Bill Me Later, a registered trademark of I4 Commerce Inc. gets sold off to eBay (Nasdaq EBAY) In an effort to Avoid Sue Me Later. By now, you’ve all probably heard that Bill Me Later was purchased today by eBay (www.ebay.com) for roughly $820 Million in cash, and over $100 Million in options. When I first [...]

Rumor has it that Google Payments may be discontinued. With all their success, as with so many others, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) assumed that by throwing enough money at something, that it will be successful but those close to the project may see a different story. The amount of money that has gone into the project has [...]

The challenge with credit card fraud is that as it is typically an interstate fraud, meaning happening from one state to the next, the cost and time to prosecute is typically beyond the crime itself as it would cost more to extradite a person even across country for a crime typically no more than a [...]

Although I am not feeling the financial stress of the housing market collapse like some people are, I can totally understand how people feel. The monthly budget you worked so hard to achieve now no longer fits into your monthly revenue stream. So, what’s the plan? Well, from seeing all the 2am infomercials in between my [...]

Over the years, I’ve been through many, many computers. Certainly, because I have been such an avid internet user, I have come to realize that the bulk of the reasons why I eventually get a new computer is thanks to good old hard drive crashes. I can only imagine how many times I could’ve saved [...]

So, the latest and greatest technological breakthrough is creating your own Wiki website. Something that you can call your own, something you can easily share with your friends, and something that is easy to use and put together. Oh, and did I forget to mention, it’s free. That’s right, you can get your own free website, [...]

What happens when you introduce one of the most widely targeted brand names, i.e. Paypal, with yet another highly targeted brand name, i.e. Visa? Can anyone say Chernobyl? Seems in an effort to combat fraud, Paypal is in the early stages of considering the use of Verified by Visa and MasterCard (NYSE MA) Secure Code to [...]

Frankly, one of the major issues surrounding eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) not including its lacking merchant interest is fraud. While just a rumor, some people suggest that eBay may want to take the plunge and purchase Cybersource (NASDAQ CYBS). As Cybersource would not only give eBay access to the largest risk management service online, it would [...]

It seems that fraud at Adwords has reached such epidemic proportions that Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has resorted to random calls to verify order activity. While Google would typically take the stance that a small amount of fraud is warranted when you consider the number of Google Adwords advertisers, it appears that this is no longer [...]

Ancient Egypt. That’s how far back backgammon goes. I know, totally off topic, but I must say that backgammon games has almost as much skill as chess. Okay, fine, maybe more like Checkers, but still, it’s a lot of fun. A lot of my friends have been into this game, and they call it “Sheisbeits”, [...]