Sydney Morning Herald How Microsoft Will Change SkypeMashable (blog)After separating itself from eBay in 2009, it was clear that Skype was well on its way to an IPO. But Ballmer saw more value in buying the company outright. Microsoft tendered an unsolicited offer in April. When Bates saw that offer, …

Stamp sales earn Costco a national honor from US Postal ServiceIssaquah PressCostco joined the stamp consignment program through the postal service to offer postage stamps to warehouse customers. The company started a test in 18 warehouses by placing pallet-sized displays containing 8-inch-by-11-inch placards depicting the … More: continued here

The Canadian Press Skype Investors Reap Windfall in Microsoft DealNew York TimesWhen a group of investors offered to pay eBay $1.9 billion for a controlling stake in Skype two years ago, the technology veterans were derided for buying a fallen Internet darling hobbled by losses and lawsuits. After agreeing to …

Bradenton Herald Shop the Winning Derek Lam + eBay CollectionBlackBook MagazineThe world's largest online marketplace and an acclaimed American fashion designer have joined forces to produce Derek Lam + eBay, an exclusive collaboration that marks the first-ever crowdsourced collection. During SS11 NYFW, Lam presented a 16-piece …Derek Lam for EBay …

TFTS (blog) Special “Google I/O Edition” Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 already on eBayGeek.comNot even the end of the first day of Google I/O, where conference attendees were all given a special Google I/O edition of the not-yet-released Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it's already for sale on eBay. It's not …

Sawf News Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Appears on eBay For $1000+MobileWhack.comIf you couldn't already guess what happens next the tablets have already begun appearing on eBay but they won't come cheap. If you're looking to pick up a limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on eBay you're going to be …

:Royal Mail to offer digital watermarking systemMarketingRoyal Mail is offering clients the ability to enable direct mail recipients to link to a website through a smartphone using a digital watermarking system instead of quick response codes. The system allows rich media to … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Sellers Lose Appeal in Antitrust LawsuitAuctionbyteseBay sellers whose class action antitrust lawsuit against eBay was dismissed last year have lost their appeal. Court documents on Leagle.com show the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals were satisfied that the district court "did not err in …9th Circ. Won't Revive EBay …

Mother Nature Network (blog) Letter carriers working to deliver a knockout punch to hungerEast Valley TribuneTim Hacker US Postal carriers Michelle Padilla, from left, Gary Lee and Fernando Urias, shown Monday, May 9, 2011 inside the Tempe Main Post Office. The second Saturday of May is the Letter Carriers' Food …

Mother Nature Network (blog) Post office plans food drive May 14Galena GazetteGalena, Elizabeth, and East Dubuque post offices will be among those participating in the event. On Saturday, May 14, carriers will collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes as well as in the post office lobby and deliver them …