Ebay sells Skype

2009-09-01T08:21:01Z

epa01844065 (FILE) A file picture dated 20 October 2008 shows the ebay Inc. Headquarters in San Jose, California, USA. According to US media 01 September 2009, the US online auction house eBay reportedly has reached an agreement to sell Skype

New York Times reports eBay set to sell Skype

2009-09-01T05:05:48Z

A man sits with a headset in front of a computer screen displaying the VOIP application Skype in Frankfurt Main, Germany, 01 September 2009. According to a report of 'New York Times' released on 01 September 2009, internet auctioneer Shanghai, China - Alibaba Groups consumer-focused e-commerce company Taobao and Uniqlo, a casual clothing brand owned by Japan's Fast Retailing Co. Ltd (9983.TO), announ...

Earns eBay

2009-04-22T17:14:46Z

The exterior view of eBay offices in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Ebay Inc. will release quarterly earnings at the close of today's market. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Dawn Perlmutter of WhereDidYouGetThat.ca

2009-04-16T14:14:26Z

20090411;GE;;L12 -- Dawn Perlmutter of WhereDidYouGetThat.ca test drives everything on her online shopping site

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South Korea EBay

2009-04-16T00:00:25Z

Park Joo-man, chief executive of Internet Auction Co., from left, Lee Jay, corporate senior vice president of eBay Inc. and general manager of eBay Asia Pacific and Ku Young-bae, chief executive and representative director of Gmarket join their hands during their press conference in

Artist Peter Howson with a forgery of his work.

2009-03-17T21:49:40Z

Artist Peter Howson poses in his studio with a forgery of his work which he acquired from the online auction website eBay. .Copyright. The Times

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Not All Credit Cards Are the Same When it Comes to Online Shopping

2009-02-14T22:14:03Z

<p>Not All Credit Cards Are the Same When it Comes to Online Shopping</p><p>By Shirley Stevens</p><p></p><p>Armed with a credit card and a mouse, online shopping is convenient and easy but it comes with some potential traps for the unwary - from rogue traders to inadequate cover from your credit card when things go wrong.</p><p></p><p>There are some credit cards offering only minimal protection, or sometimes none at all, if you...

China's Taobao Sees Transactions Up 131 Percent

2009-04-22T05:13:53Z

Feb 13, 2009 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - China's top online auction firm Taobao said its transaction volume surged to 99.96 billion yuan (USD 14.63 billion) in 2008, up 131 percent from 2007, helped by higher Internet usage in the country. Taobao, also known as Chinas eBay, has 98 million registered users...

Amazon posts higher profits and strong holiday sales

2009-03-15T03:42:02Z

People enter and depart the company headquarters of Amazon.com, Inc., in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 29 January 2009. The company posted a higher profit and robust holiday sales, and forecast fiscal first quarter sales above expectations, and shares of the online retailer rose 11 percent. An 18 percent revenue jump in the holiday f...

Alibaba Prepares for Global Expansion

2009-04-28T22:24:59Z

Jan 18, 2009 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China - Alibaba, the world's largest online platform for trade between businesses, intends to take advantage of the global financial crisis as an opportunity to transform itself from a China-focused e-commerce provider into a global web marketplace, according to Jack...

High Street shops

2009-04-28T02:12:56Z

Major Retailers on Industrial Estate,Newmarket Road,Cambridge,UK..DOROTHY PERKINS sign for online shopping..Date: 15.01.2009

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Buying on Web to avoid sales taxes could end soon

2009-03-23T01:25:20Z

<div id="subtitle">States line up to simplify their taxes _ in hopes of grabbing more revenue from online sales</div><div><p>Shopping online can be a way to find bargains while steering clear of crowds — and sales taxes.</p><p>But those tax breaks are starting to erode. With the recession pummeling states' budgets, their governments increasingly want to fill the gaps by collecting taxes on Internet sales, which are growing even as the economy shudders.</...

Internet Sales Tax

2009-04-25T09:17:02Z

In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, an Amazon.com employee grabs boxes to be loaded onto a truck at the company's Fernley, Nev. warehouse. States are increasingly looking to collect taxes from online retail sales as a way to fill gaps in budgets, with New York going as far as to pass a bill that requires companies like Amazon.c...

Ex-eBay CEO to Run for Calif Governor

2009-04-24T09:05:50Z

Jan 6, 2008 - Sacramento, California, USA - Former eBay Inc. chief executive MEG WHITMAN, plans to run for governor of California. Whitman will run to replace the term limited Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2010. PICTU...

Online Holiday Sales Dip

2009-03-24T23:41:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Spending for 2008 drops three percent from 2007</div><div><p>Consumers shopping online apparently spent more than those shopping in stores, but not enough to increase this year's holiday sales over last year's. comScore, an online sales analyst, reports online holiday spending, from November 1 through Christmas Eve, totaled $25.5 billion, down three percent from 2007.</p><p>"The 2008 ...

Holiday Shopping

2009-04-22T12:44:43Z

Carts full of merchandise ordered online are rolled to the main packing area for shipping at the Overstock.com warehouse Friday, Nov. 29, 2008, in Salt Lake City. Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep sho...

Online Retailers Promote Free Shipping As Part Of Cyber Monday Deals

2009-04-22T09:13:42Z

MIAMI - DECEMBER 02: Packages roll down a conveyor belt as FedEx workers sort them for delivery December 2, 2008 in Miami, Florida. As online retailers offered promotions on free shipping during Cyber Monday, shipping companies such as FedEx may see more volume as the orders are processed and mailed. (Photo by Joe Raedle/<...

Microsoft Accused of Patent Infringement

2009-04-25T04:05:54Z

Nov 11, 2008 - Shanghai, China - Xi'an based China E-commerce Info Tech Company has sued Microsoft (MSFT) for patent infringement because of the use of RSS within its

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