Victoria’s 13 billion tonnes of unallocated brown coal are now listed as an eBay item, under the seller name “BrumbyGovt”. Bids are open for the next seven days. The starting price is $1,000,000, writes Greg Foyster.
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Win dinner with the Palins!
With Levi Johnson recently revealing her taste for something called a “Crunchwrap Supreme”, lovers of fine dining will no doubt be chomping at the bit to bid on eBay for a dinner with Sarah Palin. Bids are already up to US$37,700, so get in fast, foodies!
Skype and eBay break up
It seemed like such a promising marriage four years ago when eBay bought out VoIP telco Skype, but it has all ended in tears, with the online auction site announcing it will soon be offloading the company at a loss. So what went wrong for the formerly happy couple?
The most interesting person in American politics?
Meg Whitman is potentially a formidable Republican leader at the national level. At age 52 and a year after stepping down as CEO of eBay, she’s running for governor of California.
Genome sequencing now available on eBay
eBay really does sell everything, with one bidder paying $68,000 for personal genome sequencing.
The week in geek: Amazon fails the Twitter test
Amazon suffered PR carnage when they failed to adequately respond to the mysterious disappearance of gay and lesbian books from their sales lists. Why weren’t they following Twitter?
Media briefs: Stephen Conroy for sale on eBay
Channel Ten shareholder pain … Conroy up for sale on eBay … North Korea to try US journalists
eBay turns to the dark side
eBay addicts are mighty unhappy these days. The online marketplace they’ve grown to love and trust has had both its purpose and values tampered with, writes Laurel Papworth.
Briefly Business: iPod index, Pratt pleads sainthood, eBay
Pratt pleads sainthood …. Kill people, get money. Simple really … iPod index … eBay payments still a problem for customers
eBay Australia: Who? Us? Anti-competitive?
The public, competitiors, and the online auction industry have had their say on eBay’s plans to use PayPal exclusively. And - shock! - there are significant fears of eBay bullying, writes Stilgherrian.
eBay faces wrath, ACCC investigation over PayPal move
eBay Australia isn’t making friends by requiring its sellers to use eBay-owned PayPal to receive their money, writes Stilgherrian
Tips and rumours
John Howard was very close to appointing a female Governor-General after Bill Deane. The vetting and security checks had been complete, Buck Palace had been informed, but at the last minute the candidate pulled out for family reasons. Instead we ended up with Abp. Hollingworth.
Telstra’s Phil Burgess just gave a speech at the CommsDay Summit […]
eBay to customers: we’ll handle your money, it’s for your “protection”
As eBay sticks its hand in the pockets of sellers, questions need to be asked about how to regulate the global online auction giant, writes Stilgherrian.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Election ‘07 - the wrap … the speeches … vacuous puff and spin … Mayne and Higgins … Indonesian fishermen … cabbies …
Election Party Planner: What would Martha Stewart do?
For the Liberals, a picket fence-themed party is always a hit. Kevin ‘07 revellers need a decorative mood that’s triumphal and happy — but can be turned around at a moment’s notice.
Hey Facebookers, it’s what you signed up for…
Surprise, surprise. Social networking internet site Facebook has begun selling advertisements to all the people now addicted to it. The same people — Gen X and Y — advertisers find so difficult to reach. Cash cow, anyone?
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
A number of voters in Argentina are seeking to auction off their votes on the internet ahead of the presidential election later this month. This set us to thinking: why doesn’t Crikey ask voters in marginal seats to ”send us their votes”?
Tips and rumours
It had to happen. You must check this out - incredible evidence obtained by London police from international rugby league star Andrew Johns during his recent arrest has surfaced. Have a look by clicking here OR doing a search on eBay for item number 120157475744. Trading it in. In June 05, Trading Post had 691,000 unique visits […]
Fairfax’s digital diversification starts to pay off
Fairfax Media, the new $10 billion giant of the Australasia media world, has today delivered an impressive 16% lift in annual net profit to a record $263.5 million as its diversification into the digital world shows more signs of working, writes Stephen Mayne.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 20 August, 2007
The truth is, when it comes to booze and womanising, Kevin Rudd just doesn’t cut it. The Scores affair is amateur hour stuff.
Get out and vote, kinda, sort of, if you can be bothered
Despite a $12 million AEC advertising campaign to create awareness about the new voting enrolment process, GetUp/Roy Morgan polling published over the weekend found that 82% of people still don’t know about the changes. But is the Coalition overly worried about all those lost potential voters? Maybe not.
Morning Market Report
The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.
