Inquirer Skype used in 8 percent of international calls in '08ReutersSkype is owned by eBay. TeleGeography estimates that 384 billion minutes' worth of international calls were made in 2008, up 12 percent on the year before, but revenues were flat due to falling call prices. Skype, traditionally seen as an …

Requests for food stamps, Medi-Cal and other social services keep …Ventura County Star, CAApplications for food stamps are up nearly 50 percent in the past year, applications to the Cal-Works aid program are up 35 percent, and Medi-Cal applications are up 12 percent, according to a presentation on Tuesday to the …

Alpine City Council approves post officeDaily Herald, UTThe contract post office"will compliment the proposed Alpine library" said Thompson before the vote, and it is possible that a library employee and a post office employee "could be trained to run both and save a lot of money. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Australia Launches Certified eBay Educators ProgramAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner On Tuesday eBay Australia announced the introduction of the Certified eBay Educators (CeE) program to launch in April. As previously announced, it had discontinued its Education Specialist program operated by Power University. …Mercent Named ebay Certified Provider, Expands Support for …

Missing mail concern for heart patientDerby Evening Telegraph, UKBeverley Room, of Ayr Close, Spondon, said her mail had been going missing or being mistakenly delivered to neighbours' homes for the past two years, and other residents on the street have also criticised the service. Royal Mail suspended a postman … More: …

Post Office Looking At Cutting One Day Of Mail ServiceKOLO, NVLocal post office customers say they're often greeted at the counter by some pretty strong sales pitches. "They offer you if you want to insure it or anything. I've noticed it over the last couple of years.," said Donna Quante of …

Inquirer Already the world's largest carrier of international calls, Skype …Dallas Morning News, TXSkype, which is owned by ebay, just announced a new service that makes it far easier for businesses to fit Skype service into traditional business phone infrastructure. There's plenty of competition in the business market, of course, but …

Royal Mail sale ‘on the cards’WalesOnline, United KingdomTHE Treasury has confirmed it has appointed consultants to look at whether the Royal Mail could be privatised. The Mint, based in Llantrisant, is one of a number of organisations the Government is considering selling in a bid to plug huge gaps in … …

Money-troubled post office turning to CongressWKBT, WIThe post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year. It's facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy. Potter has raised the possibility of cutting mail delivery from six days a week to …

The Associated Press Money-troubled post office turning to CongressThe Associated PressPostmaster General John Potter and other top agency officials were facing the House Oversight subcommittee on the federal workforce and post office Wednesday. The post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses …