I wanted to take a moment on Ink to introduce you to another member of the eBay team. Rich LaMagna is eBay’s Online Safety Advisor and I managed to spend a few minutes with him earlier this week to talk about what he hopes to accomplish here. Rich has an interesting role for the company…

Another demo I received at the eBay Innovation Demo Expo last week was eBay In Demand. The difference between eBay In Demand and a number of the other demos I viewed is that this one is now live on the site – albeit in limited Beta.

eBay announced today that it is introducing a number of holiday deals starting next week that are intended to offer the best prices on the gifts people want most. Beginning November 3rd, and running for 45 days, eBay will be running a Daily Deal promotion. Each day a different product – from categories including electronics,…

I attended my second eBay Innovation Demo Expo earlier this week. The event allows employees to share their innovative ideas for the future of eBay and commerce by building prototype applications and showing them off to their peers and eBay executives. This was the 4th semi-annual eBay Innovation Demo Expo and it was great to…

Michael Barrett, the chief information security officer for PayPal, has a post over on the PayPal blog in which he gives results of a new survey focused on online consumer safety. In his post, he also unveils a new microsite aimed at providing tips and tricks for online safety.

One thing I have found fascinating over my first year here at eBay is the variety of topics covered in both email and in meetings. Beyond the typical marketing or PR planning meetings there are hundreds of different policies and rules in place regarding what can or cannot be sold in the marketplace. Each policy…

eBay reported third quarter 2008 earnings results a few minutes ago. Third quarter revenue was $2.12 Bilion (up $228 million from the same period in 2007). Net income on a GAAP basis was $492 million ($0.38 per diluted share), and non-GAAP net income was $592 million ($0.46 per diluted share). “Overall, we are pleased with…

All, Please be patient over the next few days with Ink’s news reporting and commentary. I became the proud father of a second beautiful, healthy daughter this past weekend. There will still be stories and posts (as this morning proves evident) on a regular basis over the next two weeks while I spend some quality…

All, To make sure that eBay Ink readers, analysts, media and bloggers have the information they need in quick fashion, I am pleased to launch eBay Ink News. The goal of the site is to include all press releases, presentations, powerpoints, videos, etc. related to company news as it happens. Today, you’ll see that you…

In a move that helps extend eBay Inc.’s leadership in online payments, the company announced that it will acquire Bill Me Later, a leading provider in the industry, for approximately $820 million in cash and $125 million in outstanding options. Subject to various closing conditions, the deal is expected to be completed by the end…