Archive for September, 2009

Celebrities Auction Experiences on eBay to Benefit Oxfam

Friday, September 18th, 2009

International relief and development agency Oxfam America teams up with eBay once again to benefit Oxfam’s poverty relief and advocacy efforts around the world. The program consists of three consecutive charity auctions beginning on September 17, 2009, and features unique “experiences” with Oxfam Ambassadors including Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, and Chef Giada De Laurentiis. Each [...]

Dean Nelson to Lead eBay Global Data Center Strategy

Friday, September 11th, 2009

eBay today significantly strengthened the leadership of its data center operations, appointing veteran industry thought leader Dean Nelson as its senior director of global data center strategy, architecture and operations.
Nelson is the founder of Data Center Pulse, an exclusive group of more than 1,100 global datacenter owners, operators and users in 41 countries that influence [...]

PayPal continues to grow

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

PayPal has around 70 million active users (a rise of over 20% since 2007) and is available in many different languages and currencies. In 2008 it processed around $60 billion in transactions and generated around $2.4 billion in revenue. By 2011 PayPal aims to $4.5 billion in revenue, based on a growth strategy targeting an [...]