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eBay has partnered with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that small businesses are protected from online bad actors.
If you missed Politico’s excellent Vice Presidential Debate coverage on October 11th, you can still check it out. With the 2012 election cycle coming to a close, Politico’s reporters and campaign experts hosted an insightful and in-depth discussion about the Biden vs. Ryan debate and how it will affect Election Day.
How does a 21st century policy framework look that allows us to efficiently, collaborate for future-proof problem solving? This question is at the heart of eBay’s Think 3.0 initiative where we challenge traditional lawmaking applied to innovative markets and services such as the new commerce and payments.
eBay launched an important campaign earlier this year based on economic research and a policy roadmap. Why? Because we see how the Internet and new technologies combined with commerce can bridge the online and physical worlds and connect the local and global opportunities. We call this transformation Commerce 3.0, and it is a powerful force for long-term, inclusive economic growth.
Shopping is turning on its head. A PwC report found that online shopping is now the norm, with a record 53% of Australians shopping online. A PayPal commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting predicts that Australian online retail is set to reach $31.7 billion this year, making an irreversible impact on Australia’s retail landscape.
Last week, Steven Liew, eBay Inc. Associate General Counsel, addressed the Communication Literacy Seminar in Singapore on the topic of “Encouraging Responsible Behaviour in the Digital World”.
According to a nationwide survey of small business owners by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority, many small business owners think big corporations and wealthy individuals do not pay their fair share of taxes.
The Internet Association — the new group focused on protecting Internet freedom, whose members include Amazon, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook and Google, among others, has joined up with Reddit on “Internet 2012."
Jeff Clementz, Vice President of PayPal Australia will be one of 40 CEO’s and attendees across Australia participating in the Prime Minister’s Digital Economy Forum on October 5, 2012.
NetChoice has published their Fall 2012 iAWFUL list, or Internet Advocates' Watchlist for Ugly Laws. Topping the list is the collection of Federal Internet Sales Tax bills which they say "would impose new tax burdens on online and catalog sellers while taking away states’ sovereign right to protect their businesses from out-of-state tax collectors."