Stamp of approval for Tyne Bridge and York MinsterThe Northern EchoThe Tyne Bridge and York Minster are among the iconic structures chosen for the Royal Mail's latest collection. Helen Graham, who has been a postwoman at Royal Mail's Newcastle West Delivery Office for nearly 14 years, swapped her postbag for …

New York Times Microsoft trumps Amazon, others for AOL patents |ReutersBy Nadia Damouni and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) – Microsoft trumped Amazon, eBay and other tech giants with its more than $1 billion purchase of the majority of AOL Inc's patent trove. AOL said it was selling more than 800 patents …

Daily Caller For Commerce unit hit by computer virus, hardship of being unplugged has upsideWashington PostUntil further notice, no such thing. Employees became reacquainted with their neighborhood post office and the beep-squeak-hiss of the fax spitting out paper. The must-have office supply became toner for the machine. Twelve weeks offline …

EARNINGS PREVIEW: Internet Giants Look To Boost ProfitabilityNASDAQBy Drew FitzGerald, OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TAKING THE PULSE: The biggest Internet companies continued to encroach on their peers' traditional turf in the first quarter, with Google Inc.'s (GOOG) virtual wallet vying for a piece of EBay's Inc.'s (EBAY) …and more » More: …

USA TODAY 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman back on public assistanceLos Angeles TimesIn an interview with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show Thursday, the Orange County woman acknowledged that she is accepting food stamps as a temporary measure to make ends meet. Suleman, who had vowed not to accept public assistance, said …

Harvard, CU-Boulder Design Downtown Houston of Your Dreams, PossiblyHouston Press (blog)By Richard Connelly Mon., Apr. 9 2012 at 2:30 PM That up above, the dreamy rendering of the area that used to house the downtown Post Office? It's "Bayou Commons," which is "strategically designed to be downtown Houston's first residential …

EBay Inc.'s stock climbed Monday as the e-commerce and online payment company showed strong growth in a key revenue figure in March.THE SPARK: Third-party service provider ChannelAdvisor, which tracks … More: continued here

EBay up on strong growth in March revenue metricBusinessWeekEBay Inc.'s stock climbed Monday as the e-commerce and online payment company showed strong growth in a key revenue figure in March. THE SPARK: Third-party service provider ChannelAdvisor, which tracks revenue for customers that are with its service a … More: continued …

Auctionbytes Debunking the eBay Myth of Free ShippingAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner If free shipping is the industry standard, as eBay states, then 21 of the top 25 ecommerce retailers have not gotten the memo. EcommerceBytes took a look at the top 25 retailers on Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide and found …

Sydney Morning Herald From Perth to Panama: the man who sold his life on eBaySydney Morning HeraldFancy selling your life on eBay and seeing Iceland? That's exactly what Ian Usher did. In July 2008, Perth man Ian Usher made international headlines when he decided to sell his entire life – …