728_header.jpg (23748 bytes)
Google  Web AuctionBytes  

Home
Subscribe
Blog
Podcasts
Forums
Merchant Directory
AuctionBytes TV
ABU Back Issues

Sponsor

COOL TOOLS

Calendar
eBay Fee Calculator
Collectors' Links
eBay Promo History
Bookshelf
Fraud Resources
Auction Site Fees
Auction Management
Payment Services
Storefronts Chart
Sniping Chart
Email List Hosting
Consignment Services
Drop-Off Store Laws
Ecommerce Resources
Photo Tips
Marketing Inserts
Yellow Pages
Classifieds

AUCTIONBYTES

Our Writers
Write For Us
Partners
Press
Advertising
About Us
Link To Us

Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 921 - December 30, 2004 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 30, 2004
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
December 30, 2004
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, December 30, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"What Bay Area executives made last year: Genentech, eBay each had 5 leaders on the top 100 list," by Todd Wallack, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/28/04
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/28/BUGVOAHO7I1.DTL
Chart: http://digbig.com/4cjbf

"Holiday packages still in route," by Michelle Relerford, NewsCenter16, 12/27/04
http://www.wndu.com/news/122004/news_39274.php

"Home Depot Starts Online Sales," Wall Street Journal, 12/29/04
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110424725009011000,00.html

"EBay slammed over quake adverts," Scotsman.com, 12/29/04
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1472292004

"Unwanted Gift Cards Find Second Life Online," By Angela Moore and Mark Weinraub, Reuters, 12/28/04
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=7194283

"Hired Help Eases Angst Over eBay," by Mark Minton, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 12/29/04
http://digbig.com/4cjde

"Canonsburg man starts online auction service," by Linda Metz, Observer-Reporter, 12/29/04
http://www.observer-reporter.com/295755604393546.bsp

"Area firms make eBay easy: Drop-off stores sell clients' products on the auction site for a commission," By Nick Bunkley, The Detroit News, 12/29/04
http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0412/29/D01-44516.htm

"eBay gum! Look what's up for auction," by Kirsty Scott, The Guardian, 12/27/04
http://www.guardian.co.uk/christmas2004/story/0,15386,1380028,00.html

"With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising," By Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, 12/28/04
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30409-2004Dec27.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"The year according to eBay," By Kevin Maney, USA Today, 12/30/04
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-12-29-ebay_x.htm

"Garage sale bargain gets big price on eBay," (AP), Albany Democrat-Herald, 12/28/04
http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2004/12/26/news/oregon/state02.txt

"Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay" (Reuters), Swissinfo.org, 12/29/04
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5434350

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Santy.E worm poses threat to sites badly coded in PHP," By Peter Sayer (IDG News Service), InfoWorld, 12/27/04
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/12/27/HNsantyphp_1.html

This is an article about tech-industry's attempt to create a standard for authenticating email addresses to fight spam and phishing hoaxes. May not be of interest to the general eBay user.
"Valid ID Required," by Karen Epper Hoffman, Redmond Magazine, 12/28/04
http://www.redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=454

Miscellaneous

"Amazon: Giving Away the Store," By Wade Roush, Technology Review, January 2005
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/01/issue/roush0105.asp

"Major Shopping Sites Performed Well In Holiday Season," InformationWeek 12/29/04
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=56700170

"Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human," by Katie Hafner, 12/30/04
Free registration required
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/technology/circuits/30serv.html


Email this story to a friend.

Previous Story |

Related Stories
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 02, 2004 - December 02, 2004, Issue #902
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 03, 2004 - December 03, 2004, Issue #903
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 7, 2004 - December 07, 2004, Issue #905
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 9, 2004 - December 09, 2004, Issue #907
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 13, 2004 - December 13, 2004, Issue #909
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 14, 2004 - December 14, 2004, Issue #910
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 15, 2004 - December 15, 2004, Issue #911
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 17, 2004 - December 17, 2004, Issue #913
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 20, 2004 - December 20, 2004, Issue #914
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 21, 2004 - December 21, 2004, Issue #915
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 23, 2004 - December 23, 2004, Issue #916
  • AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, December 28, 2004 - December 28, 2004, Issue #919



  • Discuss this story in our forums.

    Ecommerce Podcasts

    Site Index
    Copyright 1999-2008. Steiner Associates LLC. All rights reserved