While checking their mail Saturday, Byron residents learned their post office is one step closer to closing. A 60-day proposal to close notice was posted at the Byron post office Saturday, Aug. 13. “This is a proposal,” said the notice. “It is not a final determination to close this post …

Part Two: Historic Settlements of Macomb CountyPatch.comMost of these listed here had a US post office at one time. Some, like Warsaw (now part of Mount Clemens) and Beebe's Corner (now part of Richmond) were absorbed by other settlements. Some were abandoned due to a natural disaster, such as the …

Mobile is one of eBay’s top priorities, and this week is announcing a new program for its affiliates to take advantage of the increase in mobile shopping. The eBay Partner Network announced it will launch ePN Mobile on September 8. More: continued here

Royal Mail study backs marketing power of unaddressed mailPost and ParcelNine out of every ten people in the UK are happy to receive regular unaddressed mail from retailers, according to new research commissioned by Royal Mail. The study from FreshMinds Research found that door drops from retailers are the most …

Union condemns Royal Mail's£200000 price tag on sorting office they're …Cambs Times 24A UNION fighting the closure of Chatteris Sorting Office condemned Royal Mail for putting it up for sale with a £200000 tag. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. …

'The most ambitious project at eBay for a long, long time'Register"It's one of the most ambitious projects that's been undertaken at eBay for a very, very long time," vice president of search and experience technology Hugh Williams tells us on the phone. … More: continued here

HP Touchpads turn up on EbayInquirerBy Kate O'Flaherty HP TOUCHPADS HAVE started turning up on Ebay, with bids starting at upwards of £150 for the 32GB version. It comes after the device sold out within hours of going on sale at bargain prices from around £90 in the UK at …

Conn. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra are planning to visit the Blue Hills post office in Hartford Friday. More: continued here

PhiConnect Introduces Free 'Custom Fit' of Multi-Channel Inventory Control and …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The reason is that many eBay and Amazon management software manage the inventory data as 'text' format which can be easily manipulated or modified. Also, they allow 'in-line editing' which increases the inaccuracy of quantity of …

Guest essay: Tea Party edit blamed the messengerBrighton-Pittsford PostIn response to the Messenger Post editorial, “Call it what it is: Tea party downgrade” (Aug. 14), blaming the Tea party for the S&P downgrade of US credit from AAA to AA+ is like blaming the Post Office for your empty bank …