Seattle Post Intelligencer The selling of the president-elect: Obama merchandising hits a …Seattle Post Intelligencer –7 minutes agoKaren Bard, an eBay pop culture expert, said that over the past 90 days the number of "Barack Obama Inauguration" listings has increased 413 percent. … More: continued here

Texas CSA Circular: General Orders No. 10, SiAuction Central News, NY –27 minutes agoOn some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee … More: continued here

Sacramento resident Cary Jung, founder of Obama Political Items Collectors, shows off his Obama bobblehead and other items commemorating the election and inauguration of the 44th president. Jung owns about 1,200 items. “It’s holding history,” he says. Barack Obama is for sale – on almost everything. T-shirts, basketballs, calendars, stamps, …

As a tech columnist, I’m supposed to be on top of what’s new in tech, but there’s just too much, too fast; it’s like drinking from a fire hose. I can only imagine how hopeless a task it must be for everyone else. More: continued here

Ah, the glamour of the Sundance Film Festival party circuit: Long lines in the cold, throngs of people trying to sneak in and the ever-so brief appearances of celebrities who show up to get their pictures taken and then exit out a back door. More: continued here

Herded into post officeTimes 24, UK –5 hours agoSIR – Post Office closures, the environment, and the deterioration of Hatfield Town Centre are subjects frequently featured in your columns. … More: continued here

Online merchants face many challenges running their business, and taxes and cash flow are top concerns. More: continued here

The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash even in these tough economic times. That’s not to say some advertisers aren’t nervous about buying expensive ad slots as business falters. Some stalwarts such as General Motors Corp., FedEx Corp. and… More: continued here

Last year at this time, Piedmont Triad International Airport hummed with activity as it welcomed the new discount airline Skybus and its vast potential. What a difference a year makes. Skybus is long bankrupt. The airport’s much-awaited opening of the FedEx package hub is delayed. And passenger traffic is drifting …

You may have seen the drama this week around a social media ad agency representative whose negative Twitter message about Memphis, Tennessee was read and responded to by one of his client FedEx’s employees. James Andrews, ‘@keyinfluencer’ on Twitter, was flying into Fedex global headquarters in Memphis to present on …