Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, June 27, 2006.

This report says eBay Ireland will integrate Skype as part of a pilot program.
"EBay.ie gets people talking," By Gordon Smith, SiliconRepublic.com, 6/27/06
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6652

"15 People Who Make America Great," by Karen Breslau (Newsweek), MSnbc, July 3, 2006-July 10, 2006 Issue (on newsstands Monday, June 26)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13530551/site/newsweek/?page=2

"Online trading of vacant lots lifts land values in Putnam," By Kirstin Dorsch, (The Business Journal of Jacksonville), MSnbc, 6/25/06
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13548261

""The Devil Wears Prada" wardrobe will be auctioned on eBay," By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, (AP), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/24/06
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/275162_pradafashion24.html

Not news, but an interesting essay
"Do We Live in the Cardboard Age? E-Commerce Seems More Energy-Efficient, But Does It Live Up to the Eco-Friendly Hype?" By Jason Fry, Wall Street Journal, 6/26/06
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http://online.wsj.com/article/real_time.html?mod=djremrealtime

"SalvageSale powers up with division focused on auctions of energy assets," By Monica Perin, (Houston Business Journal) MSnbc, 6/25/06
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13548259