Computer giant Dell suffered heavy criticism when it outsourced much of its customer support phone service overseas a number of years ago. But what happens when companies go a step further — when ...

eBay has begun testing a new instant-messaging-based customer support feature. The feature, which eBay will test for the next eight weeks, enables people to chat with customer service representatives ...

eBay is quietly canceling a much-used e-mail address, which has some members worried. Next month, the online auction giant will close its direct e-mail link to SafeHarbor, its department that responds ...