The term “ebay” was searched for more than 16 million times in September, leaving “target” at 2.9 million and “amazon” at 2.7 million in the dust. More: continued here

eBay announced a series of holiday shopping initiatives that will become available on November 3, 2008, and said shoppers are already saving 30 percent off MSRP on many of the hottest gift items. More: continued here

Washington Post Ebay's Meg Whitman Talks Tech and PolicyWashington Post, United States –1 hour agoMeg Whitman retired from Ebay in March after a 10-year stint as president and CEO. Since then, she's been immersed in the Republican presidential campaign, … More: continued here

Save Crewe mail centreSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoby Paul Turnbull, CWU area processing rep, Cambridge As Royal Mail prepared to announce profits of over £177 million, around 500 postal workers and … More: continued here

Man sought over post office scamBridgwater Mercury, UK –2 hours agoBy Matthew Colledge » POLICE have this week launched an appeal to trace a man in connection with a scam at Wembdon Post Office. Police say a man described … More: continued here

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis was nominated by the NFL for the FedEx ground player of the week award for his play in Sunday’s victory against Detroit. Portis leads the league in nominations for the award (five) and victories (two). Last week he joined O.J. Simpson as the only …

Mailing the fruits of your hard work to people all over the world is one thing. Having your designs on the actual postage stamps is something worth honoring. More: continued here

CALGARY — If you had a notion that Saturday’s game between the Stampeders and visiting B.C. Lions is meaningless, give your head a shake. Oh, sure, the end result won’t stop the Stamps finishing first in the Canadian Football League’s West Division. More: continued here

Stampeders nominate Burris, five others for CFL awardsCalgary Herald,  Canada –5 hours agoIn his first full season with the Stamps, he instantly became a ratio changer and key part of the league's top-rated defence. The Stamps made a draft-day … More: continued here

Villagers' sad farewell to post office after 90 yearsCornish Guardian, UK –5 hours agoTREVONE residents witnessed the end of an era this week when the village post office closed its doors for the final time after nearly 90 years of trading. …Villagers lose fight to keep popular postmanRutland and Stamford Mercuryall 2 …