Web 2.0 Summit Video: EBay Manages 'Disruptive Innovation' To Find Opportunity

Max Mancini, eBay's senior director of platform and disruptive innovation, describes how his team looks for potential threats to the auction house and tries to get ahead of them, leading to connecting with "social mapping" services such as Facebook, and a Digg-like service that allows users to rate the best auction photos.

Mitch Wagner, California Bureau Chief, Light Reading

October 19, 2007

1 Min Read
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Max Mancini, eBay's senior director of platform and disruptive innovation, describes how his team looks for potential threats to the auction house and tries to get ahead of them, leading to connecting with "social mapping" services such as Facebook, and a Digg-like service that allows users to rate the best auction photos.Read more about what Mancini's team is up to.

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Mitch Wagner

Mitch Wagner

California Bureau Chief, Light Reading

Mitch Wagner is California bureau chief for Light Reading.

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