For the first holiday season ever, more Americans visited Amazon.com than eBay last December, the New York Times reports, citing numbers from Nielsen. eBay still trumped Amazon in time spent, or "engagement," and total pageviews — all of that auction-watching, you know. And it's important to remember that traffic without transactions doesn't do either site any good. But the news can't be a comfort the eBay CEO Meg Whitman, here pictured with Mitt Romney (far left) and some guy.

Ever since the Skype acquisition officially went sour, Whitman has faced increased pressure to step down from her post. Analysts have begun to push for eBay marketplaces exec John Donahoe's ascension.

It's got to be unsettling, Meg. Maybe some comfort food would help? We know a great place just across the street.

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