I’m excited that Josh Silverman has made it among the finalists for CEO of 2009 in the Crunchies awards. They’re hosted by GigaOm, TechCrunch and VentureBeat to recognise the best companies, products and people of the year. So if you like what Josh is doing and would like to show your su...

I’m excited that Josh Silverman has made it among the finalists for CEO of 2009 in the Crunchies awards. They’re hosted by GigaOm, TechCrunch and VentureBeat to recognise the best companies, products and people of the year. So if you like what Josh is doing and would like to show your su...

Jonathan Rosenberg is our Chief Technology Strategist. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of testifying to the FCC in the US about network neutrality. The FCC is exploring the issue of managed services – services that a facilities-based provider offers to consumers and carefully manages, so th...

It’s a new year. What will you build in 2010? We have had a very busy year working on the Selling Manager Applications program. We’ve grown to 34 available applications (with more getting ready to launch!) and enhanced the Selling Applications Directory to better market your applications! Meet...

It’s almost a new year. What will you build in 2010? ...

eBay indicated in a press release earlier today that the number of items bought via eBay mobile apps were triple last year’s holiday volume and that eBay buyers and sellers are generating more than half a billion dollars of transactions via mobile in 2009. Nearly 6 million people have eBay on ...

eBay indicated in a press release earlier today that the number of items bought via eBay mobile apps were triple last year’s holiday volume and that eBay buyers and sellers are generating more than half a billion dollars of transactions via mobile in 2009. Nearly 6 million people have eBay on ...

Russ Shaw is General Manager of our mobile business. As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d do two things - first, introduce myself to readers of our blog, and second, talk a little bit about our mobile strategy. Peter tells me there are quite a few of you (hundreds of thousands, in fact)...

People never cease to amaze me. At a time that sees everyone tightening their budgets and thinner in the wallet, eBay buyers and sellers raised a record $50 million for U.S. and U.K. non-profit organizations in 2009 – a 17% jump since last year. Users have contributed an amazing $162 million ...

Jaan Kronberg leads Skype’s PSTN team – the people who deal with the magic that lets you make calls to landlines and mobiles from Skype. In his spare time, however, he likes to drive very, very fast. Where it all started A couple of years ago I finally found the time (and money) to part...