Ebay Slashes 1000 Jobs, Acquires Three companies For USD 1.3 billion

Auction powerhouse Ebay has announced that it would send pink slips to around 10 percent of its global workforce - its biggest layoff drive - roughly around 1000 full time employees, as well as hundreds of temporary workers whose contracts won't be renewed

MON 06 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger Get Appointed As E-Commerce Specialist by EU Commissioner

European Union (EU) has invited the famous Rolling Stone Mick Jagger to join a consortium that would help EU citizens in finding easier ways for internet shopping

FRI 19 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Microsoft Buys Shopping Website Ciao To Get A footprint in Consumer Markets

Microsoft is striving hard to get hold of some breathing space in intensely growing search engine market, currently being ruled by Google Inc., and in the same attempt, the software giant has acquired the European shopping website Greenfield Online Inc., for USD 486 million

TUE 02 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Online and Mobile Phone Are Vital for Shopping Says BT Survey

A new research survey undertaken by British Telecom (BT) has revealed that Brits are increasingly using their mobile phones to survey goods and services

TUE 19 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

The Credit Crunch! – The flip side of the coin for Data Centres

Having looked at the positives of a credit crunch for data centres, it’s equally important to consider what other implications there are for the industry

MON 18 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Tivo And Amazon Strike Landmark Deal To Allow Remote Buying

The partnership between TiVo and Amazon allow people to buy items from Amazon with a click of their remote

WED 23 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

EU Seeks To Boost E-commerce Across Europe's Frontiers

The recent launch of the Nintendo Wii-Fit showed that sometimes, the best deals (and availability) for bargains, are to be found across the Channel which is why the European Commission will be redoubling its efforts to remove trade barriers which are preventing European e-commerce from prospering

MON 23 JUNE 2008 |Featured in: News

Microsoft To Offer Cashback To Live Search Engine Users

Microsoft wants to convert its MSN Live search engine into a giant affiliate scheme with the imminent launch of Live Search Cash Back (LSCB) in a bid to challenge Google's hegemony in the paid-for-search segment

WED 21 MAY 2008 |Featured in: News

Dixons plans radical turnaround plans in a bid to save business

Hundreds of jobs could be on the line as DSG, who own Currys.Digital and the PC World brands, has presented plans to boost its profitability by shuttering 77 under performing Currys.Digital stores

FRI 16 MAY 2008 |Featured in: News

Tech industry growing Europe-wide says EU Report

The European market for IT, telecommunications and digital consumer electronics (ICT) is expected to increase by three percent to 761 billion Euro in 2008.

MON 12 MAY 2008 |Featured in: News