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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2008, Situation Publishing Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:26:03 +0200 Seller fury prompts backdowneBay Australia has given up on its attempt to force virtually all payments through its subsidiary PayPal.… Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:18:59 +0200 Aussies unconvinced by PayPal-only policyeBay Australia's attempt to force all sellers to use PayPal is failing to win over users and still faces a competition investigation.… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:37:49 +0200 PCI DSS off the agendaNine in ten (88 per cent) European firms have failed to achieve compliance with a credit card industry standard for processing ecommerce transactions.… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:45:21 +0200 One bid to rule them alleBay is calling on the European Union to change trading laws which it describes as being "digital protectionism".… Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:02:33 +0200 Plans to dish up SL series to pump up salesLenovo yesterday revealed plans to launch a new Thinkpad laptop line that will come loaded with features and support services pitched towards the small and medium-sized biz market.… Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:56:22 +0200 Master of its domain. And many othersAfter spending the last six months front-running internet domains, Network Solutions has announced that ICANN should prevent people from front-running internet domains.… Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:53:29 +0200 Will Microsoft pay the difference?In an attempt to game Microsoft's new Live Search Cashback program, an eBayer has put a $714 price tag on $630 in cash.… Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:47:31 +0200 Blighty giggles, says 'I've always been hopeless at sums'Remorseless Teutonic engineering firms, already desperate for engineering talent and seeing worse times ahead, have now moved their recruitment efforts into the kindergarten. Companies such as Bosch and Siemens believe that the post-industrial rot has now gone so deep that children must be put on the hard and righteous path at the pre-school stage.… Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:07 +0200 Tech sector to the rescue?UK economic growth will soon slow to its lowest level since 1992, while a drop in consumer confidence combined with a hike in costs could signal a near 20 per cent rise in businesses going bust, two new reports have warned.… Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:02:03 +0200 Glitch or breach?Vulture Central is keeping its eyes peeled for some sort of PayPal glitch or security breach, following reader reports their accounts were debited overnight to pay for Skype services they never ordered.… Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:20:51 +0200 Leave my heap of cash aloneOutraged contractors have slammed Labour’s policies on freelance work in the UK and claimed that the government’s stance threatens their livelihoods.… Fri, 30 May 2008 21:45:48 +0200 Should have used Google DocseBay Australia's decision to force customers from next month to use its own payment service, PayPal, has infuriated a good number of individuals and organizations steamed.… Thu, 29 May 2008 21:14:50 +0200 The French ConnectionPolice in Dijon, France have detained 22 youths suspected of being members of a domestic network of hackers.… Wed, 28 May 2008 01:02:46 +0200 Likely to appeal false advertising rulingA New York state judge says Dell and its finance wing are guilty of making false promises to stir up more sales.… Tue, 27 May 2008 23:05:11 +0200 Software update gone badPayPal customers are up in arms as a series of fresh glitches cost them time and money. Once again, eBay's inability to accurately say when the problem might be fixed is adding insult to injury.… Fri, 23 May 2008 06:49:08 +0200 Judge ignores AutodeskThe world's greatest CAD dowser has successfully defended your right to sell second-hand software.… Wed, 21 May 2008 11:06:35 +0200 Employers' groups and small biz world up in armsAn agreement inked by government, employers and unions yesterday means temporary British workers will be given the same employment rights as permanent staff after 12 weeks in the job.… Tue, 20 May 2008 21:51:20 +0200 Amateur security sleuth spurnedUpdated This story was updated to reflect that the vulnerability has yet to be fixed and that RBS responded to an amateur security researcher's email. A previous version erroneously reported the security hole had been closed and that the bank never sent a reply.… Sat, 17 May 2008 20:35:00 +0200 'Bring me the head of the IPN admins!'A glitch in PayPal's payment verification system is wreaking havoc on some ecommerce sites that depend on the service. For more than 48 hours, the bug in PayPal's instant payment notification has made it impossible for them to process orders, owners of these businesses complain.… Sat, 10 May 2008 09:02:03 +0200 A grand day out for the minnowsUpdated Ebbsfleet United, the English semi-professional team owned by fans who bought their shares on the Net, is off to Wembley today for the FA Trophy Final.… Mon, 05 May 2008 14:02:03 +0200 No Orion, Orion NoA US court has ordered a company to use 'negative keywords' to avoid being associated with another firm's trade mark. The innovative order was one of a series of measures ordered by the judge.… Fri, 02 May 2008 17:28:22 +0200 I'm feeling bored today - wanna buy some software?Intel and IBM are trying to drum up more trade in the small and mid-sized (SMB) market by separately launching online offerings that they hope will lure the little people.… Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:09:15 +0200 What does a blank box mean?Google has been hit with a class action suit in California over its AdSense system.… Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:21:28 +0200 A++ sentence! Would use judge again!A UK eBay scammer has been jailed for flogging £46,000 of counterfeit software on the world's favourite online tat bazaar.… Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:52:34 +0200 'A radical departure'The New York legislature has approved an ingenious new law that would force Amazon and other big-name online retailers to collect sales tax on all goods shipped to the Empire State.… Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:54:14 +0200 It's that or pay in person, mateeBay is forcing all its Australian users to use its Paypal service from the middle of this year sparking outrage over the percentrage of their sales that will now flow back to the auctions giant.… Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:29:23 +0200 On-demand Battle of the BulgeAmazon has told print-on-demand book publishers that they better start using the retailer's print-on-demand service if they want their books sold on its website.… Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:14:51 +0200 Bankers slash IT spendThe much-embarrassed finance sector will keep a tight rein on IT spending this year as it prepares to jettison as many as 10,000 workers, according to the latest research from the CBI.… Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:10:24 +0100 Freetards rejoiceAfter complaints from freetards everywhere, Adobe has agreed to revise the photo pimping clause that accompanies its new freetard-friendly Photoshop Express service.… Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:08:31 +0100 EC2 adds more elasticity and zonalityAmazon's utility computing-style EC2 service just got more muscular. Thanks to a pair of new options, customers can take steps to ensure their applications keep running when system failures or network disruptions occur.… Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:34:33 +0100 Don't call it immunity, thoughChalk up another win for websites hosting user-generated content, but be sure to add an asterisk.… Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:06:47 +0100 SMB samplerDell today is selling two new single-socket servers with speedy quad-core chips and copious memory capacity for small businesses.… Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:44:38 +0100 'Please ignore the cash machine behind the curtain'Special Feature Why did millions of money-making post-holiday clicks suddenly disappear from the world's largest search engine? It depends on who you ask. Some people blame a soft economy, insisting that Google is well on its way to piddling quarterly revenues. But Google disagrees. CEO Eric Schmidt and company claim that they planned the whole thing - that this dip in paid clicks indicates that both Google and its advertisers are richer than ever.… Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:58:14 +0100 Cunning Aussie fix for online paymentsOnline shoppers in the UK will be able to pay direct from their online bank account rather than via a credit or debit card, thanks to a new service.… Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:25:35 +0100 ValueClick pays FTC $2.9m over misleading adseBay is dropping ValueClick's Commission Junction as the manager of the affiliate programs for eBay's auctions and Half.com sites. Monday's announcement came as the Federal Trade Commission announced ValueClick would pay a record $2.9m to settle charges it engaged deceptive advertising and failed to secure sensitive customer data.… Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:03:10 +0100 Chancellor takes 'credible first step'Business leaders have broadly welcomed Alistair Darling’s first Budget, but said the government still has a way to go to rebuild trust after last year's CGT debacle.… Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:29:09 +0100 OFT slams non-compliance with regsNearly a third of retail websites surveyed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are breaking laws designed to protect shoppers.… Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:26:59 +0100 Big ideas for small.bizGoogle is beta testing Ad Manager - the software aimed at making running ads on websites easier for smaller businesses.… Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:07:53 +0100 Helps the medicine go downBudget 2008 The UK government will temporarily increase Small Firms Loans Guarantee funds by 20 per cent in the next year to help small businesses (SMBs) that are feeling the pinch from tightening credit conditions.… Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:48:26 +0100 Another outage, another apologyWeb hosting outfit 1&1 suffered another outage yesterday, but told us this time it only affected ten per cent of customers.… Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:05:22 +0100 Pre-Budget lobbying all roundThe CBI today launched a scathing attack on the government’s corporation tax plans, claiming the economy will suffer if Chancellor Alistair Darling doesn’t radically overhaul the current system.… Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:07:37 +0100 Can I forget about my overdraft then?Online banking customers logging onto the HSBC website last week were confronted by potentially confusing warnings about a security certificate.… Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:33:29 +0100 Countersues over trademark claimA US online publisher is fighting to keep its product review forums alive in the face of a trademark lawsuit that seeks to ban the use of one company's product name.… Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:25:28 +0100 Businessman's lawsuit 'totally without merit'Yahoo! did not infringe a businessman's rights by displaying adverts for other companies when users entered his trade marks as search terms. The High Court dismissed a lawsuit against the web giant as being "totally without merit."… Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:23:03 +0100 Competition and taxation still top of their listSmall businesses in the UK have an optimistic view of the future, according to the Annual Small Business Survey, with 65 per cent looking to grow their business over the next 12 months, and less than 30 per cent expecting to shut up shop, or sell out, over the same period.… Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:59:21 +0100 Live Workspaces public beta is go!Microsoft has opened its beta of a suite of new online Office features to all comers.… Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:02:02 +0100 Despite attempts to stop the practiceThe founder of a company set up to re-sell Microsoft software licences claims he will still be able to do so, despite changes made by Microsoft to its software licences which appear to be designed to stop the re-sale.… Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:49:01 +0100 ICANN named tooNetwork Solutions is being sued for front-running internet domains.… Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:34:08 +0100 A++++ protest! Highly recommended! Would boycott again!Today marks the end of a week-long boycott of eBay from a semi-organized group of "power sellers" who feel shortchanged over recent pricing changes.… Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:02:02 +0100 Failure to communicateNetbanx, the UK-based payment processor, has apologised for web application glitches that affected the ability of some ecommerce sites to take orders.… |
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