EcommerceBytes Vendio Grows from eBay Auction Manager to Multichannel PlatformEcommerceBytesVendio got its start in 1999 as a provider of tools for eBay sellers, a focus reflected in its original company name, AuctionWatch. This year, it revamped and repriced its platform, cleaning up and consolidating its various products and services, and …

Hannity Omits The "Food Stamp" Facts: Most Recipients Have Jobs, Or Are …Media Matters for AmericaOn Fox, Sean Hannity asked if people are "better off on food stamps" or "better off with a job." But most recipients of food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, are working-class Americans …

NY Senators Schumer and Gillibrand fight Northport Post Office relocationChannel 6 News OnlineU.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have joined fierce opposition to a proposed relocation of Northport's Post Office, saying they also want it to remain downtown. The USPS is considering selling the 240 Main St. location, opening …

Cameron Bynum, a freshmen Political Science major, tutors 7th grader Aiyana Burnett in the basement of the post office on Franklin Street. More: continued here

Yahoo!7 News eBay bans sales of topless Kate magazineYahoo!7 NewsLONDON (AFP) – US Internet auction giant eBay is banning sales of copies of French magazine Closer that feature photos of Prince William's wife Catherine topless, the website said on Tuesday. Enterprising eBay users have been selling last Friday's …and more » …

New Carytown Fresh Market will not accept food stamps, not yetWTVRRICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)—The Fresh Market, opening on September 19, will be the only grocery chain in downtown Richmond that does not accept food stamps. The store will not accept payment from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) … More: continued …

Tech lobbying powerhouse set to open doors in WashingtonReuters IndiaWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google(GOOG.O), Amazon.com(AMZN.O), eBay(EBAY.O), Facebook(FB.O) and other Internet companies have formed a lobbying group called The Internet Association to tackle regulatory and political issues in Washington, D.C., …and more » More: continued here

GIMBY (blog) Mitt Romney finds a better way to discuss food stampsLos Angeles TimesThe right-of-center Manhattan Institute released a report Tuesday by economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth that notes a couple of troubling things about the current food-stamp program. First, nearly one in seven Americans receives food stamps today, a record …Food …

Food stamps make the difference for countless families across Tennessee, but a change could cause a big problem for most of them. More: continued here

Post Office basement houses student centerThe Daily Tar HeelPool and ping-pong tables, a computer lab with Wi-Fi and Friday night concerts can all be found in the most unlikely of places — the basement of the Franklin Street Post Office. Street Scene Teen Center, a nonprofit organization located beneath the …