Pictured: StubHub Director of Software Development Mehdi Ghazizadeh, Boston Mayer Thomas Menino, MA Secretary of Housing & Economic Development Greg Bialecki, PayPal Media Networks General Manager Walt Doyle, PayPal Media Networks Director of Product & Strategy David Chang
Most US state governments are tasked with the sale of unclaimed or surplus property – items like unneeded furniture or the contents of an abandoned safe deposit box. For years state governments have struggled with a mandate to make the sale of these items as open to the public as possible, as well as sell these items for current market value. They might put items on display in a state office and advertise an upcoming live auction, but too often those events resulted in a non-competitive bidding environment where the majority of the goods went to a small number of peo
On Tuesday, March 5th, eBay Inc.’s very own Vice President of Government Relations & Associate General Counsel, Tod Cohen, will be participating in a panel on Capitol Hill to discuss The Internet on Main Street: Success Stories in Unexpected Places. Tod will share eBay Inc.’s vision of enabling all retailers, of every size, with the tools and technology they need to be successful in today’s retail environment. In addition, Tod will share some seller success stories from over the years, including how they have leveraged the
Stephen Colbert discusses the Supreme Court case of Supap Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, a textbook copyright suit about textbooks.
On February 21, PayPal was officially nominated as one of the “Most Innovative Companies” for the 2013 Innovation Project awards. The Innovation Project began as a way to acknowledge the tireless work of the various companies that are making the payments industry better for consumers and more innovative on annual basis. By amassing some of the greatest minds in the payments world they attempt to “change the way that the payments and its broader commerce ecosystem thinks, talks, delivers and ignites innovation”. The organization recognizes startups,
On Monday the prestigious Brookings Institute, a nonprofit public policy organization, held an event entitled “How Do Government Restrictions Harm International Online Trade and Commerce?”. The event brought together leaders from the public and private sectors to talk about international trade and the Internet. Small businesses selling on eBay were featured as an exciting example of the benefits that the Internet