Ecommerce news stories from around the web:

"Give eBay a Kick in the Pants," The Motley Fool, 2/18/09
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"comScore Releases January 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings," press release, 2/18/09
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PayPal - "Important Payflow Pro Update," PayPal Blog, 2/18/09
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"Website danger as hacker breaks SSL encryption," ITpro, 2/19/09
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"Alibaba to roll out three e-commerce services until July 2009," 2/19/09
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"Small Businesses Face More Fraud in Downturn - Employees Engage in Check Forgery, Petty-Cash Theft; Managers Sometimes Mistakenly Blame Lower Sales Instead of Foul Play," Wall Street Journal, 2/19/09
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"eBay renames "yellow star" after "Nazi" complaint," (AFP), 2/19/09
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"EBAY / Windsor Lawsuit Barrels Ahead," SeekingAlpha, 2/20/09
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"Looking For Easy Savings In Tough Times, Consumers Flock To Coupon Sites," StorefrontBacktalk, 2/19/09
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"Psst. Got a secret? Share it on Twitter anonymously - eBay VPs do," VentureBeat, 2/20/09
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"Guilty plea in Seattle in counterfeit goods case," (AP) Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/19/09
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