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...

Many changes have taken place since our 8th anniversary: In August 2009, eBay opened its new App Store for Sellers, offering developers the ability to embed their business productivity applications in My eBay, where hundreds of thousands of eBay Sellers currently manage their online business. As of...

Many changes have taken place since our 8th anniversary: In August 2009, eBay opened its new App Store for sellers, offering developers the ability to embed their business productivity applications in My eBay, where hundreds of thousands of eBay sellers currently manage their online business. A...

While I was attending the PayPal X conference in SF last week, eBay enjoyed a fairly significant achievement over in Europe. Specifically, 14 EU data protection authorities approved eBay’s privacy standards and procedures. In a nutshell, as of last Thursday, Luxembourg’s National Data Protecti...

Jean-Jacques Sahel leads Skype’s Government Relations team in the EU. On Wednesday the European Parliament re-elected Jose Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission. Why is it relevant for Skype? Because Mr Barroso made some very important points in his plan of action (PDF) for th...

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 ...

Some of you may have seen stories circulating about a ‘trojan’ (a malicious piece of software) which can listen in to your Skype calls – and I’d like to set the record straight on two points. In order for this trojan to ‘listen in’, it has to be run on your compu...

At Skype, we think we do a pretty good job of helping connect people all over the world. It’s one thing to give ourselves a pat on the back - it’s another when someone else does it. That’s why we’re thrilled that Skype was included in the TIME.com’s list of the 50 Best ...

eBay is working hard to bring you buyers by offering purchase incentives to buyers in the form of eBay coupons, eBay Bucks and cash back rewards with other online partners. All at no cost to you! eBay sellers may be using a Certified Provider offering additional checkout features through their own ...

We are proud to announce that at this year’s Developer’s Conference, our very own Jake Becker of WatchCount.com has taken the 2009 Star Developer Award! We want to take a moment to get to know Jake better, and share his thoughts and success story with you. First, a few fun facts...