Former Presidential candidate and Massachusetts senator John Kerry weighed in on the upcoming 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction, asking the Federal Communications Commission not to close off bidding to incumbent telecommunication and cable companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast.
Google Gives FCC Advice On Spectrum Auction
Looks like Google’s out to save the world again; the search engine company, which claims it won’t bid in an upcoming radio spectrum auction, is nonetheless proposing a new way for the FCC to conduct the affair. According to Google, its method would increase competition among telecom companies (and thus benefit consumers).
eBay Needs To Extend Auction Endings
I’ve ranted a few times in the past about auction sniping, the practice of bidders using software to hop in at the last second and snag an item at a price below what other bidders may be willing to pay in open bidding.
Kim Family Holds Benefit Auction On eBay
The family of James Kim, the CNet editor who passed away in November in an effort to save his stranded family, has set up an online auction to raise money for the James Kim Memorial Fund, established to support his bereft family.
Whats Ahead For Auction Media?
The advertising industry is being rocked by seismic changes. Internet-based advertising has become the fastest-growing advertising sector, growing by 18.9 percent in the first half of 2006, according to TNS Media Intelligence.
The Auction Media FAQ
Google’s plan to adapt its auction-based advertising system to non-search and offline media, plus the gathering momentum of eBay’s E-Media Exchange, have caused the term “Auction Media” to begin appearing more frequently in industry news coverage.
eBay Vendors Call For Google Auction Site
At first, the cause sounds like it might be a write-off; just one angry person’s crusade against eBay.
Advertising Auction System Unwelcomed
For a while, it looked as if eBay was going to bring commercials to your television. A number of companies were willing to try out “an auction-based system for buying airtime.” There’s only problem: no network has stepped forward to participate in the experiment.
Time Warner Cable Thinking TV Ad Auction
Once Time Warner spins off its Cable division, the cable company may offer advertising spots placed within on-demand programming through an auction process.
Saddam Husseins Uniform Up For Auction
You just never know what’s going to fetch a high price on the Internet. Online auction house Manion has come up with one of Saddam Hussein’s daily dress uniforms. The uniform is being displayed with photos, a description and current bids.