As illustrated in the infographic, iPad 2 activity on the eBay marketplace is booming. Interestingly, some of the strongest demand is coming from outside the U.S. in countries like Russia, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan – many of which Apple either just began selling the iPad 2 in on Friday or plans to in April.

Bringing local commerce one step closer to shoppers, eBay announced today that it will be offering consumers local inventory powered by Milo. Users will now be able to use the new local shopping tab to check a product’s local, or in-store availability. Additionally, product pages for MP3 players and GPS devices now include a local shopping tab allowing shoppers to find they product they want, whether its online or offline at a local retailer.

Can you remember what the world wide web was like 15 years ago? When eBay was founded in 1995, it truly was a “disruptive innovation” completely changing the way people shop. As we’ve worked to bring The Opportunity Project to life, we’ve considered how eBay brought economic opportunities to people who never had them before….

Earlier today, eBay announced the launch of The Opportunity Project – a global social innovation initiative aimed at encouraging and helping provide economic opportunity in vulnerable, impoverished communities.

eBay just announced that it has agreed to acquire GSI Commerce, a leading provider of online commerce solutions and interactive marketing services, for $29.25 a share, or total consideration of approximately $2.4 billion

Retailers have been noticing mobile shopping growing in recent years, and results for 2011 are predicted to be nothing short of explosive. eBay, launching it’s first mobile shopping app in July of 2008, is leading the market in driving the shopping experience to exist at virtually anywhere at anytime.

eBay sees three times more items related to NCAA basketball listed in March than in the remaining 11 months of the year. This March, we crunched those numbers to uncover what inspires — and opens the wallets — of college basketball fans.

eBay Ranked as One of the Most Ethical Auction Companies in the World eBay was recognized by leading business ethics think tank, Ethisphere Institute, as one of the most ethical companies in the world. Ethisphere’s results are based on an extensive review of companies’ social responsibility efforts, evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business…

Raji Arasu, Vice President of Technology for eBay, has been named to the prestigious Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal 2011 Women of Influence list. Nominated by her peers, and recognized by the publication’s Women of Influence committee, Raji will receive the award at a formal awards’ dinner on April 14. She will also be included…

Chromeo headlined the RedLaser party on Sunday night at SXSW and before they took the stage, the eBay Mobile team and I joined the band backstage to talk music, eBay and feedback scores.