News tagged with marketplace
EA Scrabble lets iPhone play with Android
US videogame titan Electronic Arts (EA) on Monday released a version of word game Scrabble that people can play together whether they are using Apple devices, Android gadgets, or Facebook.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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A good story can trump a bad credit score in peer-to-peer lending
These days a bad credit score will get you turned away by a bank, but if you tell a good story about that score, you can improve your chances of getting a microloan from a peer-to-peer lender, according to new research from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 16, 2011 |
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Microsoft gives Windows Mobile a new look for fall
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving its operating system for "smart phones" a new look in time for the holiday shopping season.
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Wal-Mart to sell goods from other vendors on Web
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the world's largest retailer catch up ...
Aug 31, 2009 |
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EBay 2Q profit rises 26 pct on PayPal, marketplace
(AP) -- EBay Inc. reported healthy second-quarter earnings Wednesday as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website.
Jul 21, 2010 |
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WTO action filed on China's rare earth controls
The United States, European Union and Japan teamed up Tuesday to lay assault to China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, which are crucial in high-tech manufacturing.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Bill Gates unfussed by Steve Jobs' jab
Microsoft founder Bill Gates coolly parried some harsh criticism from late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in an interview with ABC television Sunday, saying their professional rivalry was positive.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Ten Thousand Cents a picture of cheap online labor
A penny can go a long way on the Internet.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Social isolation: Are lonely consumers actually loners or conformers?
Despite the proliferation of social networks, many Americans feel alone and isolated. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, lonely individuals behave differently in the marketplace than people with s ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2011 |
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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
(AP) -- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Microsoft in cellphone talks with Verizon
US software giant Microsoft is in talks with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen cellphone early next year in a bid to compete with Apple's iPhone, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 28, 2009 |
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EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellers
(AP) -- The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items.
May 12, 2009 |
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EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK
(AP) -- A British court on Friday ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the online auction giant.
May 22, 2009 |
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How do creative ads shake up the way we think?
Innovative ads can help creative consumers break away from their existing thought patterns, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. These creative stimuli can affect the way consumers process inform ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2011 |
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Pre-bubble hype for second dot-com bubble?
What's a dot-com worth? Investors got it badly wrong when they pushed Internet stocks to nose-bleed levels in 2000, only to lose billions when the companies mostly went bust.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Marketplace
A marketplace is the space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates. The term is also used in a trademark law context to denote the actual consumer environment, ie. the 'real world' in which products and services are provided and consumed.
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