Skype In Danger Of Shutdown Or Is It Not?

by | posted: August 4, 2009
Apparently that’s what the holding company, the online auction major Ebay said in a regulatory filing to the US securities and Exchange Commission late last week and this is mainly due to the legal...
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India’s Online Retail Saga – A Review

by | posted: July 31, 2009
Before going into the details and dissecting the online retail scenario in India I would like To clearly state that “Indian’s do not buy online”. Yes it’s in their nature. They may buy a gift online,...
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Bid2Travel.com – Joins the OTA Band With an Auction Driven Idea

by | posted: April 15, 2009
Noble Travels Group, today announced the launch of Bid2Travel.com, which their release claims is India’s first online bidding site bringing unsold, last-minute inventory of rooms straight to the customer....
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Buying From EBay: Original Founders of Skype and StumbleUpon Bargain a Buy Back of Businesses From Ebay

by | posted: April 14, 2009
I hope you don’t find the title misleading or confusing, so here is the real deal. Skype founders are lining up a slew of private equity investors to buy back Skype from Ebay while StumbleUpon has...
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Ebay India Releases Pop Culture List For 2009

by | posted: February 17, 2009
A few days ago the Ebay India released the trends for January 2009. These trends are based on the 50 most purchased items on Ebay India. As has been he case for quite sometime, jewellery continues to...
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Mumbai & Delhi Rank As Largest Ecommerce Hubs – Why Ecommerce Is Key For Online Advertising Growth?

by | posted: November 26, 2008
According to an Ebay census Mumbai is the top e-commerce centre in India, followed by Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. Also in terms of items sold on eBay USB drive register the maximum sales....
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A German Mother Tries To Sell Her Baby On eBay – We Say What A Sad Joke!

by | posted: June 6, 2008
A German mother had to pay a huge price for a sad joke that she intended to play. Few days back she tried to sell her baby on eBay with an opening bid of 1Euro. In case you people are wondering...
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MobileNXT.com Launched – A Review

by | posted: June 3, 2008
Here joins another online mobile retail store from around the block. After The Mobile Store going online, it is finally the turn for MobileNXT to start pitching for its services online. It seems, after...
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Unlimited Long Distance Calls for a Third of the World’s Population

by | posted: April 22, 2008
Skype announced unlimited (it’s actually 5 hours a day) calling today to over a third of the world’s population with the launch of its new calling subscriptions. The new subscriptions signal...
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eBay to sell Skype?

by | posted: April 19, 2008
Here’s a quotation that eBay’s CEO – John Donahoe gave to the Financial Times. “What we’re testing this year are the synergies … If the synergies are strong, we’ll keep it in our portfolio....
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WATShow Episode 14 – Dan Neary – VP – EBay Inc On India, Regional Language Ecommerce & Skype

by | posted: February 16, 2008
WATShow is back! With yet another exclusive interview! And this time we have gone and got Dan Neary who is the Vice President of Emerging Markets in Ebay Inc to answer the following questions: 1) What...
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Valentine’s Fever Grips Online World!

by | posted: February 7, 2008
Valentine day demonstrates the degree of love, affection and commitment for your loved ones. Lots of companies are promoting their product in various ways. As today’s Indian youth spends a considerable...
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India Digital Summit 2008: The Next Gen Web 2.0 – Where is the Internet Going? Google India and eBay speak up!

by | posted: January 14, 2008
Dan Neary, The VP for Emerging Markets, eBay and Shailesh Rao, MD of Google India spoke about the above mentioned topic.       This post will deal with Fundamental Trends on the Internet Today...
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Online Advertising Business Model Clicking Fast!

by | posted: November 12, 2007
Online advertising in India is clicking fast even though 95% of the Rs. 10,000 Crore advertising market is captured mostly by television and print media. The reason behind this upsurge is due to the fact...
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Wow! Indians Can Now Withdraw PayPal Funds Directly To Their Indian Bank Accounts!

by | posted: November 2, 2007
  It’s time for some really great news for Indians who use PayPal and wish to receive money from their relatives, friends or professional counterparts who based outside India.   PayPal...
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eBay thinks out of the eBox. Looks at rebuilding infrastructure.

by | posted: June 14, 2007
‘eBay is rebuilding its technical infrastructure in a project that could lead to the e-commerce giant hosting applications from outsiders’, reports CNET News. An initiative, internally referred...
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