reducing fraud. The company began testing an internally developed application called the Fraud Automated Detection Engine FADE about six months...

Tags: Software, Meg Whitman, Database, eBay Inc., Fraud, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Litigation, Sales, Management, Business Operations, Rachel Konrad, Technology News

News items 2002-06-06

eBay claims software cheats the cheaters

The big auctioneer tells shareholders at its annual meeting that its internally developed application has helped make "major strides" in reducing fraud. SAN JOSE, Calif.--eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman told shareholders at the company's annual meeting here Wednesday that new software was helping the popular auction...

Tags: Software, Shareholder, Meg Whitman, eBay Inc., Fraud, Kagle, Litigation, Financial Accounting, Sales Strategy, Business Operations, Finance, Sales, Rachel Konrad, Technology News

News items 2002-06-06

eBay stands by strong outlook, sees opportunities

SAN JOSE, Calif. Reuters - Internet auction and trading site eBay Inc(EBAY.O) on Wednesday stood by strong growth projections, saying new opportunities at home and abroad should propel revenues close to $1 billion this year. Chief Executive Meg Whitman told shareholders eBay was on track to report...

Tags: Revenue, Meg Whitman, Earnings Per Share, eBay Inc., Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Andrea Orr

News items 2002-06-06

Meg Whitman: the toast of Comdex

eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman used her forum to tout eBay's return to alcohol sales, announcing the company's newest category: wine. LAS VEGAS--eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman used her Comdex Fall 2001 keynote speech to toast the company's newest category: wine. eBay relaunched the category...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Wine, eBay Inc., ZDNN Staff, Technology News

News items 2001-11-14

Coop's Corner: Meg Whitman is no Jerry Yang

Why Yahoo!'s Yang made the right move in rejecting a French court. When it comes to dealing with Nazi lovers, Meg Whitman is no Jerry Yang. Here's the background. eBay was the first to be put to...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Nazi, eBay Inc., Coop, Internet, Charles Cooper, Technology News

News items 2000-06-21

eBay's CEO 'vants to be alone'

With eBay still stumbling, the company's CEO has chosen the wrong time to play Greta Garbo, says The Coop. I have it on excellent authority that Meg Whitman is still the CEO of eBay. Really. On the level. Square business. But considering her...

Tags: Meg Whitman, eBay Inc., Meg, Public Relations, Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Web Technology, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sales, Charles Cooper, Technology News

News items 1999-06-16

From Mr. Potato Head to Ms. eBay

Online auctioneer CEO Meg Whitman has a strong consumer brand background. eBay CEO Meg Whitman is not a techie by trade. Whitman came to eBay (Nasdaq:eBay) in May of last year, bringing years of consumer brand experience with her. Before agreeing to...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Brand, eBay Inc., Branding, Marketing, Margaret Kane, Technology News

News items 1999-06-14

Additional Resources

Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?

Both Meg Whitman (E-Bay) and Carly Fiorina HP are entering U.S. politics in California where anything is possible. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Professional Development, Career, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Innovation and competition

Innovation and competitionInvention first - then innovationThomas Edison invented hundreds if not thousands of things. Many of them were the start of major industries as evidenced by utility companies that still bear his name. Henry Ford was a close friend of Edison and other inventors, and he went on "camping"...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, innovation, inventor

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

2008 Between the Lines

Welcome to the year in Between the Linesâ€"in about 5 minutes I hope. 2008 was a wild one and January feels like it was 20 years ago. Here’s a brief recap…. January: The year kicks off with the usual Consumer electronics show, which is then upstaged by...

Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, IT-spending Expectation, Document Management, Social Networking, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Shopping - How do you do it?

Shopping - How do you do it?ebay? Paypal? NO WAY!!!Paypal is owned by ebay and with ebay's "Disruptive Innovation" scheme being forced upon it's users, I would be very cautious of anything ebay or Paypal at this time. Under the previous direction of Meg Whitman and currently headed by...

Tags: PayPal, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01