Comments on: Roundup: Ebay stamps Jajah, iPhone a $1B ecosystem?, Verizon-Google spat, more

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Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:44:36 +0000

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By: Matt Marshall

Matt Marshall — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:14:24 +0000

Thanks Tien. Fixed.

By: Sam Daoud

Sam Daoud — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:54:42 +0000

eBay blocks ALL non-secured communication methods. Even Skype is rarely used and in many cases blocked from listings. Most fraud is caused by people engaging in activity off eBay. It’s actually a good thing for the community at large. Sad, but true.

By: cynic

cynic — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:43:37 +0000

I always wondered why ebay didn’t similary stamp paypal. Paypal would have gone bankrupt in no time, and we wouldn’t have to hear about all these self-important idiotic paypal alumni.

By: Tien Nguyen

Tien Nguyen — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:20:53 +0000

You’ve got to like the analogy by the New York Times’ Brad Stone in his piece about Facebook. He likens Facebook application hype to the 1949 gold rush:
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Yeah that 1949 gold rush was pretty darn wild