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SFist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Meg Whitman, Former eBay Chief Executive and current Republican contender for governor is expected to testify in Delaware today about the original deal between Craigslist and eBay, both bay area based organizations. If you recall, EBay sued Craigslist in April 2008, claiming that its 28% stake in Craigslist was illegally diluted to 24% -- this kept eBay from electing a board member. Craigslist then...
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's always a discussion when to bring in the star power at trial -- do you start with a bang or go out with one? eBay chose the former and has tapped Meg Whitman, its former CEO and current California gubernatorial candidate, to testify first in its trial against Craigslist. The trial is scheduled to being today. Read the rest of this story » See Also: eBay's Billionaire Founder Launching Local-News...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
There's a proprietary online commerce aspect to this story; mammoth Ebay suing ubiquitous Craigslist. We look at it and all we see is the California gubernatorial race. Lefty Craig Newmark vs. righty Meg Whitman . Didn't Meg Whitman testify for the competency of Sarah Palin on the presidential campaign trail in 2008? Where's our popcorn...this should be good. Smart Money reports : San Jose, Calif.-based...
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Time (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Former eBay boss Meg Whitman is a socially moderate Republican with celebrity status, high name recognition and money to burn. But does California want Governator II?
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
GEORGETOWN, Del. - The former chief executive of eBay , Meg Whitman, said yesterday she was unaware of any attempt by the Web marketplace to misuse confidential data from Craigslist to help eBay develop a competing online classifieds business.
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The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Google rolls out some new tools ... RIM unveils a Blackberry deal in China ... Meg Whitman testifies about Craigslist ... and Sesame Workshop will launch children's e-books. Jim Chesko has those stories and more.
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Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
What tangled Webs… Former Ebay chief executive Meg Whitman revealed on Monday that she had hoped to buy classified ads site Craigslist in 2004, when Ebay took a minority stake in the privately held company. “We were very interested in making an acquisition of Craigslist,” said Ms Whitman. “We would have loved to buy the whole thing.” Ms Whitman’s remarks came on...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Executives at eBay had wanted to acquire rival Craigslist outright when they bought a share in the site in 2004, former eBay boss Meg Whitman told a court on Monday. The 53-year-old - who is now running for political office in California - said that eBay paid $32m for a minority stake in the pioneering classified advertising service, but initially wanted to take over the whole company. "We were...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Ebay chief executive Meg Whitman revealed on Monday that she had hoped to buy classified ads site Craigslist in 2004, when Ebay took a minority stake in the privately held company
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DealBook (Free subscription) | yesterday
The former chief executive of eBay, Meg Whitman, took the witness stand on Monday to make the case that Craigslist, the free online classifieds provider, had unfairly denied the e-commerce company a seat on its board.
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The Guardian Technology blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
• Remember the Green Cross Code? Well, of course you do: it taught millions of children about road safety. The 21st century equivalent, it turns out, might just be "Zip It, Block It, Flag It" , the slogan that youngsters will be taught as a method of keeping themselves safe online under new plans being unveiled by Gordon Brown . • Google 's mission to to all the world's knowledge...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Efinditnow (Free subscription) | yesterday
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman takes the witness stand to make the case that Craigslist unfairly denied the Internet giant a seat on its board. By Tom Hals
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Legal Pad (Free subscription) | yesterday
Billing rates increased in 2009, but barely. [The NLJ] Mayer Brown asks a handful of would-be first year associates to "voluntarily" defer to October 2010. [ATL] California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is set to testify in the EBay/Craigslist matter. [WSJ,...
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AterSlash (Free subscription) | yesterday
davekleiman writes with news that former eBay chief exec Meg Whitman took the stand today to kick off the battle that has been brewing between Craigslist and eBay. The waters are further clouded by Whitman’s upcoming bid for governor of California.
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mrinternet | 09/05/2008
The carefully GOP manipulated TV coverage of the RNC Wednesday night was an interesting sociological snapshot of the base of supporters physically present. You would have thought that some of the nationally known speakers - Meg Whitman, founder of that small little company E-Bay and Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard were giving a speech to themselves inside a closet when talking
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