Comments on: Why Skype-eBay was the Worst Kept Secret On Wall Street http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Hobart Hill http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25224 Hobart Hill Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:42:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25224 <p>Hello – we hope you’ll forgive this question, but we are contacting as many sources of information about eBay as possible.</p> <p>We are a group of eBay UK shop owners who are very concerned about the massive loss of traffic from Google since October and the sudden (coincidental?) appearance in Yahoo searches of a new eBay Directory which no one seems to be allowed to join. http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=best+ebay+shops&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&fl=0&vc=&x=wrt&meta=vc%3D</p> <p>Please could you let us know if you have any information about this – if not, we apologise for the intrusion. We have recently set up a blog at http://mysterybay.blogspot.com/ to act as the central point of co-ordination and this also contains further details about these eBay/Yahoo developments.</p> <p>Many thanks, Hobart</p> Hello – we hope you’ll forgive this question, but we are contacting as many sources of information about eBay as possible.

We are a group of eBay UK shop owners who are very concerned about the massive loss of traffic from Google since October and the sudden (coincidental?) appearance in Yahoo searches of a new eBay Directory which no one seems to be allowed to join. http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=best+ebay+shops&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&fl=0&vc=&x=wrt&meta=vc%3D

Please could you let us know if you have any information about this – if not, we apologise for the intrusion. We have recently set up a blog at http://mysterybay.blogspot.com/ to act as the central point of co-ordination and this also contains further details about these eBay/Yahoo developments.

Many thanks, Hobart

]]> By: Taxi Fahrer Wissen mehr! Ebay-Skype Deal at Daniel’s Weblog http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25223 Taxi Fahrer Wissen mehr! Ebay-Skype Deal at Daniel’s Weblog Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:46:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25223 <p>[...] Source: [Om Malik’s Broadband Blog] Mit dieser Information und ein paar PUT Optionen auf Ebay hätte man sicherlich einige Euros verdienen können. Wird sowas dann eigentlich als Insider Trading angesehen? Technorati Tags: ebay skype // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = ""; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById("authorinfo").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById("showinfo").style.display = ""; document.getElementById("hideinfo").style.display = "none"; } [...]</p> [...] Source: [Om Malik’s Broadband Blog] Mit dieser Information und ein paar PUT Optionen auf Ebay hätte man sicherlich einige Euros verdienen können. Wird sowas dann eigentlich als Insider Trading angesehen? Technorati Tags: ebay skype // Used for showing and hiding user information in the comment form function ShowUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “”; } function HideUtils() { document.getElementById(“authorinfo”).style.display = “none”; document.getElementById(“showinfo”).style.display = “”; document.getElementById(“hideinfo”).style.display = “none”; } [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25222 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:58:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25222 <p>I think Homer Simpson wandered into the Skype stock room and noticed boxes upon boxes of eBay swag . . .</p> I think Homer Simpson wandered into the Skype stock room and noticed boxes upon boxes of eBay swag . . .

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25221 Jake Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:50:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25221 <p>The cabbie story is one of the classic rumor/boiler room assertions of authority. Search the usual stock chatter message boards for how many times the cabbie overheard the whole thing.</p> The cabbie story is one of the classic rumor/boiler room assertions of authority. Search the usual stock chatter message boards for how many times the cabbie overheard the whole thing.

]]> By: Bronte Media » Billions Won and Lost http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25220 Bronte Media » Billions Won and Lost Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:52:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25220 <p>[...] Om Malik points to one rumor about how the rumor spread that eBay would buy Skype: a New York taxi driver overheard two eBay execs hammering out the deal while driving them. He even reported it back to Skype’s Customer Support, who didn’t believe him. Many other Wall Street traders did and lopped a chunk off the company’s stock (the size of which is usually only reserved for more-than-rumors).   [...]</p> [...] Om Malik points to one rumor about how the rumor spread that eBay would buy Skype: a New York taxi driver overheard two eBay execs hammering out the deal while driving them. He even reported it back to Skype’s Customer Support, who didn’t believe him. Many other Wall Street traders did and lopped a chunk off the company’s stock (the size of which is usually only reserved for more-than-rumors).   [...]

]]> By: Mr. Contrarian http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25219 Mr. Contrarian Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:41:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25219 <p>Look at this the other way around and you have a recipie for stock rumors.</p> Look at this the other way around and you have a recipie for stock rumors.

]]> By: Marina Architect http://gigaom.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25218 Marina Architect Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:38:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/29/why-skype-ebay-was-the-worst-kept-secret-on-wall-street/#comment-25218 <p>"It was the cabbie". Cabbie and a Trader who didn't know this was public,? No way. Almost all acquisitions are leaked if you look at equity call/put volume hours before the deal is on the wire. Just a caveat, I am speculating here, it's an opinion in the wind with no basis in facts. Cheers.</p> “It was the cabbie”. Cabbie and a Trader who didn’t know this was public,? No way. Almost all acquisitions are leaked if you look at equity call/put volume hours before the deal is on the wire. Just a caveat, I am speculating here, it’s an opinion in the wind with no basis in facts. Cheers.

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