Online giant eBay is leading the charge against legislation that would require sales tax to be collected on Internet sales. The mandate would be an unfair burden on small businesses, eBay says. And yet who are among the bill’s strongest supporters? Yep, small businesses. For years, online sellers have benefitted from what brick-and-mortar retailers call…
A Jeep crashed into the Hanover post office on High Street at about 2 p.m. today. A rescue worker on the scene said there was a baby that was in the vehicle was uninjured. More: continued here
RLPC-Banks in talks on pre-IPO loan for Royal Mail-sourcesReuters UKRoyal Mail's flotation is expected to take place this autumn. The group has 150,000 staff and annual sales of 9.5 billion pounds ($14.7 billion). British media reports have put a likely stock market value of between 2 billion pounds and 3 billion on …and more » More:…
Trying to make sense of the estimated 100 terabytes of new data received every day to meet changing customer expectations and keep a competitive edge has led eBay to start using big data platforms. More: continued here
Two postal workers have been taken to San Francisco's St. Francis Memorial Hospital due to a possible hazardous materials situation. More: continued here
San Francisco: Hazmat team sent to post office, St. Francis hospital to …San Jose Mercury NewsA San Francisco post office was evacuated late this morning after five employees found a mysterious white powder on their clothing and walked to the nearby Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, according to a city health official and the fire department.and…
Washington Examiner Internet Tax Bill Should Protect Small Businesses: eBayYahoo! Finance (blog)EBay wants the Marketplace Fairness Act to exempt small businesses that make less than $10 million in annual out-of-state sales or have fewer than 50 employees. Brian Bieron, senior director of Global Public Policy at eBay, tells The Daily Ticker that …First Take: Internet…
The U.S. Postal Service has temporarily suspended delivery to a western Pennsylvania apartment complex after a carrier walked in on a drug deal. More: continued here
hays Post Post Office food drive set for May 11Redwood Falls GazetteLast year, postal carriers from the Redwood Falls Post Office collected over 1,500 pounds of food on Stamp Out Hunger day; this coming Saturday, May 11, the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will deliver for …Wilton post office…
An enterprise architect for FedEx, Viljay Banga talked in depth with theCube hosts Dave Vellante and David Floyer of Wikibon about the technical aspects of backup at EMC World this week. In the past, there were certain challenges regarding backup, … Continue reading → More: continued here