Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
"Is Amazon.com catching the eBay disease?" posted by Om Malik on his GigaOM blog, 3/23/07
http://gigaom.com/2007/03/23/amazon-borders
"Gregoire Signs Internet Tax Measure," King5.com, 5/22/07
http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_032207BUBinternettaxKC.84fd291.html
"Retailers Demanding Thumbprints: A New Trend?" Posted by Greg Beck on the Consumer Law & Policy blog, 3/19/07
http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2007/03/retailers_deman.html
"Overstock.com Cars Signs Agreement With Enterprise Car Sales," company-issued press release (PR Newswire), PR-Inside.com, 3/20/07
http://www.pr-inside.com/overstock-com-cars-signs-agreement-with-r69951.htm
"Small Talk: Dotcom survivor is a Euro-rival eBay would do well to bid for," By Michael Jivkov, The Independent, 3/26/07
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article2393349.ece
"Many net users "not safety-aware,"" BBC News, 3/25/07
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6472723.stm
"E-Commerce Report: Fuzzy Critters With High Prices Offer Lesson in New Concepts," by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times, 3/26/07
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/technology/26ecom.html
"You can call me, babe, but you can't have my number," posted by Nick Douglas on the Valleywag blog, 3/25/07
http://valleywag.com/tech/jaxtr/you-can-call-me-babe-but-you-cant-have-my-number-246722.php
"eBay software brings bargains - and pitfalls," By Jim Finkle, New Zealand Herald, 3/25/07
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10430899
"Stolen TJX data used in Florida crime spree: Police told retailer months before company informed customers," by Matt Hines, Infoworld, 3/25/07
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9013942
