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Afternoon Coffee: eBay Uses Big Data to Save $$$, Dole Salad Recall, GM Cuts …Spend MattersThe Surprising Way eBay Used Big Data Analytics to Save Millions — After crunching those numbers –talk about big data! –the results were telling. eBay uncovered underutilized servers, misconfigured devices and other inefficiencies. In fact, …

FedEx specializes incost-effective shipping, packaging, monitoring and distribution solutions designed for pharmaceuticals, lab samples, surgical instruments or other critical life-sciences products. More: continued here

Information Age Post Office plans implementation of 'service towers' worth £360mComputerworldUKThe Post Office has revealed that it plans to adopt a 'service towers model' to provide IT services across the organisation, and has issued two contracts worth up to £360 million to support these. 'Towers' are set up so that …

George D. Mercer, graphic artistWashington PostMr. Mercer, a Washington resident, had worked for the Postal Service and the old Post Office Department as an artist and stamp designer for about 16 years. He previously did graphic design work for the Navy, Vitro Engineering Corp. and the Afro … More: continued …

D'oh! Post office stuck with millions of 'Simpsons' stampsNBCNews.comHas "The Simpsons" fandom run its course, or did the U.S. Postal Service simply dream too big? The post office produced 1 billion "Simpsons" themed 44-cent stamps in 2009, but only 318 million were sold, the New York Times reports. That leaves …

eBay knows big data. With more than 100 million active users globally, the online industry powerhouse provided a platform for the sale of $68.6 billion in goods in 2011 ?that breaks down to more than $2,100 in goods sold every second. Clearly, eBay has high-functioning systems in place for data …

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Postal Service Saves Millions in Energy CostsU.S. Politics Today"Postal employees are enthusiastic about reducing energy use at Post Offices, mail processing facilities and in all our buildings," said Tom Samra, vice president, Facilities. "Energy-saving projects in 2011 reduced costs by $22 million annually or …and more » More: continued here

Use a Covered Call to Bid on eBayInvestorplace.comLast month eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported second-quarter results that included a 23% rise in sales and a 16% rise in profits. Despite a slowdown overseas, the company was able to grow. Many consider this growth results from eBay making several …and more » More: continued …

Millions Go Hungry as Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts and Drought …Truth-OutDrought (Photo: Danumurthi Mahendra / Flickr)Nearly one in five Americans could not afford the food they or their families needed at some point in the past year, and now anti-poverty advocates are pressing Congress to abandon proposed food stamp …