Director of Corporate Strategy, Erik Stuart, talks about what’s hot in commerce Erik Stuart, director of corporate strategy for eBay is always looking for companies the Internet giant can aquire.  His job is to look at startups and determine whether they fit into the eBay fold.  In this interview with Bambi Francisco, Stuart shared what kind of companies and services eBay will be keeping a close eye on in 2009. "eBay is always looking for good companies that are good business opportunities and can improve our capabilities," explained Stuart.  These fell under the category of what he described as, Exploratory shopping.  "Exploratory shopping," Stuart explained could mean, "visual search, social shopping, or any better way to browse products."  Some of the companies he specifically mentioned which fall under this category were:ThisNext- which ...   [ Read more ]