uShip Blog : August 2009 - Posts
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August 2009 - Posts

Finding a Household Mover -- Better Online or Offline? Part I: Customer Satisfaction

Posted by matt@uship.com at 4:36 PM
uShip CEO & Founder Matt Chasen takes a look under the hood of moving and shipping to see how it’s evolving and the innovations shaping how customers and transporters do business. On a recent NPR Marketplace piece, Online competitors move in on shippers Read More...

What Moves You? NPR's Marketplace Profiles uShip in Moving Industry Story

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:02 PM
Whether you’re a service provider or shipping customer, this should be of interest. uShip was included in a piece on Marketplace, the nationwide personal and business finance program from American Public Radio (and heard on nearly 500 NPR stations). uShip Read More...

The Curious Case of the Vanishing Vessel

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:05 PM
In a story that seems to be ripped straight from an upcoming Clancy book tentatively titled “The Big Disappearing Cargo Ship” (contact me for the rights on that one), there’s a big cargo ship that has, well…disappeared. Not enough excitement for you? Read More...

Ford Mustang and Honda Accord Most Shipped Vehicles in July.

Posted by community@uShip.com at 5:28 PM
The big three have just released their July sales numbers and they don’t look good. With the exception of Ford, which managed to grow 2.3% in sales over July 2008, American car sales continue to crash. Chrysler’s sales are down 9.4% over last year while Read More...

PayPal Service Interruption on 8/03

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:51 PM
As some of you may have experienced yesterday, PayPal had an unexpected world-wide system outage on Monday, from around 10:30 a.m. to around 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The interruption affected users worldwide while the company worked to solve the problem. Read More...