(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET ) eBay is attempting to carve out a piece of Groupon's action with its own daily deals special. Dubbed Lifestyle Deals , the new service is being tested in several cities across the U.S., including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia. And it …
Read More »PC Shipments Tank; eBay Goes Social; Romney’s Google Bomb? – PC Magazine
PC Shipments Tank; eBay Goes Social; Romney's Google Bomb?PC MagazineIn other news, eBay rolled out a revamped online marketplace (and affiliated apps) with new features and backend changes aimed at creating a more personalized shopping experience. While the display pages bear a striking resemblance to social corkboard … More: continued …
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'New methods will take time to bed in and we're sincerely sorry for any delays'This is KentRoyal Mail spokesman Sally Hopkins said: "We have recently introduced new delivery methods in Sevenoaks over the summer. These changes are part of Royal Mail's£2 billion investment to modernise the business. "This is one …
Read More »Class Claims EBay Insurance Excludes the Very Stuff Insured – Courthouse News Service
Class Claims EBay Insurance Excludes the Very Stuff InsuredCourthouse News ServiceSAN JOSE (CN) – EBay sells insurance that excludes from coverage the exact items it ships, rendering the policy useless, a class action claims in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff Luke Knowles claims eBay knew its ShipCover insurance excludes entire … …
Read More »EBay moves into daily deals, while Groupon and LivingSocial diversify – Upstart (blog)
EBay moves into daily deals, while Groupon and LivingSocial diversifyUpstart (blog)Clearly, eBay is late to the game among other major online players. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has already been running Amazon Local (through which it runs deals shared by LivingSocial), and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) similarly beat it to the deal table …
Read More »eBay moves toward social shopping – Mother Nature Network
Mother Nature Network eBay moves toward social shoppingMother Nature NetworkOnline commerce giant eBay unveiled a new look for its website Wednesday inspired by social networks, giving consumers personalized suggestions to help them sift through the huge shopping site. The ecommerce giant with 105 million active users will … More: continued …
Read More »Cougar Carnage event creates smiles – The Alestle
Cougar Carnage event creates smilesThe AlestleSIUE assistant track and field coach Hassaan Stamps had two things he wanted to accomplish when he decided to put on Sunday's Cougar Carnage: to raise money for the underfunded track and field program and to remind SIUE students that this is the … More: …
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A vehicular mishap at Muenster Post Office on Tuesday afternoon caused no injuries, but creviced the facility’s east wall and damaged nearly 200 mailboxes. More: continued here
Read More »The Hobbit Stamps and Money Are Coming to New Zealand – TIME
TIME The Hobbit Stamps and Money Are Coming to New ZealandTIMEApparently that's more than enough reason to put characters from the classic fantasy series on the nation's money and stamps. Beginning Nov. 1, New Zealand will be putting The Hobbit on its national currency and postage stamps, according to AFP, …
Read More »Modern posties off their bikes – This is Kent
This is Kent Modern posties off their bikesThis is KentThe traditional image of a jolly postie on his bicycle in rain or shine is set to be replaced with a Royal Mail van, as a result of the company's modernisation. . DISTANT MEMORY: Will this sight be a thing of …
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