eBay To Move To PayPal Only In Australia

After negative publicity about an eBay plan to require users in Australia to use PayPal-only, its online payment system, rumors about a similar policy in the U.S. were met with a forceful denial from the company."In the U.S., we are not mulling, planning, or otherwise seriously considering a move to PayPal-only," wrote spokesman Usher Lieberman on the company's eBay Ink blog. "There are U.S. market-specific…

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Report: Blinkx Achieves 1,000 Percent YOY Growth

Blinkx might not be up for sale; an official source denied acquisition rumors that started last week.  But corporate statements don't necessarily mean much, and new Hitwise stats portray Blinkx as a tempting target.

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Yahoo Looks At Geographical Relationships

Yahoo's taking its geo services to the next level, and along the way, the company's offering everyone a preview.  The Yahoo Internet Location Platform essentially figures out the relationships between different cities, states, and countries.

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Actors And Studios In Dispute Over Online Clips

Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the major studios stalled last week after the two parties could not reach an agreement on how actors should be compensated for online clips.Studios want to distribute clips of old TV shows and movies without actors' permission and pay them a flat fee instead of paying each actor individually. The actors union is against the measure.

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