Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, left, looks on as Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman of eBay, speaks at the 2nd annual eBay Live! Community Conference in Orlando, Florida on June 27, 2003. EBay has been one of the most successful survivors of the dot-com boom and bust by focusing on boosting sales, getting rid of unprofitable operations such as Butterfields, a fine-art auctioneer, and buying its biggest rival in payment processing. Photographer: Matt Stroshane / Bloomber News.