You've failed the testSouth Manchester Reporter, UK –3 hours agoAN exam marker has slammed Royal Mail after exam scripts she was due to receive didn’t arrive. Vivien Walsh was expecting to get the Open University papers … More: continued here

Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveawayRegister, UK –14 hours agoeBay users are howling in protest after discovering hackers are using automated scripts to win hundreds of steeply discounted auctions as part of a holiday …eBay’s $1 Christmas promotion hackedTameBayall 2 news articles More: continued here

CNET News Microsoft targets piratesSeattle Post Intelligencer –26 minutes ago… 12 countries who allegedly sold counterfeit Microsoft software on sites including Amazon, eBay and even Microsoft's own shopping network, MSN shopping. …Microsoft Starts Legal Action Against “Blue Edition” PirateseFluxMedia'Buyer Be Smart' on Online AuctionsSYS-CON MediaOnline auctions remain piracy problem for MicrosoftCNET …

BBC News Post eBay style reviews of hospital care patients toldTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 hours agoPatients are being encouraged to post eBay and restaurant-style reviews of the service they receive from hospitals on an NHS website in order to drive up …Put People Power Into Action To Improve The NHS, Say Phil …

Woman on welfare told to return aidCincinnati.com, OH –4 hours agoThe money came on top of the $300 a month in food stamps the family received, Gregg said. That meant Banks got $1400, instead of the $800 she was supposed …Dad skips jail; must avoid familyCincinnati.comall 3 news articles More: continued here

2008 Christmas Stamps Collection DebutsPR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria –4 minutes agoAdding to its successful line of holiday favorites from stamp designer TDSwhite, ArtisticPostage.com has released several new 2008 Christmas Stampspostage … More: continued here

eBay's Video Player Now Available To All Online BusinessesTAXI Design Network, NY –5 hours agoThe power behind 100000 video player was originally designed to match eBay's exact requirements but with the launch of its new player, vzaar has opened up … More: continued here

Family held hostage during Dublin post office raidBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –1 hour agoA woman and her teenage children were held hostage while her husband, an employee of An Post, was forced to go the Post Office in Edenmore and hand over an … More: continued here

Post Office Strikes BackRutherglen Reformer, UK –4 hours agoLast week we reported that the Superbuys store next door to the Post Office was advertising stamps at a penny cheaper than Royal Mail, as well as suggesting … More: continued here

He's Making His List and Checking It Twice: PhotoStamps Helps …International Business Times, NY –1 hour ago"We are excited to add a fun new element to the time-honored tradition ofsending a letter to Santa," said Ken McBride, Stamps.com president and CEO. … More: continued here