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EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc.'s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business - PayPal - which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years.





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PayPal outage frustrates merchants, consumers

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- PayPal suffered periodic breakdowns that crimped Internet sales for more than four hours Monday.


Online shoppers leaving purchases behind

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

People shopping online are likely to bail out on planned purchases before making the final click to submit their orders, often because they are surprised by high shipping costs and other fees, according to a new survey out ...


Exporting ponchos to a land 'where the devil lost his poncho'

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University of Leicester researcher reveals history of British textiles trade in South America We may think of ponchos as quintessentially South American, but new research by a University of Leicester historian reveals that ...


Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping -- with words

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- You're probably used to typing your name, address and credit card number when you buy things online. Amazon.com is guessing you don't enjoy it, though, and wants to simplify the process by letting you purchase items ...


A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay (AP)

A growing PayPal could soon overshadow parent eBay

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay's biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments ...


New eBay program aims to reward good sellers

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created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc. wants to attract more buyers to its online marketplace. So it's trying a new way of rewarding good sellers.


Recession forces new focus in e-commerce marketing

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or just work to retain customers, according to ...


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Google willing to share digital books with rivals

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S. authors and publishers wins court approval.


Holiday shopping off to mildly encouraging start (AP)

Holiday shopping off to mildly encouraging start

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- After shoppers gave retailers a somewhat encouraging start to the holiday shopping season, stores now turn their attention to the online promotions known as Cyber Monday and bringing back customers ...


Retailers use social media to advertise deals

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- You may want to check Facebook and Twitter before heading to the mall the day after Thanksgiving.



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