Liverpool postal workers walk out over sackingsLiverpool Daily PostROYAL Mail bosses and union officials last night ended wildcat strikes which broke out at two Liverpool sorting offices after six staff were sacked. Around 200 staff walked out yesterday morning at the Sandhills and Brunswick sorting offices, …Liverpool unofficial postal strike …

Royal Mail is to offer ‘digital watermarks’ in a bid to bring the post into the web age. More: continued here

New Royal Mail stamps feature Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia starsGolf TalkA new set of Royal Mail stamps celebrates mythical Britain by featuring the villain in the Harry Potter movie and book series and the lion Aslan from the Narnia movie and book series. Eight stamps were launched … …

Area mail carriers are making pickups for a good cause this Saturday along with their deliveries. More: continued here

Food Stamps Lead to Arrest of Serial Dumpster Ar…Phoenix New Times (blog)Police went to the Quick Trip and asked to see its surveillance footage on the night of the fire, and sure enough, a man fitting the description of the suspect — and wearing the same clothes — was seen …

Auctionbytes eBay Rolls out Changes to My eBay Account PagesAuctionbyteseBay rolled out changes to "My eBay" account pages on Monday. According to the announcement, new features will help users manage their purchase history, payment and shipping activity and watched items more easily. …eBay Removes Selling Activity from My eBay Summary …

Number of people using food stamps on the rise?CBS 21Nation-wide the number of people using food stamps is rising and Pennsylvania is no exception. The report is coming from the US Dept of Agriculture who just released the study. People here say without looking at a study they think the …

Telegraph.co.uk Microsoft In $7B Skype Deal? Oh, How They Laughed When eBay Paid $2.6BBarron’s (blog)eBay (EBAY), which bought Skype for $2.6 billion in October of 2005, later sold the company in November of 2005 for $1.9 billion in cash and a 30% stake in Skype to private equity shop Silver …

Globe and Mail Microsoft, Skype Close To Reaching A DealNeon TommyThe company lags behind Google in Web search and related advertising. Skype was first formed in 2003 and later bought by eBay in 2005 for more than $2 billion. If the deal becomes official, it could be the biggest acquisition …

Royal Mail to offer 'digital watermarks'Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail is to offer 'digital watermarks' in a bid to bring the post into the web age. The Royal Mail has launched 'digital watermarks'. Photo: PA By Emma Barnett, Digitial Media Editor 7:00AM BST 10 May 2011 People receiving 'digital enhanced' post … More: …