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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...there's no way to keep track of how many native Chinese speakers are using Skype to chat with people in the U.S., informal surveys suggest a high degree of cold-calling between the two countries, each of which has 5 million subscribers. Skype, which has been acquired by eBay, is looking into adding translation services as a possible pay feature in 2006. Last week it released a long-awaited 2.0 edition that enables users to plug in their Web cameras and make free video calls. But one country refuses to get caught up in all the chatter. North Korea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Ahead--Reach Out and Gab to Someone | 12/5/2005 | See Source »

...company has also targeted online commerce, teaming with Internet telephone service Skype to test Internet-based voice authentication that verifies transactions on the fly for the likes of Amazon and eBay. Your plastic may still be vulnerable, says Kramer, but "no one can steal your voice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Voice Of Internet Security | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

HALF.COM, ORE. In 2000 the hamlet of Halfway got cash and computers to rechristen itself for one year after this website, which later was sold to eBay for a mint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Welcome To Sellout! | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

...admirable sentiment, but many in the industry wonder how much Betfair has left on the table in the short term. The firm likes to style itself as the eBay of online gambling because it enables people to place bets against one another. That has proved to be a recipe for growth: revenues almost doubled last year to $187 million, and more than 3 million bets per day now pass through the firm. But its profit margins are far lower than those of rival PartyGaming, for example, and its board recently decided against a public stock offering anytime soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investing: Good Sports | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...make everything great,” says Gigi M. Garmendia ’06. And while the Boston fabric scene is less-than-stellar by any measure, travelling abroad, shopping online, and perusing hometown clothing stores provide options for many. Berner says she buys most of her beads through eBay, although she says that it takes a long time to understand bead sizes and types. The lack of good fabric in the area has led many student designers to think outside of the box. Garmendia likes to use a lot of random materials, including utility objects, Polaroids, and children?...

Author: By Kimberly E. Gittleson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Thinking Outside the Bubble | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

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