Scott Thompson’s short stint at Yahoo earned him a mere $7M

Although Scott Thompson joins the jobless after recently resigning from his CEO position at Yahoo, don’t look for him on any unemployment lines. Yahoo stated in a filing today Thompson would be receiving nearly $7 million in make-good cash from …

eBay’s new East Coast HQ boosts New York tech scene

Trending in more ways than one, eBay announced it would be the latest Silicon Valley tech giant to expand to New York to explore new opportunities in Big Data.

Hot on the heels of Twitter, the e-commerce and payments company …

eBay’s stock hits a five year high after a stellar first quarter report

Online marketplace and merchant eBay saw its stock hit a five-year high this morning, as its shares rose 12 percent in early trading following a strong first quarter report late last night.

eBay reported that net income climbed 20 percent …

Fribi believes a combo of social and deals will help it beat Craigslist

Craigslist may be on the smartphone already, but Fribi wants to kick the classified-ads space up a notch using the power of Facebook, coupons, and the cameras on our mobile-devices.

“Fribi is like a more personal twist to Craigslist, making …

eBay shifts into social overdrive at IndyCar event #ebayracing (exclusive)

In an effort to rev up the social engines of race car lovers everywhere, eBay is launching an extreme Twitter conversation hub for the Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach.

eBay, in partnership with social media experience generator BumeBox, is …

How important is mobile to PayPal? Mobile VP David Marcus is now PayPal’s new President

If you need more evidence of how vitally important mobile payments have become to PayPal, take a look at the company’s new leader.

David Marcus, previously PayPal’s vice president of mobile, has been tapped to lead the company as president, …

Outbid mixes gamification and social networks with real-time online auctions

Online auctions often lack the thrill and challenge of battling against other bidders in an auction house setting. Outbid is a new service blending the tension of real-world bidding with social and gaming flourishes.

Rather than waiting days at a …

Paypal faces a lot of competition in mobile payments (infographic)

PayPal announced today that it would be entering the mobile payment market with its own smartphone dongle, PayPal Here.

It’s a triangular widget that plugs into the headphone jack of your phone, similar to the rectangular dongle (pictured above) of …

Wireless memory card maker Eye-Fi raises $20M

Eye-Fi, a company that produces wireless-transmitting memory cards for cameras and tablets, announced today it has raised $20 million in its fourth round of funding.

The company makes SD memory cards that can transmit photos and other stored data wirelessly …

With $50M raised, Nicira disrupts Cisco and Juniper with network virtualization

Network virtualization start-up Nicira is coming out of stealth mode today and it has an impressive set of customers who evidently believe that it can disrupt the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. The idea is to become a …