The 114th Congress takes office for the first time today and eBay Inc. Government Relations would like to welcome the Members of the 114th Congress. We look forward to working with the 114th Congress over the next two years on a number of important issues facing Internet enabled small businesses all across the country.
The Concord Monitor (NH) recently published an article highlighting the success of Joe Cortese, owner of NobleSpirit based in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. Cortese uses eBay to sell stamps to collectors all over the world. In fact, he has made nearly 150,000 sales since 1998 and he conducts all of his business on eBay Marketplaces.
Bloomberg Businessweek recently published an article highlighting the “85 Most Disruptive Ideas in Our History”. This article is part of a series celebrating Bloomberg’s 85 Anniversary. Among the most disruptive ideas are contact lenses, the barcode, and bottled water. And ranked #61 was the “sharing economy”, kicked off by the creation of eBay in 1995.
eBay Inc.’s Government Relations team would like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Years! We look forward to the upcoming year and supporting our Main Street members in their public policy needs!
Happy New Year!
Forbes recently published an opinion piece by Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice, a trade association of eCommerce businesses and online consumers. NetChoice and its members have been vocal opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act. In his opinion piece, DelBianco explained how close supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act came to passing the bill this holiday season.
This year, the eBay Inc. Legal team had the great honor of winning two awards for legal excellence from The Recorder, California's leading legal news and analysis publication. For The Recorder’s third annual Legal Department of the Year awards, editors reviewed over 70 nominations to choose winners in nine different categories. In 2014, eBay Inc. received the awards in the categories of Patent Strategy and Government Affairs.
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eBay Inc.’s Government Relations team would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! May you be surrounded by friends, family and the joy of the season.
Merry Christmas!
eBay Inc. was honored to recently host Roger Wilkins, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at eBay Inc. headquarters in San Jose.; Mr. Wilkins toured the eBay Inc. Commerce Innovation Showcase, experiencing new ways in which eBay and PayPal-enabled businesses around the world are using Internet and mobile technologies to grow and provide unique consumer experiences. He also spent time discussing the future of payments with John Muller, VP of Global Payments Policy at eBay Inc., and Gene Truono, PayPal’s Chief Compliance Officer.