How did eBay get its' name?

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How did eBay get its' name?

2006-10-02 18:13:49 · 3 answers · asked by Alan T 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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This link will provide you with the whole story :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay

2006-10-02 18:23:07 · answer #1 · answered by Zarama 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

The online auction site was founded in San Jose, California on September 4, 1995 by computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as Auctionweb,[1] part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus.

2006-10-02 18:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Eastern Bay but it was actually SanFancisco.

2006-10-02 18:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kim M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋