Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, October 18, 2006.

"China's Alibaba considering several acquisitions - report," (XFN-ASIA), Forbes, 10/17/06
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/10/17/afx3099313.html

"Updated eBay tools leave Linux users in the cold," by Nathan Willis, Linux.com, 10/17/06
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/17/2049202

"Explore Internet services besides those of the giants," by Quincey Hobbs, Tuscon Citizen, 10/16/06
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/29410.php

"eBay cracks down on PS3 auctions,"by Eric Bangeman, ARSTechnica.com, 10/15/06
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061015-7988.html

"Carphone to rival eBay in used online mobile sales," Reuters, 10/16/06
http://digbig.com/4njdj

"It Pays to Have Pals in Silicon Valley," By MIGUEL HELFT, New York Times, 10/17/06
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/technology/17paypal.html

"Give Me Back My Google," posted by Steve Bryant on the Google Watch blog, 10/17/06
http://googlewatch.eweek.com/blogs/google_watch/archive/2006/10/17/14039.aspx

"Ebay Q3 2006 Earnings Call," posted on eBayers4Change blog, 10/17/06
http://ebayers4change.typepad.com

"Yahoo! Leads Investment in Ad Auction Company Right Media," posted by Marshall Kirkpatrick on the TechCrunch blog, 10/17/06
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/17/yahoo-leads-investment-in-ad-auction-company-right-media