<P> The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997 . Originally , the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group , Omidyar 's consulting firm . Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com , but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines , a gold mining company , so he shortened it to his second choice , eBay.com . </P>
<P> The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997 . Originally , the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group , Omidyar 's consulting firm . Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com , but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines , a gold mining company , so he shortened it to his second choice , eBay.com . </P>
what does the e stand for in ebay
what does the e stand for in ebay
Echo
Echo