PM jeered over mail plansTeleText, UKGordon Brown refused to bow to pressure from unions and Labour MPs to axe plans to sell part of Royal Mail, warning it is the only way to secure the service. The PM, who was booed and jeered on his way to make a speech in …

Marge Miley/Milestones: Ration stamp book brings back …Herald Times Reporter, WIBy Marge Miley • Milestones • March 1, 2009 Do you remember when we had to give up ration stamps to buy coffee, sugar, canned goods, shoes, tires and more during World War II? A packet of ration stamp books turned …

Auctionbytes eBay Alternatives Review: eBid, OnlineAuction and Overstock AuctionsAuctionbytesBy Edward Tomchin There is a tremendous hunger for information about online auction sites beyond the industry giant eBay. Sellers want to know which is the best venue in terms of being easy to use, inexpensive, and most importantly, drive shoppers to …

BBC News Papers gloomy on job prospectsBBC News, UKThe Sunday Telegraph says the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has not won over Labour MPs opposed to the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More than 80% of the rebel MPs questioned by the Telegraph say Lord Mandelson's concessions have not convinced … More: continued …

"Kijiji" Isn't Kutting It. How about eBay Classifieds?Washington Post, United StateseBay is having second thoughts about how easy it will be to spread the Kijiji brand in the US The company is testing out the name "eBay Classifieds" in two cities, San Antonio and Pittsburgh. A letter sent out to Kijiji …

Stamps' Burris: 'A big day in history'Canada.com, CanadaHenry Burris was awarded the Stampeders' Presidents' ring for the second straight year on Tuesday. Today's Calgary Herald newspaper features a collector's edition on the Obama inauguration. Take a wild guess how long it took for the gathered Calgary … More: continued here

John Rentoul: Mandelson shock – there's no hidden agendaIndependent, UKWhy is he trying to privatise the Royal Mail, a policy that is unpopular (intensely) with his own party and (less intensely) with the voters, with whom his party has an unavoidable rendezvous in the next 15 months? Which goes to show …

Houston Chronicle In prison, financiers find new kind of consultantHouston Chronicle, United StatesStacks of law books purchased on eBay crowd the floor. Levine is wearing a Hawaiian shirt stretched across his belly and a Los Angeles County sheriff’s cap. From his cell phone spills the complicated complaint of a potential client, …

Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson raps mail union 'scare'BBC News, UKLord Mandelson has accused postal union leaders of using "scare tactics" in the row over government plans to part- privatise Royal Mail. In an interview with the Observer, the business secretary said union leaders were fighting an "ideological" battle …Brown to Invest 1.9 Billion …

My eBay classic and old Search to be scrappedTameBay, UKby Chris Dawson The My eBay Classic will cease to exist on eBay UK on the 9th March, and the New My eBay will become default on eBay Ireland on the 2nd March. The old search options will disappear at some point …