eBay Main Street

This week, eBay and PayPal are partners of the National Cyber Security Awareness Week (NCSAW) taking place between June 12-15.

On Monday, June 4th, Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy visited eBay Inc. in San Jose.

Last week Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz visited eBay Inc. in San Jose, CA.

Speaking this week at the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) Limited’s 20th Anniversary Symposium in Sydney, Rupert Keeley, Senior Vice President, PayPal Asia Pacific delivered a presentation on “Integrated payments in a connected world.”

eBay Inc. kicked off its biannual On Location event in Denver, Colorado yesterday with the Seller Celebration dinner which provides the Government Relations team with a unique opportunity to network with the eBay Inc. community of sellers.  John Donahoe, eBay Inc. CEO, and Devin Wenig, eBay Marketplaces President, were on hand to provide sellers with candid perspective on eBay Inc.’s plans for the future.

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has formed a new partnership with eBay and PayPal, reflecting the shift in retail and the increasing importance of the digital economy.

For Main Street members interested in getting involved and taking action on government policies that could impact commerce, a new Facebook app makes it easy to voice support for Congressional bills online.  From House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Citizen Cosponsor Project Facebook app enables you to become a ‘citizen cosponsor’ for congressional bills.

On May 14th, Congressman Joe Heck (R-NV) announced that he is opposed to any federal legislation that would change current sales tax law and require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes in over 9500 jurisdictions nationwide.

eBay DC Fly-In attendee Jason Smith was recently interviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal about his visit to the capital and how Internet sales tax legislation would hurt his online business.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, along with Executive Staff of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Phoenix City Manager David Cavasos, Phoenix City Councilmember Bill Gates and staff from the city Economic Development Department recently visited eBay’s North San Jose Campus.