Ryan MacMillan

Oo-er, Missus, Ebay have pulled all their advertising from Google.

Ebay’s decision came in response to Larry Paige wearing the same dress as Meg Whitman to the Prom Google hosting a promotional party for their credit card processing system at the same time as Ebay’s annual merchant’s shin-dig. At long last, is there no decency in Silicon Valley, I ask you? (OK, so the parties were in Boston, but my moral outrage withstands your urban pedantry, gentle reader). According to a girl who like totally knows the head cheerleader industry analysts, the scheduling clash was a deliberate attempt on Google’s part to try to steal market share from Ebay.

Ebay’s spokesman, the fabulously monickered Hani Durzy, said that “We don’t view that kind of activity as an appropriate activity for one partner to do to another”. Harrumph. Rumours that he then poured himself another mint julep and collapsed onto the chez lounge were unconfirmed at the time of posting.

Google tearfully cancelled their event, stating on their blog that “Tomorrow is another day” “We agreed it was better not to hold this event during the eBay Live conference”.

New media guru Tim O’Reilly was unavailable for comment, but witnesses report hearing cries of “The children! Won’t somebody please think of the children!” when he was informed of the spat.