Derek Brown
Derek Brown
business core half strip struggled
When you strip out those acquisitions and new partnerships to really get a sense of what the company's core business is doing, it really struggled through the first half of the year.
ebay few longer meaningful perception
There is no longer a perception that eBay has few meaningful competitors.
advertising difficult market online seems
The online advertising market still seems to be struggling. It's difficult to look at that and see substantial near-term growth.
across anybody coming execute game good hard kids played playoff second team tournament tried
I think it's real good to have a game like this. I tried to play my second team more than I usually do, because I want to get them acclimated to playoff (atmosphere), and I thought this was kind of a tournament game. Fred's kids played very hard and they did a good job. What they do is execute probably better than anybody in the league, and I wanted to get my kids used to coming across screens, because (the Hawks) set a lot of screens.
drew experience last
They don't know it's like to lose. I think the experience they had last season, they drew from that.
advertiser behavior borne changes concerns observed obvious quarter seems
There were some concerns about paid-search pricing, ... but we observed no obvious changes in advertiser behavior during the quarter and that seems to be borne out by Yahoo!'s results.
ebay gives leverage marketing resource search
It gives eBay a new resource to leverage in search marketing efforts.
hung minutes played
I think we hung in there for a while. They played well in stretches. We played for about 25 minutes and then we just couldn't keep up anymore.
awhile fast hung level mainly played
I thought we hung in there for awhile and played well in stretches. On our level mainly it's not as quick, not as fast up and down the floor.
appetite broader change demand early extended online period pricing quarter question softness week
There was some early quarter seasonal softness that may have been interpreted as a fundamental change in the appetite for online advertising. But the question isn't how does pricing change week to week, but what is the broader demand over an extended period of time.
bizarre close few past seen top
I've seen a few bizarre things on the street, especially in the past year, and this would be close to the top of the list.
handle hung played
I thought we hung in there pretty well. We played with them 25 or 27 minutes, but then we couldn't handle their speed.
catalog companies company crew example good items job success
Look at the success of J. Crew or L.L. Bean, ... Catalog companies have to show their items with pictures. J. Crew is a good example of a company that's done a good job of replicating the feel of their catalog online.
comments meant online questions reflect viability
Importantly, our comments are meant only to reflect near-term conditions, not long-term questions about the viability of online advertising.