eBay follows in Yahoo's footsteps, embraces IE8Ars Technica, MAeBay apparently liked what Yahoo did with their customized version of IE7 and has decided to do something similar with IE8. By Emil Protalinski | Last updated March 29, 2009 9:41 PM CT eBay has decided that releasing its own Visual Search option, …

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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – If you’re planning a trip out of the country any time soon, don’t forget to update your passport. On Saturday morning, the Medgar Evers branch of the U.S. Post office held a passport fair. More: continued here

In February former eBay ( EBAY ) CEO and current California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sat down with her former colleague Rajiv Dutta to discuss what they call “the character of the company”—a dialogue about business ethics that is particularly timely in light of the corporate scandals dominating the news …

Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 1:03 a.m. Local consumers used to going to a vending machine for their postage stamps will have to start buying face-to-face, or online. More: continued here

During Oklahoma’s 84-71 smackdown of Syracuse in the NCAA South Regional semifinals Friday at FedEx Forum in Memphis, CBS announcer Jim Nantz remarked how the Orange played “on the very same floor” Dec. 20 against the Memphis Tigers. More: continued here

AuctionBytes Blog Scammer Sends Virus to eBay SellersAuctionBytes Blog, MAAn eBay Gold PowerSeller said someone who had purchased one of her items sent her an email with a link to a virus in response to the invoice she sent him. Luckily her virus protection software warned her not to open the …

Royal Caribbean Past-Passenger Program Changes Sparks DebateCruise Critic, NJVia a Web site update posted on Friday, and an oddly timed e-mail sent to some in the middle of the night, Royal Caribbean has announced that it is paring back perks earned for membership in the Crown & Anchor Society (C&A), the …

The Royal Family will continue to use RAF aircraft for travel for another year, it has been revealed. More: continued here

Blame it on FedEx or the aerotropolis idea, but when people talk about the driver of the local economy, planes are almost always mentioned … And at a Leadership Academy event last week, Shelby County mayor A C Wharton was no exception. More: continued here