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I was watching a TV Special on CNBC last night entitled "The Business of Innovation" and sub-titled "From Boardroom Theory to Business Reality" and I kept waiting for the segment where John Donahoe of eBay came onto the stage and discussed the ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
Seeking Alpha,
11 Jun 2008
In this high stakes game of "Texas Hold-em" Microsoft (MSFT) still has the
upper hand and I believe they should take advantage of that position.
I wrote about this in February and Microsoft finally agreed with me, when Steve Ballmer
"laid down the ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
11 Apr 2008
I've looked at eBay (EBAY) ProStores over the years, all 9 versions of it
and it just seems eBay doesn't get it. ProStores should be the natural
migration path for eBay Sellers; in fact Pro Stores should replace the
eBay Stores/Shops platform ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
25 Mar 2008
Over
the past year, services such as Amazon Prime have helped to shift
consumer behavior, fuel cross-category shopping and consolidate wallet
share into the hands of Amazon.com. This strategy has helped to accelerate user growth, purchase ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
24 Mar 2008
I'm a divorced dad, so I have some personal experience with what
happens to a marriage that is failing. In my case, I tried to make the
marriage work until we had a “Come to Jesus” moment when she said she
didn't want to. I wasn't going to stay in a ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
9 Mar 2008
I am not an M&A expert, so I can't make the case for a merger
between eBay (EBAY)and Yahoo (YHOO), that will be a better deal for Yahoo
shareholders than the offer from Microsoft (MSFT), but, in my opinion, a merger between eBay
and Yahoo would be much ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
6 Mar 2008
I've
been following eBay since 1999 and I've seen and heard it all. Still
eBay continues to be the 800 lb. gorilla of e-commerce. So it didn't
surprise me when eBay sellers were once again on the warpath. Granted,
this time the unrest seems less about ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
7 Feb 2008
I just checked my email and came across a notice from ECMTA (E-Commerce Merchants Trade Association) about their upcoming Seller Conference in New Orleans. Heres what it had to say:
Word is spreading fast and registrations are pouring in for the ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
5 Feb 2008
With fears of recession in the wind and announcements of job cuts
coming down the pike, I would look for growth in small business in
2008. As the corporate world becomes less secure, many will strike out
on their own in the hopes of controlling their ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
25 Jan 2008
Since eBay (EBAY) still hasn't made their "Bbig" announcement, I'm just sitting around the office thinking up stuff.
I'm looking at eBay's share price hitting a new 52 week low Tuesday and wondering why a company like KKR, or one of the other biggies, ...
From RANDY SMYTHE,
ETF Investor,
17 Jan 2008
