Stamps sign pair of linebackersCanada.com, Canada“We saw these linebackers at the free-agent camp in Florida and they both jumped out for different reasons,” Stamps head coach and general manager John Hufnagel said in a statement. “Blackmon is a typical inside-the-box middle linebacker who has great … More: continued here

eBay Has Dampening Effect on Looted Antiquity Sales The number of …Softpedia, Romania – Tudor VieruBy Tudor Vieru, Science Editor The large online marketplace site eBay, which was launched about a decade ago, has made archaeologists fear from the start that the number of looted antiquities that could be moved via the Internet …

AFP EBay to close Vancouver facilityReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) – Online auctioneer eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said on Tuesday it will close its facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, that employs roughly 700 people as it consolidates its North America customer service centers. …eBay to close Vancouver facilityAFPeBay to close Burnaby …

Wired News May 6, 1840: Queen Victoria Gets StampedWired News – Randy AlfredKing Henry I of England started a system of royal messengers in the 12th century, and subsequent monarchs improved and expanded the service. Henry VIII formally established the Royal Mail in 1516, but it was not until 1635 that Charles …

Business to give away 2-cent stampsMid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA – Pratik JoshiBy Pratik Joshi First class postage stamps are going to cost 44 cents, starting May 11. To help offset the 2 cent increase, Mail By The Mall will give away free 2 cent stamps to customers, beginning May 8. A …

Ars Technica eBay is saving archeology by killing the antiquities marketArs Technica, MA – John TimmerBy John Timmer | Last updated May 5, 2009 8:44 PM CT By any reasonable analysis, eBay should have been a nightmare for archaeologists, allowing looted goods a new outlet, one that eliminated any cloak-and-dagger aspects of the …

Downtown post office off the market for nowTampa Tribune, FL – George WilkensBy GEORGE WILKENS PLANT CITY – Postal officials announced Thursday that they have "no immediate plans," to close the downtown post office. Rumblings about the potential closing triggered a large-scale petition drive to save the post office, … More: continued here

eBay to close Burnaby facility; about 700 jobs lostVancouver Sun,  CanadaeBay plans to slap the locks on its Burnaby customer service centre, throwing about 700 workers out of a job. "The action is expected to capture efficiencies, expand support to customers and facilitate the delivery of new service programs focused …

Sky News Gordon Brown's YouTube fightback (shame about that swastika though)Times Online, UK – Philip WebsterFor good measure Mr Brown and his ministers slapped down an overnight attempt backed by Labour MPs to boost the finances of the Royal Mail without resorting to a controversial sell-off of part of the business. Mr Brown …

TrustedReviews Forget Apple, Amazon Should Buy Twittter. Why Not?TechCrunch, CAOne of the least-understood benefits of tightly tying PayPal to ebay transactions is the resulting free promotion paypal gets being front-and-center in all ebay transactions. Visa or Mastercard would have to pay millions and millions to get that kind …Apple Said to …