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Whitman Skyped

With the impending resignation of Silicon Valley superstar, Meg Whitman, from eBay, will "skyped" enter the hipster jargonary alongside other pejorative verbs like, "faced," "hosed," "put on notice" and "served?" Prior to her Big Mistake, the company had already been undergoing a morale problem and subsequent brain...

Tags: Michael Mattis, Whitman

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Did Meg Whitman Fail?

Did Meg Whitman Fail?Lack of customer service and knowledge of staffLast year I canceled my Ebay account because of repeated attempts to correct a problem with Ebay customer service. It started out that one of the vendors on the Ebay site took a payment from me, then rejected it...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), Meg Whitman, user experience, Meg Whitman Fail, customer service, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Did Meg Whitman Fail?

This is a tough question to ask because Meg Whitman has been a legendary Silicon Valley CEO for 10 years and one of America's leading women CEOs, but ask it we must: does her expected departure from eBay at the age of 51 signal a management failure on her part?...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, William J. Holstein, Whitman, eBay Inc., Meg Whitman

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Additional Resources

Finelite in National Spotlight as Innovative Lighting Manufacturer

Arizona Senator John McCain and California Governor Schwarzenegger Tour Finelite's Manufacturing Facility; Hold Roundtable With Silicon Valley CEOs. UNION CITY, Calif. -- Finelite, a leader in designing and building high-performance, environmentally sustainable lighting systems, hosted a roundtable discussion with national leaders including Arizona Senator John McCain and California...

Articles 2008-06-03

Rare Look Behind the Scenes at Wal-Mart: PINK Interviews the Top Women at the World's Largest Retailer

Plus, comedic comebacks for workplace come-ons, boost your career by supporting a presidential candidate, and grow your company to a billion in revenue ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- America's largest company has run roughshod over competitors and critics in its controversial past. But lately, a kinder-sounding Wal-Mart...

Articles 2008-06-03

Texas Conference for Women Reveals First Three Keynotes for Houston: Cherie Blair, Marcus Luttrell and Meg Whitman to Lead Exceptional Program

HOUSTON, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry announced today that Cherie Blair, a leading human rights attorney and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author of New York Times bestseller, "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation...

Articles 2008-05-13

Chief Parenting Names Chief Mommy Officer Hall of Fame Honorees

Paula Deen, Sandra Day O'Connor, Barbara Walters, J.K. Rowling, Meg Whitman and Nancy Pelosi among the 10 Successful Women and Exemplary Mothers Inducted in the Inaugural Class Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Mother's Day SAN DIEGO -- In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, Chief Parenting...

Articles 2008-05-07

Alianza Co-Founder Named CTO of the Year

Scott Bell Selected by Hi-Tech Peers as a Leading Technology Visionary SALT LAKE CITY -- Alianza, Inc (www.Alianza.com) announced that Scott Bell, co-Founder and CTO, has been selected as the CTO of the Year for 2008 by his peers in the Utah Technology Council. UTC Mr....

Articles 2008-04-09

EBay bids for staying power in a changing digital world

SAN FRANCISCO -- While Yahoo staves off a takeover bid from Microsoft -- and Microsoft braces for life after Bill Gates -- another high-tech pioneer is at a digital crossroads. As eBay readies for the post-Meg-Whitman era, and new CEO John Donahoe takes over today, it faces fierce...

Articles 2008-03-31

Meg Whitman, eBay President and CEO, Addressed Utah Executives at Utah Technology Council Annual Members' Meeting

"The Price of Inaction is Far Greater than the Cost of Mistakes" According to Whitman SALT LAKE CITY -- eBay's growth has produced many lessons learned for Utah companies according to Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay. Whitman shared her own lessons learned recently with a sell-out...

Articles 2008-03-31

eBay ceo's legacy: Whitman urges integrity, willingness to take

SANDY -- On the eve of her final day at eBay Inc., the company's president and chief executive officer paused Friday to marvel at just how much the auction giant has grown during the past decade. Meg Whitman told about 240 people at the Utah Technology Council's...

Articles 2008-03-29

eBay's Meg Whitman to Keynote Utah Technology Council's Annual Members' Meeting

Wireless News03-12-2008eBay's Meg Whitman to Keynote Utah Technology Council's Annual Members' MeetingWIRELESS NEWS-March 12, 2008-eBay's Meg Whitman to Keynote Utah Technology Council's Annual Members' Meeting C2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, will be the keynote speaker for the Utah Technology Council's UTC Annual Members'...

Articles 2008-03-12

EBay president/CEO to speak at UTC members' meeting

Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer of eBay, will be the keynote speaker for the Utah Technology Council's annual members' meeting March 28. The event takes place at 11:30 a.m. at the Karen Gail Miller Conference Center at the Salt Lake Community College, 9750 S. 300...

Articles 2008-03-11

Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay, to Keynote Utah Technology Council Annual Members' Meeting on March 28

SALT LAKE CITY -- Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, will be the keynote speaker for the Utah Technology Council's UTC Annual Members' Meeting on March 28. At the event, Whitman will share business strategy insights with Utah business and community leaders. The event will begin at...

Articles 2008-03-10

What's really wrong with a little media company called eBay; Media company? Yep. Incoming CEO Donahoe must figure out how to better market site's content.(MediaWorks)(John Donahoe)

Byline: simon dumenco Everybody, of course, has heard of eBay, the massive e-commerce company. But have you heard of eBay, the massive media company? Yeah, OK, they're one and the same. Actually, I've been arguing for years that eBay is...

Articles 2008-02-04

Julie Reiser of VTEC INC. Joins WIPP's Presidential Power Team Call With eBay's Meg Whitman

VTECINC. (PINKSHEETS: VTEC), a market innovator in enabling internet andretail enterprises, today announced that President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Julie Reiser, will participate on the WIPP Women Impacting PublicPolicy Presidential Power Team call today, featuring eBay's Meg Whitman. Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay, and Fortune Magazine's 3rd mostPowerful...

Articles 2008-01-29

EBay cuts listing fee for sellers at online auction website

SAN FRANCISCO AFP — EBay said on Tuesday it is cutting fees it charges people to offer items for sale and raising standards at the online auction website. In a move aimed at staving off increasing competition from the likes of Google and Craigslist, eBay is trimming fees...

Articles 2008-01-29

Donahoe is new eBay chief executive

Business News IN BRIEF --John Donahoe has been named as eBay's new chief executive. The president of eBay's auction business will replace Meg Whitman, who will retire in March after a decade of running the global electronic- commerce pioneer. The announcement came as eBay reported a weak...

Articles 2008-01-24

EBay's Whitman retiring, warns of tough year

EBay CEO Meg Whitman announced her retirement Wednesday, and also warned Wall Street that revenue this year will be far lower than expected. Whitman, 51, plans to step down on March 31, after 10 years at the auction giant. She will remain on eBay's board of directors. (She's...

Articles 2008-01-24

EBay chief ready to stand down

Business News IN BRIEF --EBay chief executive Meg Whitman is reported to be preparing for retirement. Ms Whitman, who will complete a decade at the helm of the online auction company in March, is reported to have been delegating her day-to-day responsibilities before a formal announcement. Alongside...

Articles 2008-01-23