eBay named Katie Mitic to its board of directors on Thursday. Mitic currently leads Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook, with responsibility for shaping and growing products for over two million developers and businesses that engage with Facebook’s 800 million active users. More: continued here

Post office into banking: Rs 2000-cr plan for faceliftDaily PioneerWith an aim to metamorphose your neighborhood post office into a full-fledged bank, the Department of Posts (DoP) has approached the Planning Commission seeking Rs 2000 crore for modernisation of postal services and its foray into the banking sector. …and more » …

EVANSDALE — Despite overwhelming public opposition and pleas from politicians, the city’s post office will close next month. More: continued here

NEWS.com.au Whitman to draw $1 salary as HP's CEOCNETThe former eBay CEO will also have the option to purchase 1.9 million shares of HP stock that will vest only when and if the company's stock price increases 120 percent over its current price, according to the Securities and Exchange filing. …

Cambridge News Last post for bikes as mail vans take overCambridge NewsLarger items will be delivered as part of the normal round rather than separately, and Royal Mail says staff using vans are less likely to be injured. Some households will get their post later than at present, but new …

Auction giant eBay and Facebook are quietly forging stronger ties with a secret joint partnership and the addition of Facebook exec Katie Mitic to eBay’s board of directors. More: continued here

Stamps' Coker shows big-play abilityMontreal Gazette“Hey, Quick Six — I think it's a good fit,” Coker said Thursday, two days before the Stamps play the Saskatchewan Roughriders at McMahon Stadium. “If you want to give me that nickname, then you can do it. But I don't want to self-proclaim it. …

State Gets $5 Mil Bonus For Food Stamp Sign UpThe Moral LiberalIn its quest to promote taxpayer-funded entitlement programs, the Obama Administration has actually rewarded one state with a $5 million bonus for its efficiency in adding food-stamp recipients to already bulging rolls. …and more » More: continued here

Undelivered Mail Pulled From Post Office DumpstersWRTV IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS — Several Indianapolis post office branches are under fire after undelivered mail was found piled up in the trash. Keith Palmer said he was fired from his job as a letter carrier in April after he complained to supervisors that bulk mail …

FedEx Ground has opened a new distribution center in the Chicago suburbs that the company says will employ more than 200 full- and part-time workers. The state has promised the company half a million dollars in tax breaks and other incentives. More: continued here