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The elephant in the eBay auction room
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-10-21 05:18:40
When it comes to there being an elephant in the room as far as eBay is concerned, then it would have to be the subject of trading in illegal items. According to one eBay insider, the company is about to chop up that elephant and throw some of it off the auction floor.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-10-21 05:18:40
When it comes to there being an elephant in the room as far as eBay is concerned, then it would have to be the subject of trading in illegal items. According to one eBay insider, the company is about to chop up that elephant and throw some of it off the auction floor.
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eBay becomes fireBay and acquireBay, with 1600 firings!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-07 01:45:59
“You’re fired”, says eBay to 1600 workers globally, likely unaware that the world’s biggest and most profitable online auction house was going to put workers on the chopping block, with 18 of those poor souls in eBay’s Australian operations.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-07 01:45:59
“You’re fired”, says eBay to 1600 workers globally, likely unaware that the world’s biggest and most profitable online auction house was going to put workers on the chopping block, with 18 of those poor souls in eBay’s Australian operations.
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James Bond Online: the strange tale of MI6, Facebook and eBay
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-09-30 05:13:24
The British Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6 to spy fans around the world, is not as secret nor, it would appear, as intelligent as you might think.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2008-09-30 05:13:24
The British Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6 to spy fans around the world, is not as secret nor, it would appear, as intelligent as you might think.
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OZtion claims one-third of Australia's online auction market
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-29 02:43:58
Online auction site OZtion claims it has taken 32 percent of the Australian auction market, thanks in part to charging lower fees than eBay.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-29 02:43:58
Online auction site OZtion claims it has taken 32 percent of the Australian auction market, thanks in part to charging lower fees than eBay.
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EU warns online music stores: change or be changed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-09-19 02:02:42
EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has warned the music industry that she is prepared to take action to ensure a competitive online marketplace across member states, especially for digital music sales.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-09-19 02:02:42
EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has warned the music industry that she is prepared to take action to ensure a competitive online marketplace across member states, especially for digital music sales.
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Giving identity thieves and hackers the big finger – protect yourself!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-27 23:01:29
What should you do to protect yourself, your computer, your online accounts and your digital self from being hacked? As with all protective measures, there’s no one single “magic bullet” solution, but instead, layers of protective technologies and practices that you need to employ to thwart the “bad guys” on multiple levels. Please read on.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-27 23:01:29
What should you do to protect yourself, your computer, your online accounts and your digital self from being hacked? As with all protective measures, there’s no one single “magic bullet” solution, but instead, layers of protective technologies and practices that you need to employ to thwart the “bad guys” on multiple levels. Please read on.
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One million bank accounts going, going, gone for £35 on eBay
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-26 05:55:02
When Andrew Chapman from Oxford, England successfully bid £35 for an old computer on eBay he wasn't expecting to have the details of a million bank accounts thrown in for free...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-26 05:55:02
When Andrew Chapman from Oxford, England successfully bid £35 for an old computer on eBay he wasn't expecting to have the details of a million bank accounts thrown in for free...
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Three nations, one language - but what about their search interests?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-21 21:52:14
Everyone knows that people use search engines to hunt down porn ahead of everything else, right? Wrong, according to Google Insights. But there are some interesting similarities and differences among the search interests of American, Australian and British Googlers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-21 21:52:14
Everyone knows that people use search engines to hunt down porn ahead of everything else, right? Wrong, according to Google Insights. But there are some interesting similarities and differences among the search interests of American, Australian and British Googlers.
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Yahoo! and Intel to extend world of widgets to TV
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-20 22:44:03
Yahoo! and Intel have announced a plan to bring computer-style widgets to TV screens. The idea behind the Widget Channel is to take familiar software technologies to an emerging platform.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-20 22:44:03
Yahoo! and Intel have announced a plan to bring computer-style widgets to TV screens. The idea behind the Widget Channel is to take familiar software technologies to an emerging platform.
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Australia’s Reserve Bank makes major PayPal decision
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-20 09:15:32
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-20 09:15:32
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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Is eBay fed up with the auction business?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-08-20 08:36:07
eBay is cutting the costs of fixed-price sales and giving buyers additional financial protection. Does this signal the end of the online auction site and a drive to become the shop window of the web instead?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-08-20 08:36:07
eBay is cutting the costs of fixed-price sales and giving buyers additional financial protection. Does this signal the end of the online auction site and a drive to become the shop window of the web instead?
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eBay rebels accuse eBay/PayPal over EBS fund “cover up”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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eBay rebels react as a major seller on eBay goes bust, issue warning!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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eBay rebels take PayPal issue to the Reserve Bank of Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 21:24:11
The rebellion against eBay’s PayPal saga with its disputed “stage 1” and “stage 2” episodes with the ACCC, has seen the rebels write to Australian Banks, Australia Post and threaten legal action. Now they’ve turning it up another notch by writing to Reserve Bank of Australia!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 21:24:11
The rebellion against eBay’s PayPal saga with its disputed “stage 1” and “stage 2” episodes with the ACCC, has seen the rebels write to Australian Banks, Australia Post and threaten legal action. Now they’ve turning it up another notch by writing to Reserve Bank of Australia!
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Old second user iPhones worth more than the new iPhone 3G in USA
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 12:11:02
American owners of an original iPhone find themselves in the unusual situation of having an outdated Apple gadget that is actually worth more than the updated unit that replaced it. Quite a lot more, anything up to USD $100 over and above the cost of the new iPhone 3G equivalent in fact.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 12:11:02
American owners of an original iPhone find themselves in the unusual situation of having an outdated Apple gadget that is actually worth more than the updated unit that replaced it. Quite a lot more, anything up to USD $100 over and above the cost of the new iPhone 3G equivalent in fact.
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eBay members ask Australia Post: are Money Orders safe?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-16 04:29:37
Following on from a letter to Australian banks asking whether Direct Deposit is a safe transaction method, an aggrieved group of eBay sellers and buyers unhappy at eBay’s attempts to force and promote PayPal to all users have a simple question for Australia Post: just how safe is the decades-old money order?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-16 04:29:37
Following on from a letter to Australian banks asking whether Direct Deposit is a safe transaction method, an aggrieved group of eBay sellers and buyers unhappy at eBay’s attempts to force and promote PayPal to all users have a simple question for Australia Post: just how safe is the decades-old money order?
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eBay rebels strike back and take eBay to court!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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Paymate complains to ACCC... about eBay's forced PayPal option
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-11 07:55:45
eBay’s woes continue with formerly heavily promoted Australian online payments entity Paymate deciding to lodge its own formal complaint to the ACCC concerning “eBay’s restrictive trade practices”, while eBay users react to this latest development.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-11 07:55:45
eBay’s woes continue with formerly heavily promoted Australian online payments entity Paymate deciding to lodge its own formal complaint to the ACCC concerning “eBay’s restrictive trade practices”, while eBay users react to this latest development.
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Rebels strike back at eBay and PayPal through Australian banks
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-09 13:12:15
iTWire has received more news from concerned eBay users about eBay’s portrayal of PayPal as the “safest” way to transact on the auction site, writing to their banks to see if they believe that Direct Deposit is no longer a safe way to transact.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-09 13:12:15
iTWire has received more news from concerned eBay users about eBay’s portrayal of PayPal as the “safest” way to transact on the auction site, writing to their banks to see if they believe that Direct Deposit is no longer a safe way to transact.
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ACCC still monitoring eBay, PayPal a bank?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-08 14:32:35
Looks like the ACCC still has eBay well under its investigative sights despite not officially saying anything since eBay withdrew its notice to force buyers to use PayPal while claiming to have received ACCC authorisation to continue compelling sellers to use PayPal whether they want to or not!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-08 14:32:35
Looks like the ACCC still has eBay well under its investigative sights despite not officially saying anything since eBay withdrew its notice to force buyers to use PayPal while claiming to have received ACCC authorisation to continue compelling sellers to use PayPal whether they want to or not!
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