eBay Inc. (eBay) provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services, as well as other online commerce, or ecommerce, platforms, online payments
and online communications offerings to a diverse community of individuals and businesses. eBay has three business segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications. Its Marketplaces segment enables online commerce through a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform and eBay’s other online platforms, such as its classifieds Websites, as well as Half.com, Rent.com, Shopping.com and StubHub. eBay’s Payments segment, which consists of PayPal, enables individuals and businesses to send and receive payments online. Its Communications segment, which consists of Skype Technologies S.A. (Skype), enables voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications between Skype users and provides low-cost connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones. In November 2008, eBay acquired Bill Me Later.
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