Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, April 5, 2006.

"eBay Tips: Choosing Auction Management Software," By James Maguire, Ecommerce-Guide, 4/3/06
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3596156

"Benchmark sees double with two lending sites: Venture firm's peer-to-peer startups will be in direct competition," TMCnet, 4/3/06
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/04/03/1531770.htm

"Verizon pays for spam blockade," by Brian McWilliams on SpamKings blog, 4/3/06
http://spamkings.oreilly.com/archives/2006/04/verizon_pays_fo.html

The transcript and audio archive from eBay's March 2006 Town Hall event is now online.
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200604041430432.html
Direct link to PDF file:
http://pics.ebay.com/aw/pics/commdev/TownHallTranscript_032906.pdf

"Maverick and gangster battle over the Internet," by Wong Yee Fong, Shanghai Daily, 4/4/06
http://digbig.com/4hawd

"Customer service at eBay, not," posted by Dennis Rockstroh, Mercury News Action Line, 4/5/06
http://digbig.com/4hawm

Clarification (4/3/06): On March 28, 2006, AuctionBytes ran an article about a new advertising campaign in Australia (http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m03/i28/s02). eBay Australia did launch an ad campaign in Australia, but it's not being shown on television. The campaign is mostly print (magazines) and online, according to Elizabeth Steed Manager, eBay Corporate & International Communications.