Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, November 1, 2005.

"Don't mess with Meg: EBay chief tops list of the 50 most powerful women in business; Fiorina out, Martha returns," CNN money, 10/31/05
http://digbig.com/4fdfp

"eBay Seller Profile: BlueBerry Boutique," By James Maguire," Ecommerce Guide, 10/31/05
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3560241

"Beach Boys halt online auction of stolen memorabilia," (AP), ABC13.com, 10/31/05
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=entertainment&id=3589927

"High-tech competitors hone and expand VoIP service," By Kim Peterson, Seattle Times, 10/31/05
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002594408_msftvoip31.html

"Google Weighs on Madison Avenue: Ad Firms Watch Closely As Search Engine Ponders Move to Traditional Media," By BRIAN STEINBERG, Wall Street Journal, 10/31/05
Paid subscription required (though this link may work anyway)
http://digbig.com/4fdcy

"Newspaper Ad Circulars Find Their Way Online," By BOB TEDESCHI, New York Times, 10/31/05
Free registration required
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/31/technology/31ecom.html

"Google's Secret Sauce Revealed," posted by Henry Blodget on his InternetOutsider blog, 10/31/05
http://www.internetoutsider.com/2005/10/googlessecret.html