PC World Why Can't the Government Buy from Office Depot?PC MagazineIn other news, as Kundra was speaking to the FOSE crowd, one of his former colleagues in the DC office of the CTO was arrested in a bribery sting, The Washington Post reported. Yusuf Acar, an information systems security officer …
Read More »EBay sees revenue of $10B to $12B in 2011 (AP via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc. expects 2011 revenue to range between $10 billion to $12 billion in 2011, boosted by strong growth in its PayPal business. More: continued here
Read More »Oswald's '53 school transfer card flunks out on eBay – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Oswald's '53 school transfer card flunks out on eBayNew York Daily News, NYBY Bill Egbert AP So who would pay $500 on eBay for a Bronx junior high school transfer card from 1953? The auction closed yesterday with no bidders for the card for a Bronx teenager …
Read More »FedEx chief stays on Forbes list despite drop in wealth (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
FedEx founder and chief executive officer Frederick W. Smith remained on the Forbes list of billionaires, but like a lot of his peers, the Memphis resident saw his wealth diminished greatly since 2008. More: continued here
Read More »Hacking iTunes Gift Cards, and an iTunes Update – Washington Post
The Tech Herald Hacking iTunes Gift Cards, and an iTunes UpdateWashington Post, United StatesAfter all, shipping another eBay user a voucher code only takes a single e-mail and can be done instantly. What boggles my mind is how many people actually bid the price of an iTunes gift card well beyond …
Read More »eBay decides to take on Overstock instead of Amazon (InternetRetailer.com)
It’s been a common refrain for the past couple of years that Amazon.com Inc. is growing much more quickly than eBay Inc. Now eBay appears to be moving away from directly competing with Amazon and other e-commerce sites that sell the latest merchandise, instead focusing on selling the kind of …
Read More »Online services deliver mail without the paper – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Online services deliver mail without the paperLos Angeles Times, CABy Alana Semuels The post office doesn't deliver mail to Steven Stark's Santa Maria home anymore. It's not that Stark, the 36-year-old owner of an Internet company, is unpopular. He just decided that he'd rather deal with all of …
Read More »New FedEx shipping hub in Troutdale will mean jobs (KATU Portland)
Troutdale’s Mayor, Jim Kight, said the new facility will need about 650 workers, 500 of which will come from FedEx’s Swan Island shipping facility. That means FedEx could hire up to 150 new people by the end of this year. More: continued here
Read More »Norm Milliard says the Post Office as a home away from home – Bethel Citizen
Norm Milliard says the Post Office as a home away from homeBethel Citizen, MEBy Michael Daniels During his time as Bethel’s postmaster, Norm Milliard has taken in stride events ranging from the blossoming of the electronic communications era, to a political storm over the location of a new post office. … …
Read More »Why Is the FBI Raiding the Office of Obama’s New CIO? (Fast Company Magazine)
Just the other day I wrote about Obama’s newly appointed CIO, Vivek Kundra, and his love affair with Google, RIM, and Apple. Well, Microsoft may be in luck after all. This morning twelve FBI agents reportedly stormed the Washinton, D.C. CTO’s office, where Kudra left his post last week. According …
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