Flash 09/02 Debunking the eBay myth, making Segways legal and more

Sep 1, 2002

Lies, All Lies:

Remember the charming story of Pierre Omidyar starting eBay tohelp his girlfriend trade Pez dispensers? In The Perfect Store:Inside eBay, eBay's first PR person admits she made thewhole thing up.

Ready to Roll:

At press time, 22 states had passed laws allowing Segway HumanTransporters to be operated on sidewalks or in crosswalks.

Ad Spat:

A group of publishers, including The New York Times andThe Wall Street Journal, is suing Gator Corp. Gator'ssoftware triggers pop-up ads on top of a site's own pop-upads.

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