Inside eBay, Decide.com Team Leads Seller Insights, Startup OutreachXconomyThe team of data mining and machine learning experts—many of whom also built and ran airfare price predictor Farecast, acquired in 2008 by Microsoft—has been working on new services to help eBay sellers tune their pricing to maximize sales. They're … More: continued here
Forbes The Real Reasons PayPal Sold To EbayForbeseBay transactions generated two-thirds of PayPal's payment volume at the time of the acquisition. The off-eBay volume was growing faster, but would still require many years to overtake the on-eBay volume. Also, much of the off-eBay volume was acquired …Dealpolitik: EBay, PayPal Takeover Talk May Be PrematureWall Street Journal…
Wall Street Journal (blog) Dealpolitik: EBay, PayPal Takeover Talk May Be PrematureWall Street Journal (blog)First, eBay could implement much stronger takeover protections for PayPal than eBay currently has: eBay will be able to write the corporate charter of PayPal before a spinoff is completed and can include anti-takeover protections that would not be … More:…
London's Mayor has approved plans to build almost 700 houses on a former Royal Mail site, sparking anger from campaigners for affordable homes. More: continued here
NBCSports.com Postal Service creates Wilt Chamberlain stampsNBCSports.comNext week (Oct. 8) the new Wilt Chamberlain commemorative stamps will go on sale and they are larger than even the average commemorative stamp— two inches tall. They will be available through the Postal Service or the Sixers.com Web site, so you'll …Wilt Chamberlain to be on stampESPNThe Wilt…
Three sets of commemorative stamps were unveiled Wednesday as the local post office turned 100. More: continued here
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Fittingly taller than most postage stamps.Philadelphia Magazine (blog)Wilt Chamberlain's life is the stuff of legend, from his time at Overbrook High School to his towering frame to his incredible feats both on and off the court. And so, it is only fitting that the United States Postal Service's new Wilt Chamberlain ……
Special delivery stamps Cardinal as Pac-12 winnersPalo Alto OnlineBrandon Vincent wasn't going to let the 18th-ranked Stanford men's soccer team go into overtime in Thursday night's Pac-12 opener at Oregon State. Andrew Epstein. Vincent delivered the game winner with less than two minutes to play, giving the Cardinal …and more » More: continued here
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PaymentsSource How PayPal Outgrew eBayPaymentsSourceEBay and PayPal were once rivals, but in 2002 they joined to become a single company. Since then, PayPal has worked to move beyond the confines of its parent's online auction site. It is now well prepared for its planned spinoff. (Image: Bloomberg News). More: continued here