Pulse2 (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar is starting up a new venture in Honolulu, Hawaii. The venture will focus on issues taking place in Hawaii. Omidyar is partnering with eBay VP Randy Ching on the new project. “We’re starting something up in our own backyard,” stated Omidyar on his blog. “We are creating a Honolulu-based [...]
Voices (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is launching a for-profit news startup in Hawaii, where he and his family live.
E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, announced in a blog post that he plans on starting a local news service for Hawaii.The service aims to cover public affairs and civic matters across the Hawaiian Islands and will launch in early 2010....
The Pacific Business News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Pierre Omidyar says he is creating a Honolulu-based online news service, expected to launch in early 2010.
ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, announced this morning that he's closing down his Twitter client Ginx early next year and instead focusing on an online local news project. We reviewed a "private pre-alpha" version of Ginx in February and called it a dud . Ginx had some nice ideas but wasn't terribly innovative and it's finest points have now been reproduced in Twitter's own...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Rural Development Institute said today it received the largest grant in its history -- $9 million over three years -- from the Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam.
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Omidyar Network, the philanthropic fund created by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, just invested $2.4 million in Global Integrity, a non-profit firm that researches corruption and transparency in developing countries. Global Integrity has academics, journalists and local contacts on the ground in about 100 countries feeding information on the government and business climate for...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Omidyar Network , the philanthropic fund created by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, just invested $2.4 million in Global Integrity, a non-profit firm that researches corruption and transparency in developing countries. Global Integrity has academics, journalists and local contacts on the ground in about 100 countries feeding information on the government and business climate for...
AFP Blog: Recent News of Note (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and wife donate $50 million to Hawaii projects, foundation: "eBay founder and wife donate $50 millionHONOLULU — Pierre Omidyar (oh-MEED’-yar), eBay’s founder and chairman, and his wife, Pam, have donated $50 million to the Hawaii Community Foundation."
The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
EBay founder Pierre Omidyar has given the Hawaii Community Foundation a $50 million gift, believed to be the largest single gift from a living donor in the state’s history.
bizjournals (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
EBay founder Pierre Omidyar has given the Hawaii Community Foundation a $50 million gift, believed to be the largest single gift from a living donor in the state’s history.
The Pacific Business News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
EBay founder Pierre Omidyar has given the Hawaii Community Foundation a $50 million gift, believed to be the largest single gift from a living donor in the state’s history.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The charitable services and grant-making organization said Tuesday that a portion of the six-year commitment will be used to launch several community initiatives.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... focus their efforts in. Here are a bit about the three philanthropists topping this year's list: Pierre & Pam Omidyar, Omidyar Network EBay founder Pierre Omidyar says the best piece of philanthropic advice he ever received was this: Don't set up a foundation. The Omidyar Network operates more like a venture-capital outfit, investing in businesses and...
The Sacramento Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Howard Weaver, former vice president for news at The McClatchy Co., has been acting as an adviser for an online news startup by eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar. (MNI)
