Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, August 25, 2006.

eBay Town Hall Meeting is set for September 6, you can submit questions now: http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200608241645562.html

"Amazon's Site Outage Raises Scale Questions," By Evan Schuman, Eweek, 8/24/06
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2007805,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL082106EPW7A

"eBay Fees Push Merchants Away: eBayers are leaving the marketplace, citing fee hikes and sluggish sales," RedHerring, 8/24/06
http://digbig.com/4mnwn

"Discovery Explores Online Exchange, Will Attend eBay Pitch," by David Goetzl, Media Post, 8/24/06
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=47178

"Hoping to Overtake Its Rivals, Yahoo Stocks Up on Academics: Economists and Search Gurus Fill New Research Team; Data-Rich Fantasy Land; Looming Privacy Concerns," By KEVIN J. DELANEY, Wall Street Journal, 8/25/06
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115646646975445112.html?mod=technology_featured_stories_hs

"First Amendment nonprofit offers up character-naming rights," by KIM CURTIS (AP), San Jose Mercury News, 8/24/06
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15344146.htm