Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
eBay is set to announced on Wednesday a partnership in which it will integrate its Skype VoIP service with MySpace. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, PaidContent.org and other outlets published reports Tuesday evening.
"MySpace and Skype to Announce Partnership," by Brad Stone, New York Times, 10/17/07
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/technology/17skype.html
"eBay's in the 'Hood," by Jack Schofield, Guardian Unlimited, 10/15/07
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/15/ebay
"Low Bid: EBay TV Ad Sales Lag Behind Google," By Steve McClellan, AdWeek, 10/15/07
http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003658208
"JumpTV gets new CEO from eBay," C21Media.com, 10/15/07
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=89&article=38063
"First Internationalized Domains Go Live," By Geoff Duncan, Digital Trends News, 10/15/07
http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/14486/first_internationalized_domains_go_live
"Staying on top of changes at comparison shopping engines," Internet Retailer, 10/16/07
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24034
"Forecasters predict a happier holiday selling season online than off," Internet Retailer, 10/16/07
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24084
"Yahoo's third quarter results beats analysts' estimates," By Elise Ackerman, Mercury News, 10/16/07
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_7194934