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document.writeln("<br /><a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i23/s01\" target=\"_blank\">eBay Search Outage Brings Site to Standstill on Saturday</a><br />");
document.writeln("Shopping on eBay came to a screeching halt on Saturday as the site experienced technical issues that prevented users from finding listings through the search and browse functions. eBay brought \"critical\" search functionality back overnight on Saturday, and it said it would return \"secondary\" search features on in a phased approach beginning on Sunday. eBay said the problem resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramped up for the holiday season.<br />");
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document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i23/s04\" target=\"_blank\">Interview with eBay on New Cross Merchandising Feature</a><br />");
document.writeln("AuctionBytes conducted an email interview with eBay about its controversial Cross Merchandising feature which places ads for competitive ads directly inside sellers' listings.<br />");
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document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i23/s02\" target=\"_blank\">Etsy Hires Flickr's John Allspaw to Head Technical Operations</a><br />");
document.writeln("After five years running site operations at Flickr, John Allspaw is joining Etsy as Vice President of Technical Operations.<br />");
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document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i23/s03\" target=\"_blank\">Online Bidding a Major Factor in Auction of Bernie Madoff Assets</a><br />");
document.writeln("Proxibid's live auction webcasting service was used in an auction that included 189 lots of items previously owned by Bernard and Ruth Madoff, of which 47 percent sold to online bidders.<br />");
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document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i21/s02\" target=\"_blank\">eBay Blames Search Outage on Listings Surge</a><br />");
document.writeln("eBay blamed a surge in live listings for Saturday's technical issues that left shoppers unable to find listings through search or browse, and said full functionality should be restored by Sunday.<br />");
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document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i21/s01\" target=\"_blank\">eBay Outage Leaves Holiday Shoppers (and Sellers) in the Lurch</a><br />");
document.writeln("Problems with eBay search on Saturday morning turned into a complete search outage by noon, and shoppers were unable to find items through searching for items or by browsing categories. The site was still down at 3 pm PST.<br />");
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