Hi Chance0110,
Believe it or not Ebay is Ebay simply because its Founder and Chairman
of the Board, Pierre Omidyar, at first wanted Echobay, since, "it had
a nice sound to it." But fate intervened...
Nagging Question: Why Is EBay Called EBay?
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,106682,pg,2,00.asp
Related links:
eBay's early days weren't about PEZ dispensers
http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/061702/tec_124-2028.shtml
The Perfect Store: Inside eBay
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/perfectstore.htm
You can learn more about Ebay from this link:
Ebay Company Overview
http://pages.ebay.com/community/aboutebay/overview/management.html
You can find other related information from the links below.
Search strategy:
"Pierre Omidyar" ebay "stands for"
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%22Pierre+Omidyar%22+ebay+%22stands+for%22&btnG=Search
"Pierre Omidyar" EchoBay ebay
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%22Pierre+Omidyar%22+EchoBay+ebay&btnG=Search
Thank you very much for this interesting question. If you have a
question, please feel free to post your clarification before rating
this and I'll attend to you as soon as possible. Thanks for asking.
Best regards,
Feilong |
