I’ll update this post with any new information and links as they become available. On Tuesday, Jan. 12 shortly before 5 p.m., a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. According to The Red Cross, about 3 million people were affected by the quake — one-third of ...

Back again by popular demand, one of our Social Media gurus and eBay guest bloggers Julie Haddon from the eBay Holiday Marketing team, is here to give us a sneak preview about what’s in store for the eBay Mobile Boutique visitors as she and the team gear up for San Francisco tomorrow: Our first...

First of all, my personal apologies that I’m only just getting something up now. Inexcusable and I assure you it won’t happen again. This official statement was made by eBay Inc. this evening: SAN JOSE — Saturday, Nov 21, 7 p.m. PST — eBay expects full search functionality to...

eBay Inc. announced today that is has successfully completed the previously announced sale of Skype. The deal values the business at $2.75 billion. The buyer is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Andreessen Horowitz, and Joltid Limited. eBay ...

According to the Climate Counts Blog, the biggest jump in their third annual Corporate Climate Scores was by eBay. With a jump of 48 points to 53 (yes, I realize that this means eBay was pretty low this time last year), eBay stands out among a list of 90 well-known consumer companies. For the secon...

eBay Motors announced a pretty cool “first” earlier today. The leading online automotive marketplace now offers free vehicle history reports through an exclusive agreement with Experian’s AutoCheck. It’s a good deal for eBay Motors users and not just because it’s free. C...

Kijiji.com, eBay’s free, local, family-friendly classifieds site, today announced a partnership with Petfinder.com, an online, searchable database of adoptable animals who need permanent homes. The partnership means that users will now be able to browse more than 200,000 Petfinder adoptable pets ...

First of all, thanks very much for the kind words while I was away. It was a personally rewarding trip and one that needed to be made. I’m back at the office today for the first time in over a week, so I’m easing back into things here on Ink with an eBay Giving Works related post. Octobe...

I wanted to send huge birthday wishes out to our ebay.com.au friends “down under” as they celebrate turning 10 years old! Over the past decade, 173 million items have been sold on eBay.com.au which makes for an item sold every 1.8 seconds. Some other fun facts: – In 1999 there w...

I realize I’m swiping this straight from the eBay Announcement Board but I thought it was pretty cool, so wanted to share. Cheers! RBH eBay Giving Works is slashing the minimum donation to $1 per listing. For as little as $1 (or the donation percentage you select, whichever is greater) you ca...