Audience members at today’s “Ellen” show got a double dose of holiday gifting. Not only did they get to see “Les Miserables” star Amanda Seyfried rap while wearing a frog mask, but they also got a $250 gift certificate to ebay.com as part of the talk show host’s “12 Days of Giveaways” celebration. Watch the…

Cyber Monday is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year for Internet retailers, and eBay Inc. reaped the benefits. Thanks to the growth of smartphones and tablets, which allow for “anytime, anywhere” shopping, eBay Inc. saw a surge in mobile commerce this past Monday across all divisions. On a year-over-year basis, mobile transacted volume…

EBay Inc. set new benchmarks for mobile sale transactions on Black Friday, building upon the new records set on Thanksgiving. Shoppers reached for their mobile phones and tablets to stock up on holiday sales on Friday in greater numbers than the year before. eBay’s mobile transacted volume in the U.S. was more than 2.5 times greater on…

Mobile is the name of the game for eBay this holiday season so we’re kick-starting the festivities with a slew of mobile-exclusive Thanksgiving deals from the likes of Microsoft, Samsung, Canon and Sony. Beginning at 5:23 p.m. E.T. Thanksgiving Day — a.k.a. the time you’re probably finishing up your turkey dinner — eBay will start…

Items from the eBay Holiday Collective don’t come available until next week, but Katie Holmes apparently just couldn’t wait: A photo of her holding the leather Steven Alan iPad Case has appeared in Us Weekly, Radar Online, the Huffington Post, SheKnows, ExtraTV.com and Hollywood Life. “This chic case will be available to purchase on November 12th,” SheKnows commented….

Earlier this month, eBay UK launched its first-ever pop-up shop in London’s fashionable West End. Here is a behind-the-scenes video.

eBay is kicking off the Holiday Season this week with “The More the Merrier,” a Facebook app and sweepstakes with a holiday gifting flare. Available for participants in the U.S. from now through December 16, the sweepstakes allows entrants to select up to 10 Facebook friends to give virtual gifts to through Facebook. If selected in one of the ten random drawings held during the sweepstakes, entrants will receive a $100 eBay Gift Certificate and their friends will receive the actual items they were virtually gifted.

To get the virtual gift giving started, click here or visit the eBay Facebook page and select “The More the Merrier” link on the left of the page. Once you agree to the rules and “like” the eBay Facebook page, you’ll be able to select up to 10 friends and family members on Facebook to give virtual gifts to, including some of the hottest products like iPads and digital cameras.

The eBay Mobile Boutique will preview the breadth and depth of products available on eBay and highlight today’s hottest gifting trends from “Eco-Excellence” to “Savvy Splurging.” Flash Giveaways of a $50 eBay Gift Card are being given to the first 100 guests to show up at the eBay Mobile Boutique on Wednesday, December 15 at 12 PM (Noon) and share a secret password, available online via the eBay social networking sites.