NEWS.com.au Nic Cage is a vampire? That's what an antique photo collector claims, based on …New York Daily News"Personally, I believe it's him and that he is some sort of walking undead/vampire, et cetera, who quickens/reinvents himself once every 75 years or so," the seller — who's asking $1 million …

Forty FedEx employees from around the Bay Area came to Milpitas last week to saw plywood, construct and then paint two new playhouses for local non-profit organizations aiding U.S. military families and their dependents. More: continued here

RelayRides Names Former Shopping.com Head Andre Haddad As CEOTechCrunchAnd Haddad has plenty of experience with managing marketplaces — prior to joining Shopping.com, Haddad was SVP of Product at eBay and he founded European auction site iBazar. RelayRides doesn't share many specific numbers, but it says to date …RelayRides Welcomes Silicon …

ABC News (blog) Is Nicolas Cage a Vampire from the Civil War Era?ABC News (blog)Not so for Jack Mord, an antiques dealer who got the rumor mill cooking when he posted a photograph for sale on eBay of a man he says is from Bristol, Tenn., around 1870, and he …

Daily Mail eBay launches virtual outlet mall for USCNETHoping to tap the expanding online fashion market, eBay this week launched Fashion Outlet, a virtual US outlet mall that lets brands and designers connect directly with eBay customers. Think of that outlet mall in the boonies without the drive down …eBay …

KGO-TV Silicon Valley execs lend learning hand via school philanthropySan Francisco ExaminerGoing to bat for schools: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, far right, announced she would invest $2.5 million into the Summit Charter School system. (Mike Koozmin/The Examiner) As state funding for California schools decreases, a growing number of Silicon …

San Jose Inside (blog) Is Meg back? Those who know Whitman not surprised by HP rumorsSan Jose Mercury NewsWhen former eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced in 2009 that she was running for governor, many Californians asked, "Is she crazy?" Here was a billionaire with all the money in the world …

WBEZ Post Office Can Be Saved By Congress, Workers SayOPB News"We want to let people know that number one, the post office isn't broke. That Congress created this program and Congress can easily fix this problem. And if they do that we can continue to deliver mail to every address …

Feds raid 8 Metro Detroit retailers in crackdown on food stamp fraudThe Detroit NewsDetroit— Federal agents targeted Metro Detroit retail shops in a crackdown on food stamp fraud, the US Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Agents spent two weeks raiding stores and arresting people engaged in redeeming food stamps for cash, …

Citizens and university students are opposed to closing the post office, saying it will create extreme hardship. More: continued here