In a further step toward consolidating its operations, eBay is moving development and support of eBay Blackthorne listing software in-house to San Jose and is laying off the Blackthorne development team. More: continued here

To help boost holiday sales, eBay Inc. said Monday that each day during the holiday shopping season it will offer luxury items such as a new car or a plasma TV for a dollar, along with 50 holiday gift items such as digital cameras and GPS devices. (EBAY) More: continued …

THE trial of a man accused of being part of an armed raid on Harrow-on-the-Hill Post Office is due to start today. More: continued here

Some people in the Sheffield area aren’t getting their mail, and the post office knows it. In many cases the post office is returning mail as undeliverable. More: continued here

Radio Prague Unique Napoleon stamp collection on exhibit at Austerlitz ChateauRadio Prague, Czech Republic –29 minutes agoA rare collection of stamps bearing the likeness of French Emperor Napoleon has gone on exhibit at the Slavkov (or Austerlitz) Chateau on the anniversary of … More: continued here

Challenge to live on food stamps a week serves up insightsToledo Blade, OH –3 hours agoFood stamps already cannot be used to purchase alcohol or tobacco. He said taxpayers should not have to subsidize poor nutrition "and then pay again for the … More: continued here

Washington Post mocoNews.net – UK Internet Growth On Mobile Outpacing PC-based SurfingWashington Post, United States –21 minutes agoTop ten sites in order include: BBC News, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Search, BBC Weather, Facebook, Hotmail, BBC Sport, eBay (NSDQ: EBAY), Yahoo! …Mobile internet usage surges by 25%Brand RepublicKids told: Beware of Web predatorsPress-Register – …

New village post officeSalisbury Journal, UK –1 hour agoBy Annie Riddle » VILLAGERS in Newton Tony are to have a post office again, four months after it suddenly closed. Wendy Merrifield, sub postmistress at …Village post office to be resurrectedWiltshire Timesall 3 news articles More: continued here

Internet Stocks: Bernstein “Hits The Rest Button”; Cuts Targets On …Barron’s Blogs –43 minutes agoHe sees 2009 revenue growth of 12% at Amazon, with a 1.4% drop at eBay. For online advertising, he sees an 11.1% increase in 2009 in the US, … More: continued here

Post Office shock as another due to closeSt Albans & Harpenden, Welwyn & Hatfield Review, UK –2 hours agoBy Emma Clark » A POST office and newsagent in Harpenden will apruptly close after Christmas, the St Albans Review can reveal. The unexpected closure of … More: continued here