PluggedIn: Hot Holiday Items from Unexpected Places. pluggedin hot holiday items from unexpected places....

Yahoo now indexing 20 billion items. yahoo now indexing 20 billion items. A post in Yahoo's search blog touted the size of the company's index of items. A post in Yahoo’s search blog touted the size of the company’s index of items. It is estimated that Google indexes around 11 billion items....

Amazon.com ships 108 million items during 2005 Holiday season. amazon com 2005 holiday sales. More than 108 million items were ordered and "more than 99 percent" of those were shipped in time to arrive for Christmas, according to the company. The most orders on a single were received on Dec. 12, when 3.6 million items were ordered. The most expensive item sold through the firm’s website was a $94,000 pair of diamond earrings, Amazon said....

World of Warcraft Trojan steals items to sell for real cash. wow stealing trojan. PWS.Win32.WOW.x steals player's passwords and then uses them to transfer items from that players inventory around the game. PWS.Win32.WOW.x steals player’s passwords and then uses them to transfer items from that players inventory around the game....

Congress ponders taxing virtual items. congress ponders taxation of virtual items. On the console front, virtual stores like the Wii’s Virtual Console and Playstation Store charge tax for items, some of which include virtual products....

Microsoft's Zune joins the Wii on the list of items in short supply....

The fact that people are willing to invest so much in buying items, virtual currency and even whole characters requires a mental leap of faith in itself. Some, such as Blizzard, remain totally opposed to the trading of items, stating that they will actively seek to root out the practice in their games. I’ve been somewhat torn when it comes to the issue of buying and selling items for a role playing game with real cash. The fact is that the trading of items does go on an awful lot. This affected both folks who trade items and those who garner them in the traditional manner through the game itself....

CEO of eBay has announced that the online auctioning site is to significantly cut the cost for sellers listing items on the site.. CEO of eBay has announced that the site will significantly cut the costs for sellers listing items on the site, the Register reports. Of course, the cuts depend on the price of the item. Items priced between $25 and $49 will drop from $1.20 to $1, while charges on items priced over $500 will drop from $4.80 to $4. While the online auctioning site will reduce the cost for sellers listing items, it will also increase the percentage it takes after you’ve sold your item....