Predicting 2006: From eBay to .EU

[mandy]

So, with this batting average in mind, here are my predictions for the year ahead...

2006 Predictions

    eBay Launches eBay Japan
      eBay ceded Japan to Yahoo! years ago but it can’t ignore this massive ecommerce market forever. Now that eBay is sinking $100 million into China it cannot afford to overlook the potential cross-border transaction revenues between China and Japan. Looking back, eBay probably should not have given up on Japan, but that's water under the bridge. It needs to get back there and I think 2006 will be the year it does so.

    Chinese Becomes Number One Translated Language  .

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