msnbc.com Search continues for secret stamp honoring John Glenn's historic spaceflightmsnbc.comBut after his Mercury spacecraft, Friendship 7, safely splashed down, it was another type of station that took over tracking his historic mission: US post offices. For the first and only time in the country's postal history, the United States …

Auctionbytes eBay Drives Traffic to European Sites with Affiliate PromotionAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay is encouraging affiliates to promote its French and Italian sites this spring. The eBay Partner Network is offering all publishers who promote the French and Italian programs an opportunity to enjoy higher commission rates between … More: …

ABC News (blog) Price of stamps may increaseLeader-TelegramThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.50-Cent Stamp, Other …

NY food stamp benefits withdrawn inside Atlantic City casinos12NewsNow.ComThe cards have essentially replaced traditional food stamps and are supposed to be used by New York's neediest for basic necessities like groceries and diapers. EBT cards can also be used to access designated amounts of cash via ATM.and more » More: continued …

Post Office: $18B loss without cuts, rate increaseElizabethton StarThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly $1 billion.and more » …

Cameron's pay finally delivered thanks to PostThis is South WalesCameron Davies spent two weeks working at the Royal Mail sorting office in Swansea in the run-up to Christmas. The 16-year-old from Port Tennant believed his wages would go directly into his bank account at the end of each week. More: …

The growth of online retailers represents the biggest opportunity in a generation, but Canada Post chief executive Deepak Chopra says the post office first needs to change to survive as fewer letters get delivered each year. More: continued here

LONDON – Feb 20, 2012: Nissan and FedEx collaborate once again in London demonstrating the companies’ joint commitment to environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility. More: continued here

Financial Times Charity sales on eBay double in 2011Civil Society MediaThe value of retail sales from eBay.co.uk's charity shops rose to £6.25m in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 56 per cent. The Selling Online Survey 2011, conducted by the Charity Retail Association, reports that on average charities that sell online …

A recent post on MinimalMac posits an interesting case for the slow, growing sense of the irrelevance of Microsoft, at least in the applications space. Go and read the piece – it's excellent – but the gist is that for years Microsoft banked on Office being as important to users …