The first sale computer programmer Pierre Omidyar made on his site AuctionWeb was for $14.83 in 1995. Why is that significant? Because Omidyar had sold a broken laser pointer to someone who actually collected broken laser pointers. Knowing that he was on to something, Omidyar let AuctionWeb consume his domain, ebay.com, and the eCommerce world…
MAIL delivery was disrupted in Bridgwater when postal workers walked out after a row over the dismissal of a colleague. More: continued here
WLWT Cincinnati eBay cuts ribbon on Walton center, seeks 2000 for holidaysWLWT CincinnatieBay says the job fair will run until 7 p.m. Tuesday at the facility on Transport Drive. The company says it is recruiting for more than 2,000 seasonal positions in Walton, with pay up to $12 per hour. The facility will employ about…
Reuters India Ex-eBay, Google payments exec Tilenius launches mobile health startup VidaSilicon Valley Business JournalTilenius spoke to me on Monday about Vida and what she has brought to the new startup from her experience running PayPal's merchant service group and eBay's Marketplace, as well as leading the charge on Google's Wallet mobile payment effort and…
National Review Online (blog) Food Stamps, without Work RequirementsNational Review Online (blog)The Great Recession ended more than 1,900 days ago, and the national unemployment rate is 5.9 percent — but many able-bodied adults in 42 states nevertheless continue to collect long-term food-stamp benefits without working, volunteering, or training … More: continued here
With the Postal Service facing a seemingly never-ending stream of financial problems, do companies like UPS and FedEx have contingency plans in place? More: continued here
TameBay eBay Promote Your Listings trial coming to UKTameBayWe've just heard that eBay UK will be starting a trial in the UK for Promote your listings. eBay say that “Promote your listings is a new way for a seller to showcase their items to interested buyers to help boost sales“. Whilst we expect this to…
Frenemies: UPS, FedEx & the Post OfficeYahoo NewsAt UPS, for example, if you use their “Sure Post” service, packages will be delivered via UPS to your local post office, and then the mailman will take it the rest of the way. It's a service the Postal Service calls “Parcel Select.” FedEx does this as ……
700 WLW 2000 jobs available at N.Ky eBay plantFOX19Thousands of jobs are available at eBay Enterprise in Walton, Ky. as a new facility officially opens on Tuesday. Several people will be in Walton, including Governor Steve Beshear, to celebrate an expansion and job fair to fill 2,000 openings for the …eBay Enterprise Hiring For The…
The new Post Office ‘local’ service at Southcote Pharmacy, in Coronation Square will replace the old office next door, but the official date for the move is yet to be announced More: continued here