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    eBay released a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming that, as speculated, it has acquired Web site discovery service StumbleUpon. The price, according to eBay, is approximately US$75 million.

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    eBay has been forced to reassess the value of Skype -- a company it acquired for US$2.6 billion -- not to mention its overall strategy for making money with VoIP.

  • eBay to nab Skype for US$2.6 billion

    eBay plans to buy Net telephone provider Skype in a move aimed at boosting its sales volumes and supplying seamless voice communications to its consumers.

  • Skype goes for the gold

    Net phone phenomenon Skype is preparing to expand its menu of paid services, hastening efforts to evolve from a free provider of niche services into a profitable company that could give industry giants a run for their money.

  • Microsoft-Yahoo deal: Playing the numbers game

    Examined using several different metrics, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could create one of the world's largest Web companies.

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