Web 3.0 = (4C+P+VS) = YahooBAY

On September 8th, 2005, I wrote a piece called YahooBay, not SkypeBay, as eBAY prepared to buy Skype. Since then, eBAY has stabilized, their core auction business is doing better, although Skype still remains a relatively unmonetized asset. I hope this changes relatively soon, since I am a shareholder, but I still maintain, it is

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Yahoo, eBAY, Microsoft, AOL

Once again, the media is calling for big acquisitions. This time, Merrill Lynch Analyst Justin Post says that Microsoft should acquire Yahoo. On the other hand, there is also speculation about Yahoo buying AOL from Time Warner. John Battelle doesn’t like this option. I said, a year back, that Yahoo and eBAY should merge. Since

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Meg Whitman?

WSJ article on Meg Whitman. Draw your own conclusions …

eBAY Jitters

eBAY is increasingly showing signs of weakness.

More on YahooBAY

Yahoo and eBAY move closer. Some suggestions.

eBAY Entrepreneurs

eBAY Millionaires and corresponding business opportunities.

JP Morgan Says YahooBAY

If YahooBAY happens, who will be the CEO?

P.S. YahooBay

Few months back I wrote YahooBay. In the last month, eBAY shares have dropped a great deal. The core auctions business is slowing, and under threat from Google. So far, Paypal continues to grow by 30%+, but if Google launches a payment platform, that business will also go through jitters. The stock will definitely tank

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