Milo Fetch Allows Local Retailers To Upload Their Inventory To eBayTechCruncheBay acquired local product inventory and shopping site Milo.com for $75 million last December, and was fairly quick to start integrating the technology into its core products. For example, eBay launched GiftsNearby, which showed shoppers gift options …and more » More: …

The Guardian You have been outbid (on lunch with Julian Assange)Channel 4 NewsJulian Assange has put himself up for sale on eBay, offering bidders the chance to join him for lunch. So does it mean WikiLeaks has run out of money? Not yet, says a former spokesman for the group. …

ABC Action News Sheriff: Man raked in $70000 monthly dealing heroin — while recieving food stampsSun-Sentinel (blog)A Dominican Republic native, Borgen lived in the country illegally while receiving benefits that included hundreds of dollars in food stamps, according to Sheriff Grady Judd — all while making money from a drug …

Reuters Blogs (blog) Meet Copious, the eBay for a Social WorldBusinessWeekIn the Web's most popular marketplaces, such as eBay and Craigslist, however, anonymity is still the norm. A new San Francisco startup called Copious is looking to change that. Copious has built an online marketplace in which all buyers and …

AuctionBytes Blog (blog) eBay pitches partnershipsInternetRetailer.comChief of eBay North America Christopher Payne offered eBay as a technology partner that can help merchants navigate rapid changes in mobile, social and online commerce. “Merchants need a partner, not a competitor,” Payne said, a thinly veiled dig at …eBay Tells Retailers Its Mission …

By Jessica Vander Velde, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 An 89-year-old man died and his 57-year-old daughter suffered life-threatening injuries when their vehicle collided with a FedEx truck around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday on Armenia Avenue, just south of Linebaugh Avenue. TAMPA — They were probably headed home from …

Antique dealer claims Royal Mail posted valuable goods to wrong countriesBridgwater MercuryAN antique dealer based near Bridgwater has criticised the Royal Mail after he claims thousands of pounds worth of items were sent to the wrong countries. Steve Salter, of Timeless Tat, in Stogursey, said three parcels he had sent …

  Twenty percent of the earth’s fresh surface water is contained in the five Great Lakes. From industry to recreation, the lakes affect life in the Great Lakes region. That connection is the focus of a new WBEZ series called Front and Center . Over the next several weeks the …

On the same day that a startup is launching with the goal of being eBay with a social twist, the online auctions giant is also unveiling some of its own plans for social commerce. While the two events are a coincidence, it demonstrates the intense interest to figure out a …

Should Food Stamps Pay for Fast Food?Newsmax HealthBy Tom O'Connell The city of Louisville faces a long fight against its obesity epidemic, as a corporation lobbies for the right of residents to pay for fast-food meals with food stamps, reports the New York Times. Dozens of fast-food signs dot a …