http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/185/all xx http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82524/ebay-toting-iphone-users-buy-it-now eBay, the Internet's garage sale or auction house, depending on your point of view, is reaping the benefits of having a free iPhone app. According to a Financial Times report, users of eBay's iPhone app have spent over $400 million over a variety of items from the service. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82524/ebay-toting-iphone-users-buy-it-now#comments Personal tech Software Opinion eBay iPhone apps Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:57:25 -0400 ITworld staff 82524 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/77978/report-skype-founders-sue-skype With a similar legal battle playing out in the U.K., a company owned by Skype's founders has reportedly filed suit against Skype in the U.S. http://www.itworld.com/legal/77978/report-skype-founders-sue-skype#comments Legal News eBay Skype Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:44:47 -0400 ITworld staff 77978 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/69577/fraudsters-try-scam-security-expert-ebay When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled payment. http://www.itworld.com/internet/69577/fraudsters-try-scam-security-expert-ebay#comments Internet News eBay fraud Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:12:41 -0400 ITworld staff 69577 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/66749/ebay-pledges-work-police-opposes-e-fencing-bills Officials with eBay encouraged police, prosecutors and U.S. enforcement agencies to contact them for help on investigations, saying that working with law enforcement is a top priority for the huge retail and auction site. http://www.itworld.com/legal/66749/ebay-pledges-work-police-opposes-e-fencing-bills#comments Government Legal News eBay legislation Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:24:10 -0400 ITworld staff 66749 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/66595/top-10-naughty-workers-spam-pollutes-skype-spin A whole lot of employees keep "inappropriate" photos, videos and browser cache links on their work laptops, a survey found. As if that's not enough, the spam that clogs our computers is spewing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to McAfee. And eBay plans to spin off Skype after figuring out what many observers said a while ago, which is that they just do not seem to have much in common. http://www.itworld.com/business/66595/top-10-naughty-workers-spam-pollutes-skype-spin#comments Business Security Opinion DOJ eBay privacy spam The Pirate Bay webOS Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:18:16 -0400 ITworld staff 66595 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/66502/yahoo-accepts-ebay-offer-buy-koreas-gmarket Yahoo agreed to sell its stake in South Korean e-commerce site Gmarket following eBay's offer to buy the company's outstanding shares. http://www.itworld.com/business/66502/yahoo-accepts-ebay-offer-buy-koreas-gmarket#comments Business News Yahoo eBay m&a Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:14:24 -0400 ITworld staff 66502 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/66490/ebay-gets-over-identity-crisis-skype-ipo Analysts today called Tuesday's announcement that eBay Inc. is looking to spin off Skype via an initial public offering a smart move by the online auction house as it tries to get its house back in order. http://www.itworld.com/business/66490/ebay-gets-over-identity-crisis-skype-ipo#comments Business Internet News eBay Skype voip Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:19:49 -0400 ITworld staff 66490 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/66410/ebay-plans-skype-ipo-next-year EBay plans to spin off Skype via an initial public offering (IPO) because the Internet telephony unit doesn't mesh with the company's two other businesses -- e-commerce and online payments. http://www.itworld.com/business/66410/ebay-plans-skype-ipo-next-year#comments Business News eBay Skype voip Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:06:30 -0400 ITworld staff 66410 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/66396/ebay-get-more-involved-transaction-disputes EBay will get more involved in helping solve disputes between buyers and sellers on its marketplace. http://www.itworld.com/internet/66396/ebay-get-more-involved-transaction-disputes#comments Internet News eBay ecommerce Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:30:44 -0400 ITworld staff 66396 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/66363/investors-buy-back-stumbleupon-ebay The founders of Web recommendation site StumbleUpon have bought it back from eBay, making the company independent again after nearly two years. http://www.itworld.com/internet/66363/investors-buy-back-stumbleupon-ebay#comments Internet News eBay StumbleUpon Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:00 -0400 ITworld staff 66363 at http://www.itworld.com