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Aug 13 2008 6:29pm EDT

Last Bytes: Apple, eBay, Online Ad Spending, more...

- More evidence of the slowing economy's impact on web ad spending. [Portfolio.com]

- Apple has surpassed the mighty Google by market capitalization. [Digital Daily]

- Banking heavy HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and switching to the iPhone for its staff. [ZDNet]

- Meanwhile, Apple could quadruple the the number of iPhones it sells in the September quarter, according to a new analyst report. [SAI]

- EBay is looking at buying Korean auction site GMarket. [Bits]

-Sam Gustin. □


Laura Rich is a co-founder of Recessionwire, which provides news, advice, perspective and humor about the recession and the recovery.

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