Auctionbytes Former eBay Exec Josh Silverman Joins American ExpressAuctionbytesFormer eBay executive Josh Silverman will join American Express as President of the US Consumer Services business, the unit that provides the company's consumer cards and travel services. Silverman was most recently Executive in …and more » More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s Acquisition Costs Soar Following Settlement With GSI Shareholders
In addition to the $2.4 billion eBay was already paying to acquire GSI Commerce, it has agreed to dole out more to settle claims that will now bring total merger costs to more than $3 billion. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office To Deliver Roman Letters Home – 2000 Years Late. – The Spoof (satire)
Post Office To Deliver Roman Letters Home – 2000 Years Late.The Spoof (satire)"Everyone moans on and on about how poor the postal service is in this country – but how crap must the Romans have been? These letters didn't even get off base! "But, just to show there's no hard …
Read More »Bairoil opposes plan to close post office – Billings Gazette
Bairoil opposes plan to close post officeBillings GazetteROCK SPRINGS — Community leaders in Bairoil and many of its 106 residents are opposing plans by the US Postal Service to close the small town's post office. Bairoil is located in the northeast corner of Sweetwater County. It is 45 miles away …
Read More »Raritan’s Energy and Data Center Infrastructure Management Solutions Receive … – Sacramento Bee
Raritan's Energy and Data Center Infrastructure Management Solutions Receive …Sacramento BeeRaritan won the "Environmental Project of the Year" award for its case study on eBay's implementation of data center energy-saving solutions. The case study details how eBay created and began executing a four-year data center plan with an ambitious …and …
Read More »Taxman recruits fricking tax-collecting robots – Register
Taxman recruits fricking tax-collecting robotsRegisterHer Majesty's Revenue and Customs is unleashing an army of fricking robots to find VAT evaders and eBay traders. The robots are the web-spider variety rather than an actual RoboTaxman. …HMRC to target tutors, tradesmen and e-tradersCitywire.co.ukPrivate tutors next in line of HMRC's fireAccountancy Ageall 17 …
Read More »Disaster food stamps to be issued beginning Monday
Food stamps will be issued beginning Monday to residents of 11 Tennessee counties as a result of severe spring weather. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Inc. and GSI Commerce Announce Settlement of Claims Regarding Proposed Acquisition
eBay Inc. and GSI Commerce announced today that the companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with GSI shareholders settling claims filed in Delaware state court related to eBay’s previously announced acquisition of GSI. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Settles Suits Over GSI Acquisition
EBay said Monday it had agreed to settle lawsuits over its planned acquisition of GSI Commerce by making an additional payment to GSI shareholders and selling some assets to GSI CEO Michael Rubin. More: continued here
Read More »eBay to Pay More for GSI, Acquisition Expected to Close Friday
GSI Commerce shareholders had complained that the company was not getting enough money for its sale to eBay and sued GSI and its board – eBay had announced in March it would acquire GSI Commerce for $29.25 a share, or total consideration of approximately $2.4 billion. More: continued here
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