Amazon.com’s number of unique visitors for November 2009 was up 5.57% year-over-year to 60.89 million, while eBay’s unique visitors dropped 7.72% year-over-year to 51.16 million. November was the third consecutive month that Amazon.com exceeded eBay in terms of uniques, according to data provided by Nielsen. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail predicts record £10bn pension deficit (Guardian Unlimited)
• Chief expects to face biggest shortfall in UK corporate history • Royal Mail profits up 4% to £184m in first half of year Royal Mail has a found a £10bn black hole in its retirement postbag – the biggest pension deficit in UK corporate history, its chief executive Adam …
Read More »Craigslist CEO’s “Evil Meg” Statement a Lie, Says eBay (NBC Bay Area)
Jim Buckmaster’s testimony “false and malicious” according to eBay executive. More: continued here
Read More »Norwood post office branch to remain open (Knoxville News Sentinel)
KNOXVILLE – The Norwood branch post office on Clinton Highway in Knoxville is being spared the budgetary axe.U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville, welcomed the news in a release today. Duncan said he received many letters and e-mails from people calling for the branch at 5727 Clinton Highway to …
Read More »Craigslist CEO didn’t complain about early eBay competition but defends protective measures (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GEORGETOWN, Del. – Facing a competitive threat from one of its own shareholders and board members, online classifieds site Craigslist was justified in adopting antitakeover measures to protect itself from eBay, Craigslist CEO James Buckmaster said Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown Winston-Salem Post Office Avoids Closure (FOX 8 WGHP)
The downtown Winston-Salem post office has been removed from a list of about 170 locations facing possible closure. More: continued here
Read More »Web Host Rackspace Names Former eBay Exec as COO (Web Host Industry Review)
December 15, 2009 — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Tuesday it has named former eBay executive Mark Roenigk as its new chief operating officer. More: continued here
Read More »Irish Post Office awards mail carriage to airBaltic (Journal of Commerce Online)
An Post, the Irish Post Office, has awarded a contract to airBaltic for the carriage of mail between Ireland and Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Tallinn (Estonia). More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist Exec Says He Was Warned of Former eBay CEO’s 2 Sides (Law.com)
The eBay executive who led the online auction site’s efforts to gain a minority stake in Craigslist warned that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman had a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, Craigslist CEO James Buckmaster said Monday. He testified that two days after a March 2005 Craigslist board meeting, eBay executive Garrett Price …
Read More »Stamps search for Ackles’ replacement (Canada.com)
It wasn’t a long stint, but it was memorable. After a Grey Cup win and then playing host to this year’s CFL championship, Calgary Stampeders president Scott Ackles confi rmed what many had suspected and stepped down Monday. More: continued here
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