eBay met high expectations for its second quarter earnings today with revenue, net income, and user growth up double digits from last year.
The company reported a revenue of $3.4 billion, up 23% compared to the same period in 2011. …
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Earnings season starts this week for tech companies, and no one is expecting outstanding second-quarter results. If the reports turn out to be weaker than expected, then tech investors might run for the hills, the San Jose Mercury News reported.…
Ten years ago today, eBay announced an acquisition that might rank as one of the most successful Silicon Valley purchases ever. In fact, it sits third on Ranker’s list of smartest tech acquisitions.
I’m talking, of course, about PayPal, the …
Just a few short days ago, The Fancy added social commerce to its Pinterest-like discovery and sharing service. Today, the fast-moving startup added local commerce via Zaarly’s peer-to-peer marketplace.
Zaarly is simple: You need something done, you find a neighbor …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
PayPal announced that it has consolidated its payments system today, with some upgrades to the way small businesses accept payments online, offline, and in the mobile world.
“PayPal Here was just part of a fundamental change for small businesses,” said …
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, …
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 …
Let’s face it, PayPal has never been a company associated with good design. So with PayPal Here, the company’s new credit card reader (and first-ever physical product), it tapped renowned designer Yves Behar to spearhead the look of the project.…
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 …
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PayPal is officially a direct competitor with Square. The payments company announced a new, triangular dongle today, which will process mobile payments for small businesses internationally.
“One, this product is better…Two, this product will be backed by PayPal, which means …
PayPal is expected to show off a credit card reader tomorrow that will compete directly with Square’s product. Now we have a clearer idea of what the company is planning — and it could give Square a run for its …
PayPal finally demonstrated its digital wallet at a South by Southwest panel earlier today. The wallet will bring a slew of new features and payment options to the service.
But if you couldn’t make it to the Austin barbecue and …
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 …
