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The services provided by eBay include eBay Express, eBay Blogs, and eBay Mobile. eBay Express is a website launched in 2006 with the intention of becoming an online shopping site for users with United States Addresses. In 2006 eBay Blogs was also launched, and it includes Discussion Boards, Groups, Answer Center, Chat Rooms, and Reviews & Guides. Another service provided by the company is eBay Mobile that provides SMS alerts, a WAP site, and J2ME clients. eBay Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/north-america/canada/websites/ebay-canada/index.htm.
The company's size is increasing, reaching 11,600 employees in 2006 (Wikipedia, 2007). The company's latest financial results reveal for the first quarter of 2007 net revenues of $1.77 billion, with a growth rate of 27% per year (eBay Inc., 2007).
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Schopen, Laura (2003). eBay's Founder Shares His eBay Vision - Past and Future. eBay Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://pages.ebay.com/eBayLive/dailychatter/saturday3.html.
A eBay Developers Conference - Corporate Vision (2006). ReveNews LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://www.revenews.com/vinnylingham/2006/06/ebay_developers_conference_cor.html.
A eBay (2007). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay.
A eBay Inc. Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results (2007). eBay Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://investor.ebay.com/results.cfm.
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The eBay Marketplace (2007). eBay Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://pages.ebay.com/aboutebay/thecompany/companyoverview.html.
The eBay Mission (2007). eBay Canada. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/north-america/canada/websites/ebay-canada/index.htm.
Schopen, Laura (2003). eBay's Founder Shares His eBay Vision - Past and Future. eBay Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://pages.ebay.com/eBayLive/dailychatter/saturday3.html.
A eBay Developers Conference - Corporate Vision (2006). ReveNews LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://www.revenews.com/vinnylingham/2006/06/ebay_developers_conference_cor.html.
A eBay (2007). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay.
A eBay Inc. Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results (2007). eBay Inc. Retrieved August 29, 2007 at http://investor.ebay.com/results.cfm.
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