What's Hot on TheStreet

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend,

.

Slow steams on soy lattes? Baristas serving wine and beer? Cheeses served on China? Sorry, Starbucks

, but we've seen this before.

As recent announcements from tech giants like Google

, Electronic Arts

and even chipmaker Intel

underline, social gaming companies are hot, and not just for consumers.

Jam-packed terminals, reduced capacity, delayed flights, innumerable fees. It's not holiday travel, it's masochism.

eBay's

future rests in the hands of PayPal. As its marketplace business continues its turnaround effort, PayPal is making strides to surpass the core brand, which could happen in the near future.