AuctionBytes NewsFlash http://www.auctionbytes.com The latest online auction industry news. en-us AuctionBytes http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/images/misc/logo_phpBB.gif http://www.auctionbytes.com 130 68 New Site Offers Kids Clothes By Subscription http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s02 Wittlebee is a new website that offers parents a way to shop for kids clothing online - by subscription! VCs Fund Online Payment Startups Stripe, Dwolla http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s03 Venture capitalists apparently believe there is more room for innovation in the online payments space beyond services like PayPal and Google Wallet, with reports of new funding rounds going to startups Stripe and Dwolla. eBay Places Competing Ads in Paid Active Listings http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s01 eBay confirmed it is running a test in which it is placing ads for competing listings inside sellers' active listings. eBay Users Donated $63 Million to Charitable Causes Last Year http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s05 eBay buyers and sellers donated $63 million to charitable causes in 2011, the company announced on Monday 15% more than the previous year. The Effect of Smartphones on Online and Offline Shopping http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s04 Consumers are increasingly using their smartphones to research and purchase products, and a Google survey found some interesting effects on consumers' shopping behavior.