eBay, the well-known online auction site, has acquired Skype, an Internet telephony software company. Skype’s software makes it possible to make free phone calls over the Internet.
Press release from eBay (in pdf format): http://investor.ebay.com/downloads/eBay_PressRelease.pdf
eBay thinks that Skype is a good fit for improving the communications between buyers and sellers. The scale of eBay’s business is amazing. Did you know…
* 700,000 people make their living using eBay as a sales tool.
* 5,000,000 emails are sent daily as communications between buyers and sellers.
* 1.8 billion searches are performed on the eBay network every day.
* 40% of eBay’s global business is comprised of high-touch items like new and used cars, travel services, and real estate.
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