Comments on: eBay Halting its Google AdWords Advertising?

By: Alex U

Alex U — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:58:19 +0000

eBay is taking things way too far. My colleague and I got thrown out of eBay Live for wearing Google insignia and promoting our website that uses Google Checkout. Whatever happened to free markets and competition?

By: Mukesh

Mukesh — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:32:16 +0000

I can see ebay.com/india ads still showing up.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8659082@N06/547365691/

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:16:46 +0000

No surprise that a war between dominating internet companies would eventually break out. With Google, Yahoo!, MSN, eBay, Amazon, and others attempting to carve up the ‘net, the battle lines have been drawn.

I just hope that we publishers aren’t a casualty in the making.

By: Biff Tiberius Farnsworth

Biff Tiberius Farnsworth — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:44:19 +0000

As of June 1st, eBay notified it’s affiliates that they are no longer allowed to directly link to eBay from adwords. Some people kept doing it but eBay would not pay them for any commissions earned that way.

By: Terence Chang

Terence Chang — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:58:46 +0000

It’s interesting to see if Google and eBay come up a deal to post eBay Ad on Google and exchange for Google CheckOout on eBay.

I am not a fan of eBay and paypal, but would love to see Google Checkout on eBay.

By: Brian Smith

Brian Smith — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:51:37 +0000

Ok, so it seems that eBay’s ads are back up, but for a while they were no where to be found. Whether or not there was a tiff that led to the ads being taken down, we might never know. I’m not sure either company would admit to a PayPal/Checkout war leading to such behavior. However, Google’s move to host a ‘Checkout party’ in protest to eBay’s ban on the payment system is a pretty bold move.

By: Pablo Palatnik

Pablo Palatnik — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:10:04 +0000

I like this ad on Adwords:

13 Year Old Girl
Find 13 Year Old Girl Online.
Shop & Save at Target.com Today.
http://www.Target.com

I think its a tough position both companies are in. The amount of traffic eBay gets from Adwords alone must account for a good percentage of traffic & for Google..losing that account..OUCH.

By: Loren Baker, Editor

Loren Baker, Editor — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:14:24 +0000

A merging of Yahoo & eBay would make much more sense than Yahoo & Microsoft.

Primarily because both companies have holes that the other can fill.

Sure, their current partnership is a start, and does address the Google dominance of search entering the virtual marketplace… but partnerships only go so far.

Thinking of partnerships in the past like Yahoo Search : Google & Yahoo/Overture : Microsoft.

The first example skyrocketed Google to stardom. The second made Yahoo & M$ a boatload of money. Enough for MSN to get smart enough to build their own adCenter and keep everything for themselves.

By: Dave Davis

Dave Davis — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:05:08 +0000

HAHA, it honestly would not surprise me.

By: CVOS Netpaths

CVOS Netpaths — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:03:25 +0000

Im not sure ebay likes google – these companies are in many competitive spaces, especially with google showing direct links to G Base.

I wouldnt be surprised to see ebay integrate with yahoo.