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eBay is reportedly in talks to acquire StumbleUpon, a start-up that lets web users discover sites that may match their interests. The price? $75 million? Meanwhile, Yahoo Inc. told its users that its North American web auction site will …
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Yahoo said today that it’s closing up shop on its little used online auction site after being pummeled by eBay. How bad was the beating? In March, eBay brought in 60 million visitors. Yahoo’s site, on the other hand, couldn’t even bring …
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If the acquisition does go through, it will be the next step in eBay’s efforts to diversify its business away from its online auction site, whose growth is slowing. In February, eBay bought StubHub, which is a marketplace of event …
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