The following is the first ever post I made to eBay Ink on April 2, 2008: I thought I’d try and address two questions many of you have already expressed (or likely will) about this blog, its purpose and, well, me. 1. Why are we doing this? It’s pretty simple really — we need to become bet...

This morning, eBay hosted the unveiling of a new, state-of-the-art technology at its PayPal campus in San Jose. It’s called the Bloom Energy Server (or “Bloom Box”), and some are saying it will revolutionize the world. Developed by Bloom Energy Corporation, the Bloom Energy Server...

As I first reported here on Ink back in September, designer Narciso Rodriguez and eBay are introducing the Narciso Rodriguez for eBay Collection, available for purchase starting February 15 at 9:00AM PST (to make sure people are aware of the launch date… there’s even a countdown clock ri...

For those of you who don’t know, my previous “job” (I put the term in quotes because neither feel like your typical job) was acting as a kind of A&R agent for independent producers on a network called Mevio (then called PodShow). As a result, I still find myself following the...

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)...

Okay, it’s not exactly Las Vegas but it certainly does have it’s own “What happens here…” moniker in some respects. Having only visited a handful of times, Washington D.C. still feels like a world unto its own and, thanks to the eBay Government Relations team, you have ...

There’s a pretty interesting report out this week from FFP Global, entitled 10 eCommerce Trends for 2010. The report says that online shopping is moving from a transaction mentality to one that also embodies discovery, entertainment and social bonding experiences. Something that I’ve wit...

At Skype, we’ve been tweeting for a while, but I thought it was worth doing a quick roundup of our various accounts. Some of them you may already be following, and some you may not – I’d also like to introduce Josh’s brand new account, where you’ll be able to keep up wi...

All, eBay is a platinum sponsor of the 2009 NFIB Virtual Summit for Small Businesses taking place next Tuesday, September 15th from 10am – 6pm ET. You can register and attend for free using promo code eby359. Below is a video preview of this year’s event. The Agenda and the networking ...

All, The following video ran on Fox Business News this morning regarding the launch of eBay’s Selling Application Directory. It features Kristina Klausen, senior director of the Seller Platform Efficiency Team at eBay, and Terapeak CEO Fred Speckeen. Cheers, RBH Watch the latest business vide...