Tag: Meg Whitman

Google, eBay form advertising alliance

Tags: Google + eBay + click-to-call + Meg Whitman + Eric Schmidt

Rasti
Posted by Rasti 3 years 3 months ago; via news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060...

In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent players, Google will begin selling advertising for eBay outside the United States and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.

The arrangement announced Monday promises to introduce "click-to-call" Web site technology to a broader audience and potentially speed its adoption as a means of more quickly connecting online consumers with advertisers. It will allow potential buyers to call eBay merchants or Google advertisers by clicking a link on a Web page.

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eBay’s China Syndrome

Tags: eBay + China + Meg Whitman + Taobao + Alibaba + Tencent

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Posted by Kevom 3 years 4 months ago; via gigaom.com/2006/07/24/eba...

EBay customers are upset over San Jose, Calif.-based auction giant’s decision to stop charging users in China transaction fees, mostly because of intensified competition from Taobao (Alibaba) and Tencent, at a time when they are being hit by price hikes as high as 400%.

During a recent earnings conference call, eBay CEO Meg Whitman said, ” What I can tell you is that while I think we are behind a tad in China, we have been steadily improving our performance over the last 12 months.”

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