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Rocketboom creator pulls plug on auction of Twitter account

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2008-04-17 17:28:00 by Daniel Terdiman in Webware.com
...auction description. "Quite honestly, I feel sorry for all of my followers because they wind up with my tweets in their timelines and I haven't been able to utilize the medium the way I want to. I also participate in another Twitter account over on Rocketboom so I'm thinking I'll post more over there and start up a new account to do what I...
 
Tags: twitter, twitter account, auction, ebay auction description, ebay auction, account, auction bidders, andrew baron, baron
 
 
 
 
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Cone of silence (finally) lifts on the spectrum auction

2008-04-03 15:02:00 by A Googler in Official Google Blog
 
...auction. Bidding took place electronically, and literally billions of dollars were at stake with every mouse click. And because of the FCC's strict anti-collusion rules , we couldn't tell a soul what was going on behind closed doors But now that the FCC's rules have lifted, we can. As you probably know by now, Google didn't pick up any...
 
Tags: auction, fcc, fcc spectrum auction, block re-auction, block, reserve price, price, billion reserve price, rules
 
 
 
 
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Find Misspelled eBay Auction

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2008-05-30 08:35:15 by Martin in gHacks technology news
...auctions that come with misspelled titles and descriptions. Someone selling a Playtation 3 will probably most likely earn less than someone who is selling a Playstation 3. A bonus would be if the user failed to place the auction in the correct category which is normally a 100% guarantee that the item will sell for less than it is worth...
 
Tags: auction, auction bloopers website, ebay, auction ads, auction bloopers, website, ebay website directly, ebay marketplaces, ebay plattform
 
 
 
 
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AT&T, Verizon, and Google Chime in on FCC Auction Aftermath

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2008-03-25 03:00:00 by Rocco Augusto in Pocket PC Thoughts
...Auction 73 for precious spectrum in the 700MHz band are still under tight FCC-imposed gag orders in an effort to stem any funny business, but it looks like they're at least ready to come out and dip their toes into the PR waters. Verizon, the biggest winner having claimed the big, wide Block C prize, says that it's "pleased with [its] auction...
 
Tags: auction, spectrum, 700mhz spectrum, verizon, att, auction results, google, wide block, block
 
 
 
 
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Google Reveals Spectrum Auction Strategy

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2008-04-04 11:54:17 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
...auctions that just brought the FCC $19.6 billion in license fees, there was a lot of speculation about what drove each of the different corporate bidders. But the bidders themselves were barred from speaking publicly about their auction strategies. Now that Verizon has been declared the biggest overall winner, and the auction is over, the...
 
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Rocketboom Founder Pulls eBay Auction For His Twitter Account

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2008-04-18 04:37:36 by Sean P. Aune in Mashable!
...auctioning off his Twitter account and all of the followers that went with it. Well, even after the auction reached over $1500, Mr. Baron decided it was better to pull the auction. Daniel Terdiman of WebWare is reporting that not only was Mr. Baron trying to auction off his account, he also went on to Craigslist and offered a guest spot on...
 
Tags: ebay, account, twitter account, auction, ebay re-focuses, rocketboom founder, founder, andrew baron, baron
 
 
 
 
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Google Gets Bitten By The Auction Rate Securities Bug (GOOG)

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2008-05-13 13:00:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
...auction rate securities", and like everyone else who owns these things , doesn't really know what, if anything they're worth Obviously this is a non-issue for Google (GOOG): That $260 million is about 2% of Google's $12.1 billion cash hoard, or about 20% of Google's net profit for the last quarter. Even if it had to wipe the entire thing off...
 
Tags: google, auction, million, million worth, securities, billion cash hoard, contributor sarah lacy, sarah, cash
 
 
 
 
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The end of the FCC 700 MHz auction

2008-03-20 15:25:00 by A Googler in Official Google Blog
 
...auction. While the Commission's anti-collusion rules prevent us from saying much at this point, one thing is clear: although Google didn't pick up any spectrum licenses, the auction produced a major victory for American consumers We congratulate the winners and look forward to a more open wireless world. As a result of the auction, consumers...
 
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Telco-Paid Congressmen Say Google 'Gamed' FCC Auction. Please.

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2008-04-17 19:36:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...auction, which finished last month . Please Google bid enough to activate "open access" rules for one chunk of the spectrum, meaning the auction winner -- Verizon Wireless, which ultimately outbid Google -- must allow subscribers to use any compatible device and software application on those airwaves. This is good for Google, whose ads can't...
 
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