Competition Changes How People View Strangers Online: On Sites Like eBay…Science Daily (press release)Aug. 12, 2013 — An anonymous stranger you encounter on websites like Yelp or Amazon may seem to be just like you, and a potential friend. But a stranger on a site like eBay is a whole …

San Marino's post office to remain open; personal service optionalPasadena Star-NewsThe San Marino Post Office Friday, has been notified that their Huntington Drive location at 2960 Huntington Drive in San Marino will close at the end of the year. Remaining personnel will relocate to the Lincoln Avenue General Mail Facility …

A POST Office which closed for a two-week refurbishment has re-opened. More: continued here

Watford Observer Watford residents join campaign against Royal Mail privatisationWatford ObserverOrganisers of Save Our Royal Mail said they garnered 700 signatures against Government plans to sell the postal services to the private sector, which ministers say will make it more "competitive". The initiative is being opposed by postal unions and … …

Gary Fradd's letter states that there are 200 box holders at the Sun Valley branch of the post office. If the post office had spent one-half the energy to get new box holders that they used to discourage current and previous box holders, all the boxes would be rented. More: …

Raw Story O'Reilly: Food stamps are 'encouraging parasites' to 'take as much as they want'Raw StoryFox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday declared that President Barack Obama had encouraged “parasites” to take advantage of the food stamp program and other “entitlements.” For the past week, the Fox News Channel has …

The stamps, which feature images of cars including a 1961 Jaguar E-Type, 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and 1963 Aston Martin go on sale today More: continued here

Charles 'Chuck' Fitch, from Canton, Michigan, is said to be the man behind the mask who calls himself Ebayisajoke, pictured, and harasses not only the ecommerce website and PayPal but also those who use it. More: continued here

Getting snail mail might take a little longer especially for Sun Valley residents. Starting in October, they’ll have to look elsewhere to pick up their mail. Their only post office in the neighborhood is next on the chopping blocks and residents have until the end of September to save it. …

Reading Post Royal Mail crush death driver clearedReading PostA lorry driver has been acquitted of negligently crushing his workmate to death while reversing his truck into a trailer at a Royal Mail depot. Ian Wheeler had been reversing to connect his lorry to its trailer at the company's Slough depot …