BOSTON (AP) - When Pierre Omidyar founded eBay 12 years ago, he wanted to build the worlds most efficient marketplace. At the very least, he launched the most...

...tools. But at least for now, you can sign up free at LinkedIn.com and try to wrangle an online introduction to Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, one of LinkedIn's more than 40,000 members. Over at Tribe.net, you can create your own...

...several astronomical fake bids were eliminated. Such changes are a departure from the original mission of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar -- to create a site that would act as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, devoid of oversight or bureaucracy...

...savings, with help from tech investors Esther Dyson and Ron Conway and the foundation created by eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar. Befitting YackPack's early status, there are glitches. YackPack is still adding the very necessary ability to...

...different,'' said Chesnut. ''We're posting new rules all the time.'' When eBay began four years ago, founder Pierre Omidyar envisioned it almost like a club, a place where people could informally buy and sell small items of value. As a...