mocoNews – Skype Co-Founders Are Launching Venture Fund, Looking …Washington Post, United StatesIn addition to Skype, which they sold to eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) for $4.1 billion, they also started Kazaa, a P2P file-sharing program that they sold to Sharman Networks, and Joost, which has struggled to gain its footing in the …
Read More »Picketers Protest Possible Post Office Closing In New Castle – WPXI.com
Picketers Protest Possible Post Office Closing In New CastleWPXI.com, PAAround 100 picketers protested outside of the New Castle Post Office on Friday. The group voiced concerns about how a possible closing would affect the community and other smaller post offices in the area. "We have a couple hundred jobs on the …
Read More »‘Simpsons’ stamps go on sale (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has begun releasing 1 billion “The Simpsons” stamps through the country’s 34,000 post offices. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Competitor Bonanzle Continues Big-Time Growth (WebProNews)
Back in February, WebProNews posted a couple stories about a competitor to eBay that you may or may not have heard of. It’s called Bonanzle , and it’s been growing remarkably all year. When we first looked at Bonanzle , we found out that it had been voted the best …
Read More »Post office celebrates new ‘Simpsons’ stamp (KTTC Rochester)
SPRINGFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Even the postmaster got into the act as the post office in the Minnesota town of Springfield celebrated the new “Simpsons” U.S. postage stamps. Postmaster Mary Larson wore her More: continued here
Read More »Hunger numbers in Lee County are staggering – The News-Press
Hunger numbers in Lee County are staggeringThe News-Press, FLApplications for food stamps are up 150 percent in the past two years. “The sad part is that we're really helping but we're not doing enough,” said Al Brislain, CEO of the Harry Chapin Food Bank, the main food bank for Southwest Florida. …
Read More »‘Simpsons’ Cast, Crew Unveil Show’s Postal Stamps (Channel 8 San Diego)
“The Simpsons” now has the U.S. government’s stamp of approval. Crew and voice-cast members of the long-running animated series attended an unveiling Thursday of five “Simpsons” U.S. postage stamps at the Twentieth Century Fox lot in Los Angeles. More: continued here
Read More »Keshya Williams: How to deal with unsatisfactory eBay purchases (St. Lucie News Tribune)
I purchased some electronic equipment on eBay and found out it didn’t work. More: continued here
Read More »US missile defence details bought on eBay (Computer Weekly)
A second-hand hard drive bought on eBay has revealed confidential information about a US missile defence system. A joint exercise carried out by BT’s… More: continued here
Read More »Cost of a first class stamp going up – WALB-TV
Cost of a first class stamp going upWALB-TV, GABy Jennifer Emert – bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The cost of a first class stamp and other postal services are going up Monday. First class stamps will jump from 42 cents to 44 cents. A post card stamp will increase …
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