- What went wrong with daily deals?There is a way to fix the daily-deals business, but it may be too late for this generation of companies. By Rob Go, contributor Like many people, I’ve been watching the meteoric rise of Groupon as well as some of the negative press we’ve been seeing the last several weeks. I am not privy to […]
- Twitter’s new plan: Commerce?Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses the company's business model, the departure of its co-founders, and its future in advertising.
- eBay rulings relating to counterfeiting — English translationsSince a number of people have emailed me seeking English translations of the various international rulings relating to whether eBay (or other online auction houses, of course) can be held liable when visitors sell counterfeit goods on its site, I thought I’d collect and post all the translations I have in one location. They might […]
- eBay triumphs in Tiffany counterfeiting caseThough eBay got roughed up last month in courts of France — which found the online auction site responsible for counterfeit sales — it won big-time Monday in the court of the United States. In a 66-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan of Manhattan ruled against the venerable, New York-based jewelry company Tiffany and Co. , finding that eBay had taken reasonable […]
- eBay denied stay in LVMH caseThe French Court of Appeals today denied eBay’s petition to stay an injunction issued June 30 by a Parisian court that requires eBay to halt all sales of four LVMH perfumes over any site worldwide that is accessible from France, according to an eBay spokesperson. An eBay spokesman says the company “will comply as technically […]