News & Events

Poll: How often would you like to receive e-mail from eBay Main Street?
At eBay Main Street, we're always looking for ways to better serve our supporters. So, we recently conducted our first-ever member survey. 43% of you want more policy news, and 70% of you prefer to receive it via e-mail. Now we'd like to know how often you want to receive e-mail from us! Read what else we learned from your answers and how we're going to put your responses to use at Main Street.
- March 30, 2010

Twestival 2010 to Utilize PayPal Giving Widgets During Global Charity Event
PayPal is a proud sponsor of Twitter Festival (Twestival 2010 Global), the largest social media giving event of its kind. Last year, the inaugural Twestival raised more than $250,000 USD in just a few short weeks for charity: water, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
- March 19, 2010

eBay Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee for Advancing S.148
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the "Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act," S.148, by voice vote. Tod Cohen, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations at eBay Inc, made the following statement regarding the Committee's decision...
- March 18, 2010

FCC's broadband plan opens shining new opportunities for Americans
eBay CEO, John Donahoe, writes that "people the world over love the Internet - and no wonder. It creates opportunities, which in turn creates jobs and wealth...Despite our success, the high-speed Internet ecosystem in the United States is neither as robust nor as affordable as it needs to be. As a result, we're missing out on creating long-term economic growth opportunities in our own country."
- March 16, 2010

PayPal Merchants Participate in DC Fly-In
PayPal flew merchants this week from seven states to Capitol Hill to talk about their small businesses and how PayPal is helping them to successfully transact online. Merchants from Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Utah each met with their Senators and Representatives to discuss their businesses and the safety that PayPal offers to work online. Read more.
- March 11, 2010