EBay Inc. said Wednesday that it earned $570 million, or 44 cents per share, in the January-March period. That’s up from $476 million, or 36 cents per share, a year ago.

Adjusted earnings of 55 cents per share beat Wall Street’s estimates by 3 cents.

Revenue grew 29 percent to $3.28 billion from $2.55 billion. That’s above the $3.15 billion that analysts polled by FactSet had expected.

EBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, called the quarter an “excellent start” to the year, with all of the company’s businesses performing well.

“We see enormous opportunity for PayPal, online, on mobile devices, and increasingly in the offline environment as well,” he said in a conference call with analysts.

The e-commerce and online payments company has been expanding into brick-and-mortar retailers to grow its business. It recently launched a service that lets people use their PayPal accounts to pay for merchandise in Home Depot stores, a program that will expand to other large retailers.

Last month, it unveiled a mobile payments service targeting merchants who don’t already have full-fledged payment systems in place. Called PayPal Here, the service lets customers pay using credit cards, PayPal accounts or, in the U.S., personal checks using merchants’ mobile phones.

Revenue at PayPal grew 32 percent from last year to $1.31 billion, while the number of active accounts increased 12 percent to 109.8 million.

The marketplaces business, which includes eBay’s namesake website, grew its revenue by 11 percent to $1.73 billion. Donahoe said the business has “turned a corner, shifting from defense to offense.”

“Our efforts to make the shopping experience on eBay faster and easier are paying off,” he said.

Fashion, accessories and event tickets from StubHub were among the strongest-performing categories on eBay’s online commerce sites.

For the current quarter, eBay is forecasting adjusted earnings of 53 cents to 55 cents per share and revenue of $3.25 billion to $3.35 billion. Analysts are expecting adjusted earnings of 55 cents and slightly higher revenue of $3.42 billion.

San Jose, Calif.-based eBay’s stock climbed $1.87, or 5.2 percent, to $37.74 in after-hours trading. The stock had closed down 21 cents at $35.87.

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Viddy, which celebrated its first birthday on April 11th, enables users to shoot, customize, and share 15-second video clips directly from their mobile devices. Its video creation platform allows users to choose from custom video overlays and audio effects from their favorite musicians, movies, and celebrities, and share their short video clips across across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubes.

The startup closed a $6 million Series A round back in February from investors like Battery Ventures, Greycroft Ventures, Qualcomm, and Bessemer Ventures, bringing its total funding to $8.2 million. Viddy saw over 40 million app views in January, thanks to the effort the startup has put into recruiting celebrities and influencers custom premium Video FX layers, giving artists, movie studios, etc. a way to promote their brand through mobile video.

Today, Viddy’s community is 8 million-strong, according to Viddy Co-Founder and CEO Brett OBrien, but the app has seen an even more significant bump in growth since launching its Facebook Timeline app in February. For some quick background, back in January, Facebook announced a new product called Actions, which saw it partnering with over 60 startups to give them the ability to add their “stories” through apps created specifically for Facebook Timeline. Actions basically create a new way for your favorite apps to present their structured data, with Facebook turning their content streams into visually engaging experiences.

The new Timeline features have been a boon for video apps, as Colleen reported earlier this month, and Viddy is no exception. Since launching its Timeline app in February, Viddy has seen over 15 million interactions with its content on Facebook, with over 1.7 million users signing on. Viddy also says that it’s averaging 300K new registered users per day, an average that has seen a significant bump since February.

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Now she’s accused of killing a young mother to take one by force.

Investigators say McClain waited outside a pediatrician’s office north of Houston and shot Kala Golden before taking her tiny newborn son, who was only 3 days old.

Little Keegan Golden was found unharmed hours later with McClain’s sister — who was told that her sister planned to adopt the boy. He is back with family members.

McClain is charged with capital murder and was being held Wednesday without bond. Authorities say she admitted attacking the woman Tuesday and stealing her baby from his mother’s pickup truck.

McClain, 30, who listed a Houston address, was separated from her husband, with whom she had raised three children.

“I don’t understand that, her taking a child,” her estranged husband, Theo McClain of San Diego, told The Associated Press. “That doesn’t make sense. We have three kids. And then to shoot somebody? I’ve never known her to hurt anybody.”

McClain had told her fiance she had given birth to their child. Instead, McClain had miscarried, said Capt. Bruce Zenor of the Montgomery County sheriff’s office.

Her fiancé, who was not identified Wednesday, is being interviewed by authorities.

Sheriff Tommy Gage said 28-year-old Kala Golden had placed Keegan into her pickup truck Tuesday afternoon after leaving Northwoods Pediatric Center in Spring, about 20 miles north of Houston. The suspected shooter was parked next to her, Gage said.

The woman repeatedly shot Golden, then snatched the child from her truck and drove away, according to witness accounts. The dying woman leaned into the vehicle and tried to take the boy back, screaming, “My baby!” but her attacker sped off.

Later Tuesday, two detectives spotted a vehicle outside a nearby apartment complex that matched witnesses’ descriptions, Gage said. Though McClain’s apartment was empty, she showed up and talked to authorities.

During an interview, detectives learned of a residence in Harris County where McClain’s sister lives and the child might be, Gage said.

McClain’s sister, Corina Jackson, told authorities that she had talked about needing to “do the adoption” soon after taking Keegan.

McClain was later arrested. Police say she admitted carrying out the attack. They do not believe anyone else was involved.

Investigators said McClain’s statements included information only the shooter would know and indicated Tuesday’s attack was part of a wider plan to kidnap any child. Golden was simply a convenient target, authorities said.

McClain’s children are with a family member in the county, authorities said.

The kidnapped baby has been returned to his family, according to his father, Keith Schuchardt, who said he had been married to Kala Golden for three years.

He told the Houston Chronicle that he learned of the shooting because as Golden lay dying, she asked another woman to call him and explain the attack.

Asked by reporters what he would tell his wife now, Schuchardt said, “I wish you were here with me to get me through this.”

Schuchardt, who also has a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, said officials were initially concerned about his criminal record, which includes felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance and burglary of a coin-operated machine.

Gwen Carter, a spokeswoman for Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services, said Schuchardt could see his children as often as he wanted while authorities worked on the case.

McClain is a vocational nurse at a local staffing agency, a job that involves providing basic nursing services under the direction of registered nurses and doctors. She does not work at the pediatric center, according to a clinic receptionist, Jackie Longoria.

McClain, who has vocational nursing licenses in both California and Texas, has not faced disciplinary action in either state, according to licensing boards.

Golden’s mother, Linda Golden, told the AP that she had been baby-sitting when someone at the scene called her using her daughter’s cellphone. She rushed to the clinic but was unable to see her daughter because paramedics were trying to save her.

“I wanted to kiss her before they put her in the ambulance,” Linda Golden said.

Linda Golden said she had no idea what could have sparked the slaying and abduction.

“That’s the hardest she’s ever fought,” she said. “She died trying to save her baby.”

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