Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, July 7, 2005.
Industry News & Trends
"Google hovers as Baidu readies IPO," by David Shabelman, (The Deal), Yahoo, 7/5/05
http://biz.yahoo.com/deal/050704/googlehoversasbaidureadiesipo.html
"Google negotiating marriage with Baidu?" Posted by Matt Marshall on SiliconBeat (Mercury News Blog) 7/6/05
http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2005/07/06/google_negotiating_marriage_with_baidu.html
"Amazon CEO takes long view," by Byron Acohido, USA Today, 7/5/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2005-07-05-amazon-bezos_x.htm
"In 10 years, Amazon.com became a best seller of its own," by Elizabeth M. Gillespie (AP), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/6/05
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/231231_amazon05.html
"E-Tailing: It's All About Service," By Sarah Lacy, BusinessWeek, 7/7/05
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc2005076_1187.htm
"eBay And Live8 Just Don't Mix," Posted by "Mike" on Techdirt Blog, 7/5/05
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050705/1013241_F.shtml
"Emap's Motor Cycle News launches live auction website," by Julia Pearlman, Revolution Magazine, 7/6/05
http://digbig.com/4dxcc
Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues
"Detectives on guard for online scams," By Juliana Keeping, Daily Southtown, 7/6/05
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/swest/061swyt4.htm
