eBay expects to see $5bn of sales via mobile for 2011Econsultancy (blog)In 2010, global eBay sales via a mobile device more than tripled, generating $2 billion in sales – up from $600m in 2009. The company says that it expects this to more than double again in 2011 to over …

‘Luxury’ sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America’s food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. More: continued here

BBC News Guernsey Post extend reduced rate Christmas stamps useBBC NewsThe time period for when reduced rate Christmas stamps can be sent in the Bailiwick of Guernsey has been extended this year. From 2 to 22 December 2011, letters sent within the islands can be sent with a special 31p …

Post Office proposal opposedJackson SunPost office officials held a public, community-wide meeting at South Side High School Thursday night to lay out a proposed plan to close down the Jackson mail-processing center, located at 200 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. … More: continued here

Starbucks' $5 coffees are being bought with food stamps for the poorDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter 'Luxury' sugar-filled goods such as $5 Starbucks coffees and cakes are being purchased using America's food stamp program, an investigation has revealed. The tokens which are given to those living in poverty can be …

Royal Mail reinstate deliveries to unmade Benfleet roadsBBC NewsPostal deliveries are to resume to more than 100 Essex homes where the private roads were deemed to be in too poor condition for Royal Mail staff to use. In November Royal Mail suspended deliveries to addresses on 13 roads in Benfleet …

Mendota fears losing post office, though USPS would save $900000 over 10 yearsPioneer PressUS Postal Service officials say the fate of Mendota's post office should be decided by March. In the meantime, the public can comment on and learn more about the possible closure of the branch at a meeting …

ABC News Police: Shots fired at main Montgomery, Ala., post office; no injuries …Washington PostA gunman armed with several pistols fired off multiple shots at a large mail processing area at Montgomery's main post office Thursday evening, but injured no one and was quickly taken into custody, police said. The …

Shots fired at Alabama post office, no injuriesSeattle Post Intelligencer(AP) — A gunman armed with several pistols fired off multiple shots at a large mail processing area at Montgomery's main post office Thursday evening, but injured no one and was quickly taken into custody, police said. The man was in …

KRMG Post office defends moving mail processing out of GainesvilleGainesville SunArthur Rosenberg, with the United States Postal Service, gives a presentation during a town hall meeting at Santa Fe College on Dec. 1, 2011, in Gainesville, Fla. By Jackie Alexander Over the protests of community members and postal service workers, …