Ebay
eBay Inc. is an American multinational internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. Founded in 1995, eBay is one of the notable success stories of the dot-com bubble; it is now a multi-billion dollar business with operations localized in over thirty countries. The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997. Originally, the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group, Omidyar's consulting firm. Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com, but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company,
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Industries:
- The Internet
- Business Services, NEC
Lobbying spend
$1,163,350 spent on lobbying in US, covers through Q3, 2011 [2]
UK government doesn't require disclosure of lobbying spend in UK.
Lobbying firms retained
Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
- APCO Worldwide provided UK public affairs consultancy services to eBay Inc. [5]
- Blue Rubicon provided UK public affairs consultancy services to eBay. [5]
- APCO WORLDWIDE provided UK public affairs consultancy services to eBay Inc. [6]
Sep 2010 - Nov 2010
- APCO WORLDWIDE provided UK public affairs consultancy services to eBay Inc. [4]
- Blue Rubicon provided UK public affairs consultancy services to eBay. [4]
Government meetings last updated 31 Jan 2011 – excludes visits, attendance at seminars, conferences, receptions, media interviews
References
- 1. Wikipedia. EBay
- 2. Influence Explorer. eBay Inc (Lobbying spend figure is based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.)
- 3. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2010
- 4. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010
- 5. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2011
- 6. Public Relations Consultants Association. PRCA Public Affairs Register Entry, 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2011
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