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'''eBay''' is an [[Internet]] [[auction]] site and marketplace that was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. The CEO of eBay Inc., which is publicly traded on [[NASDAQ]], is John Donahoe. From 1998 to 2008, [[Meg Whitman]] was the President and CEO.<ref>MSNBC: ''eBay CEO Meg Whitman to retire'', Jan. 23, 2008, retrieved on 10/14/2008 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22782796/]</ref> The seat of eBay is in [[San Jose]], [[Calfornia]]. eBay has invested in a number of other high technology companies, including [[Skype]] which it later sold to [[Microsoft]].
'''eBay''' is an [[Internet]] [[auction]] site and marketplace that was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. The CEO of eBay Inc., which is publicly traded on [[NASDAQ]], is John Donahoe. From 1998 to 2008, [[Meg Whitman]] was the President and CEO.<ref>MSNBC: ''eBay CEO Meg Whitman to retire'', Jan. 23, 2008, retrieved on 10/14/2008 [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22782796/]</ref> The seat of eBay is in [[San Jose]], [[Calfornia]]. eBay has invested in a number of other high technology companies, including [[Skype]] which it later sold to [[Microsoft]].
==PayPal==
eBay started just as ecommerce started on the internet, and buyers and sellers needed a reliable way to transfer money without disclosing confidential financial data. Many eBay users turned to a new company, [[PayPal]] to fill that need. Many customers used both as eBay and PayPal grew in popularity. In July 2002, PayPal went public. On October 3, 2002, PayPal became a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay.<ref>{{cite web
eBay started just as ecommerce started on the internet, and buyers and sellers needed a reliable way to transfer money without disclosing confidential financial data. Many eBay users turned to a new company, [[PayPal]] to fill that need. Many customers used both as eBay and PayPal grew in popularity. In July 2002, PayPal went public. On October 3, 2002, PayPal became a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.cnet.com/Its+official+eBay+weds+PayPal/2100-1017_3-960658.html |title=It's official: eBay weds PayPal |publisher=[[CNet]] |author=Troy Wolverton |date=October 3, 2002 |accessdate=February 6, 2015}}</ref> PayPal is based at eBay headquarters in San Jose and also has significant operations in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], [[Austin, Texas]], and [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; [[Chennai]], India; [[Dublin, Ireland]]; [[Kleinmachnow]], Germany; and [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. Since July 2007, PayPal has operated across the [[European Union]] as a [[Luxembourg]]-based bank.
|url=http://news.cnet.com/Its+official+eBay+weds+PayPal/2100-1017_3-960658.html |title=It's official: eBay weds PayPal |publisher=[[CNet]] |author=Troy Wolverton |date=October 3, 2002 |accessdate=February 6, 2015}}</ref> PayPal is based at eBay headquarters in San Jose and also has significant operations in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], [[Austin, Texas]], and [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; [[Chennai]], India; [[Dublin, Ireland]]; [[Kleinmachnow]], Germany; and [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. Since July 2007, PayPal has operated across the [[European Union]] as a [[Luxembourg]]-based bank.