Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, July 12, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Internet Banner Ads Look to Get More Interesting (and Thus Less Easy to Ignore)," by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times, 7/12/05
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/11/technology/11ecom.html

"PayPal launch to spur e-commerce," The Standard, 7/9/05
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Business/GG09Ae08.html

"What is Paypal?" posted by Shang on Pacific Epoch, 7/11/05
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http://www.pacificepoch.com/blog/34237_0_26_0_C/

"eBay sees more than $400 mln in '05 China volume," Reuters, 7/11/05
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=technology&storyID=nSHA284970

"Top U.S. trade official sees "progress" on China trade: No mention of currency peg following joint trade talks," by William L. Watts, Marketwatch, 7/11/05
http://digbig.com/4dybc

"Sceptical US reports some progress in China talks," By Richard McGregor, FT.com, 7/11/05
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/27e8b00e-f22c-11d9-8e69-00000e2511c8.html

"Instructor adds eBay training to repertoire," by Richard A. D'Errico (The Business Review), San Jose Business Journal, 7/11/05
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/salespower/2005/07/11/1.html?t=email_story

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Cybercrooks lure citizens into international crime," By Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, USA Today, 7/10/05
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-07-10-cyber-mules-cover_x.htm