Word: pam
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...techies, customer-support staff, finance people. In those early days, eBay--operating then as now out of a bland San Jose, Calif., office park--was a goofily informal place to work. Decor ran to Star Wars figures and giant papier-mache Pez dispensers, a wedding gift when Pierre and Pam tied the knot. The first employees had to assemble their own desks, and everyone sat on fold-up beach chairs. Work ground to a halt at 3 p.m. for Nerf soccer games...
...began with Pez and a man named Pierre Omidyar, now 32. In the summer of 1995 Omidyar's fiance (now wife) Pam, who collected Pez dispensers, was bemoaning how hard it was to find other people to trade with in the San Francisco Bay Area. Omidyar was already an e-commerce pioneer (Microsoft eventually bought out eShop, a company he co-founded), but lately he had been wrestling with how the Internet could be used to create fairer markets. The Pez dilemma led Omidyar to the flash of an idea: an Internet auction site could function as the ultimate efficient...
...from $100 to $150 a month.) And the endless meetings continue after everyone moves in. Instead of delegating to a board of directors or voting, Southside residents, like most cohousers, make every decision by consensus. Also, gossip runs rampant. "There have been three romances in the community," says resident Pam Silva, 49. "They were great topics of conversation and entertainment...
...just three seasons, Tinsley has passed 1,600 points for her career, becoming only the second Husky player to do so. She could finish her career this year as the top scorer in Northeastern history if she passes Pam Green's school record...
Kuusisto's biggest play came 2:25 into the second, with the Crimson leading 3-1 and killing a tripping penalty against freshman defenseman Pam Van Reesema. Wildcat senior winger Samantha Holmes, who scored both UNH goals, caught Kuusisto out of position and had a clear look at the net from the left doorstep...