Today is the big day. If you want to participate in the new Google Wave, you need get your hands on one of the exclusive 100,000 invites being doled out by Google on September 30th (today).
The company made the announcement on its blog on Tuesday, and the tech world has been going crazy about [...]

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Love Ghostbusters?  Then why not buy the car?
Yes, it’s true. The actual 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance limo that was used in the movie Ghostbusters is now being auctioned off on eBay.
You can now own a piece of movie history.
The car was owned by Universal Studios and this is the real Universal car…not a copy. [...]

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eBay has opened its platform to developers, allowing third-party applications to be added to the site.  Later this year, probably in the summer, the auction site will open an app store filled with widgets and applications built by outside developers.
Apps on eBay could eventually help sellers keep tabs on their shipping processes, help them gather [...]

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This would fall under the category of “Things that make you go “hmmmm.”
You’d better act now if you would like to own this one-of-a-kind piece of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.  Yes, this unique piece of cereal is shaped like the great state of Vermont.  Seriously.
Someone is ACTUALLY auctioning this thing off.
From the item description:
“You are [...]

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eBay will be gradually changing the name of Kijiji, its classified ads site, to “eBay Classifieds”.
In an e-mail that went out today, eBay says it decided to change the name because it “just seemed like a good idea.”
Maybe it’s because “Kijiji” is about as catchy as “Houshmandzadeh”.
Here is the actual e-mail that was sent out:

Dear [...]

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Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has confirmed that she will run for Governor of the state of California.
Whitman began the process today, forming a committee to back her campaign.
“California faces challenges unlike any other time in its history – a weak and faltering economy, massive job losses, and an exploding state budget deficit,” [...]

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There is a lone bright star shining in the black hole that is now the U.S. economy.  That star’s name is – Amazon.
Amazon Inc. announced 4th quarter earnings and sales today that actually beat, yes beat, Wall Street expectations – despite a difficult environment for retail sales.
Today’s announcement sent Amazon shares up 9 [...]

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The rough times for Ebay just keep on coming.  Profits are falling, shares are sinking, human sacrifice, dogs and cats – living together.
EBay, Inc. posted lower 4h quarter profits and revenue figures today and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the first quarter of this year as spending decreases, sending its shares down 6 [...]

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Ebay isn’t experiencing the usual holiday glee this season.  The Wall Street Jouranal reports that traffic for November & December dropped 16% compared to 2007.  Transaction revenue has also slipped 28% to $1.44 billion and some users are reporting up to a 4% drop in sales versus last year.
Analysts are predicting that Ebay [...]

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Two morals to this story:
1) There is still decent money to be made on EBay
2) Be “specific” to get “terrific” (A.K.A. find a niche!)…
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve ever sold something on eBay, you may have been pleased to receive positive feedback from the buyer. Multiply that by a million, and you can [...]

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