Should a shopping-cart patent acquired from Open Market in 2003 hold true today, or is it merely part of a desperate attempt to extract money from everyone who shops online? A previous court victory by Soverain Software over Victoria’s Secret Read more
The White House is urging small online sellers and other businesses to bolster the security of their payments systems, part of a broader push the administration is making to improve the cybersecurity posture of the private sector. On Friday, President Read more
Amazon’s UK site experienced an outage beginning at about 6 pm GMT, according to TechWeekEurope. Amazon UK spokesperson Ruth Attridge told EcommerceBytes, “Amazon.co.uk was down for approximately 2 hours yesterday. The site is back up. Amazon’s systems are very complex and Read more
Nearly 6 years after hiring a retail insider to help it prevent the sale of stolen goods on its site, eBay is praising its own efforts. “From Adversary to Trusted Partner” describes how eBay worked with retailers, credit card companies, Read more
eBay is running at least two new promotions to encourage sellers to upgrade their eBay Store subscriptions. In one promotion, sellers who upgrade by February 23, 2015, will receive 25% off their monthly subscription fees for three months. In the Read more
