Royal Mail forced to apologise for computer glitchmyHermesAttempts at Christmas gift delivery through the Royal Mail's parcel service came to a halt yesterday (December 12th) after a computer problem slowed down transactions across the UK. The disruption lasted for two 30-minute periods and caused queues in a …Exciting New Way …
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It should be no real surprise that the U.S. Post Office is undergoing a $3 billion round of cutbacks. They have been the billion dollar darling of Federal underwriting for over a decade—having lost $20 billion in the last four years alone. How long did they expect this to go …
Read More »Post Office Closure Causing Backups
As the U.S. Postal Service braces for more cuts and postal office closures, union workers said the shutdown of the mail distribution center in Frederick is already causing major backups at Baltimore’s main post office. More: continued here
Read More »Google adds time stamps to Street View images, adds before & after views of tsunami-affected Japan
Google has added the much-requested time stamp feature to images found on its Street View mapping service so users can see how recent the images of that area are. More: continued here
Read More »UK Royal Mail Suffers IT Problems on Busiest Day of the Year
According to a story at Post & Parcel , the UK Royal Mail was expecting to have its busiest day of the year yesterday with more than 130 million letters, cards and parcels being handled, as opposed to the normal 59 million pieces. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office to Christmas carolers: Please leave – Washington Post (blog)
Opposing Views Post Office to Christmas carolers: Please leaveWashington Post (blog)Here is a separation of church and state question to ponder 12 days before Christmas: Should carolers be allowed to belt tunes inside a post office? No carolers allowed to belt tunes in a post office. (Karen Bleier – AFP/Getty …
Read More »eBay Runs Double-Bucks Promotion on Green Monday
eBay ran a special promotion for members of its eBay Bucks loyalty program yesterday, on “Green Monday.” The promotion started at 12:01 AM PT on December 12, 2011, and ended at 11:59 PM PT on December 12, 2011. More: continued here
Read More »Can Meg Whitman’s ‘Buzz’ Buy Time to Revive Hewlett-Packard? – Investorplace.com
DailyTech Can Meg Whitman's 'Buzz' Buy Time to Revive Hewlett-Packard?Investorplace.comWhen Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman reminisces about her early days at the helm of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), she fondly relates a call she got from then-SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt shortly after the blockbuster auction site went public in the fall …HP …
Read More »USPS Proposes Parkdale Rural Route, Moving Post Office Boxes to Wilmot
Chuck Hamilton talks about the possible closing of the Parkdale post office. More: continued here
Read More »Local man assaulted at post office – Shawnee News Star
Local man assaulted at post officeShawnee News StarAn 83-year-old man was robbed and assaulted at the Shawnee Post Office around 2 pm Sunday. Shawnee police officer Russell Conner reported he found Burke “Fritz” Anderson laying next to a “large pool of blood” on the floor of the post …Shawnee man …
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