Google & eBay Announce International Advertising Deal

This is a big surprise, in some ways, but due to the fact that Google is so efficient at monetizing international inventory (where the other’s are not), eBay has partnered with Google on this front.  This is an interesting move, and may squash rumours of an impending Yahoo/eBay merger.  I cannot see the logic in this, except for revenues that eBay needs from advertising – because Google is becoming more and more of an eBay competitor.  Time wil tell…