Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail Wants Former TNS Chair for Top JobDaily Research News Online, UK –Jan 23, 2009The UK’s Royal Mail has named former TNS Chairman Donald Brydon as first choice to lead it through a forthcoming part-privatisation. …Smiths chief in line for top job at Royal MailThis is Moneyall 9 news articles …

Startups offer new ways to fix your computerSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –31 minutes agoThink of it as an eBay for tech support. You can choose among multiple technicians for the highest-rated one who offers what you need at the right price … More: continued here

Canadian stamp honors Del. nativeThe News Journal, DE –6 minutes agoCanada today is issuing a postage stamp that honors one of the 19th century's most distinguished black leaders, born in Delaware, active in West Chester, … More: continued here

Now 90, surviving twin will party onAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA –13 minutes agoTheir business acumen isn’t what made Ruby and Ruth Crawford an Atlanta institution, said Helen Stamps. It was the small-town, polite, homey touches. … More: continued here

BBC News Bank plan for Post Officeguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoThe 12000-strong Post Office network could be turned into a nationwide bank – dubbed "the people's bank" – under proposals presented to a committee of MPs …Government mulls 'People's Bank'BBC NewsPost Office to Form New 'People's Bank'istockAnalyst.com (press release)People's Bank could save …

Absence: Out of the shadowsPersonnelToday.com, UK –4 minutes agoPilot employers include the Department of Health, Kent County Council, Royal Mail, the submarines business of Rolls-Royce and the foods company Tate & Lyle. … More: continued here

New York Times Welfare System Failing to Grow as Economy LagsNew York Times, United States –1 hour agoThe clashing trends in some states — more food stamps, but less cash aid — suggest a safety net at odds with itself. Georgia shrank the cash welfare rolls … More: continued here

MyFinances.co.uk Post Office to be 'people's bank'MyFinances.co.uk, UK –4 minutes agoUnder the plans, the Post Office – the 12500 branch network owned by Royal Mail– could provide personal loans, a wider range of mortgages, current accounts … More: continued here

Derbyshire woman to help launch national anti-scam campaignDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –58 minutes agoNow Mrs Baldwin wants Royal Mail's help to stop the same thing happening to others and is to visit the House of Commons to ask MPs for support. … More: continued here

Davos Interviews: Etsy Founder Robert KalinWashington Post, United States –44 minutes ago… looks a lot like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, talks about how he's grown the person-to-person ecommerce business despite competing directly with eBay. … More: continued here