eBay had planned to retire its old search technology in April, but has extended the deadline to early June. The company said almost all eBay buyers and sellers are now using the new search technology. More: continued here

Postal office policy no help to womanThe Olympian, WAOn April 7 at about 8:40 am I was in line at the Lacey Post Office with about four people ahead of me and a few behind, when a young woman started swaying. The man with her tried to hold her, but she …

In Other News…aircargoworld, DCSingapore Post has left the joint venture Spring Global Mail– formed in 2001 by TNT, Singapore and Britain's Royal Mail. Singapore Post will acquire the Asia-Pacific business of the joint venture. TNT, which has declared an interest in investing in a … More: continued here

French Post Office FD to join merged mutual bankReutersPARIS, April 27 (Reuters) – French Post Office finance director Nicolas Duhamel is due to join the new mutual bank formed from the merger of Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne, said a spokesman for La Poste. "He has confirmed that he'll be …

TNT loses challenge to Royal Mail's VAT-free statusPrintWeek, UKTNT Post UK has lost its legal challenge to Royal Mail's VAT-free status after the European Court of Justice upheld Royal Mail's exemption. TNT had argued that, following the deregulation of the postal market in 2006, Royal Mail should no longer be … …

WWLP 22News And on this corner, Brockton's Rocky Marciano Post Office BuildingMilford Daily News,  USARocky Marciano Jr., left, the late heavyweight champion's adopted son, and Peter Marciano Sr., Rocky's brother, take part Sunday in the dedication of the Rocky Marciano Post Office building on Commercial Street in Brockton. By Maria …

The $68000 Question: Knome Auctions Genome on ebayBio-IT World, MABy Kevin Davies April 27, 2009 | In a novel scheme to mark National DNA Day, Knome, the whole-genome sequencing company, is auctioning off a complete genome sequence on ebay. The starting price is $68000, about two thirds of the firm's normal …

KOMO News Not on food stamps, but still stuck with a stigmaKOMO News, WABut Beckett didn't feel good about going on food stamps, so she didn't sign up until she learned she was pregnant: “I was like, 'look, OK, I need help.'” About 374000 Washington households are on the “food stamp” …

Post workers set for strike ballotThe Press AssociationThe Communication Workers Union said it had seen plans to axe jobs, which it warned would threaten services and downgrade staff to a part-time workforce. Deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: "Royal Mail needs to reach an agreement with us over … More: …

eBay India Partners with Puma, Adidas and Reebok for IPL …Emediawire (press release), WAeBay India, India's leading online marketplace, today announced it was the one stop destination for IPL 2009 merchandise from all 8 IPL Teams – Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, …