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Alibaba's Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet visionary
AFP, Published on 07/05/2014
» After being knocked back by US venture capitalists in 1999, cash-strapped Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma persuaded friends to give him $60,000 to start an e-commerce firm called Alibaba.
You've got mail: Clinton-to-space laptop up for auction
AFP, Published on 25/03/2014
» A more than 15-year old laptop doesn't go for much on eBay -- unless it's the one Bill Clinton used to send the first ever US presidential email.
Japan's Rakuten defends e-mall charging model
AFP, Published on 21/10/2013
» The multi-millionaire boss of Japanese e-mall operator Rakuten on Monday defended the pay-model that levies charges on merchants, ignoring a move by arch-rival Yahoo Japan to eliminate fees.
Britain raises less than hoped in 4G auction
AFP, Published on 20/02/2013
» Britain raised far less than expected from the auction of its super-fast 4G airwaves auction, a watchdog said Wednesday, dealing a blow to finance minister George Osborne's deficit reduction plans.
eBay quarterly profit more than doubles
AFP, Published on 19/07/2012
» Online auction house eBay reported that its profit in the recently-ended quarter more than doubled due to strong showings by its Marketplaces and PayPal services.
PayPal reverses course on e-book sales ban
AFP, Published on 14/03/2012
» PayPal on Tuesday reversed a ban on the use of the online payments service for sales of electronic books portraying rape, incest and bestiality.
Chinese developers plan online auctions: report
AFP, Published on 01/12/2011
» Twenty Chinese property developers, faced with slumping sales and prices, plan to hold online auctions in an attempt to attract more home buyers to their showrooms, state media said Wednesday.
Facebook and eBay downplay Google threat
AFP, Published on 18/10/2011
» Silicon Valley star Sean Parker said Facebook would have to blunder in a big way for Google's social network to steal its crown.
Hackers access data on 35 mln S. Koreans: agency
AFP, Published on 28/07/2011
» Hackers using an Internet address registered in China have gained access to major South Korean websites and may have stolen the private information of 35 million users, authorities said Thursday.
Paypal to help set up e-commerce hub in China mega-city
AFP, Published on 30/12/2010
» US online payment service Paypal has agreed to help set up an international e-commerce hub in southwestern China as more foreign companies cash in on the country's fast-growing Internet sales market.