THE full extent of post office closures in the countryside is revealed today. More: continued here

Amazon.com once again inched past eBay as the No. 1 online shopping destination in December, according to Nielsen Online. Longtime retail traffic winner eBay last month gave up its traditional top spot to Amazon after months of slipping traffic. More: continued here

Examiner.com Pet groomer who sold 'gothic kittens' on eBay formally charged …Examiner.com –34 minutes agoby Helena Sung, Pet News Examiner Holly Crawford, 34, who will forever be remembered as the woman who sold pierced kittens on eBay, has been formally … More: continued here

House Commerce Committee Stamps $1B for Open AccessWireless Week –3 hours agoBy Evan Koblentz A $2.825 billion fund for the broadband industry was approved by the House Committee on Energy and Congress yesterday, as part of a larger … More: continued here

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s biggest Internet auctioneer, may decline in trading today after giving a first-quarter forecast that missed analysts’ estimates and saying the value of goods sold on its site dropped. More: continued here

eBay Australia announced on Tuesday several changes that require sellers to update their listings and/or templates. The changes are all effective beginning in early March. The first change is to eBay’s pre-sale policy that prohibits sellers from listings items not in their possession at the time of listing (pre-release DVDs, …

Counterfeit stamps: HC lodges FIRTimes of India, India –1 hour agoThe personnel in the stamp reporting section of the high court had a few days back detected counterfeit stamps printed on petitions and affidavits, … More: continued here

The Associated Press Scots hope to lure tourists on poet's anniversaryThe Associated Press –6 hours agoThe Royal Mail is issuing a set of three stamps to mark the birthday — two carrying an image of the poet, the third with another of his famous sayings: "A … More: continued here

There is an interesting article at Seeking Alpha called ” Why ‘GooBay’ Makes Sense .” Obviously this is a “what if Google bought eBay?” piece, and feedback to the article thus far isn’t real keen on the idea, but there are some valid points throughout the article nevertheless. read more …

Access Hollywood Kidman, Blanchett, Crowe and Rush Receive Australia’s Stamp of …TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY –4 hours agoOscar winners Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush received a stamp of approval from Australia. According to accesshollywood.com, …Kidman, Rush to appear on Australian stampsMSNBCMoist And Sticky Aussie StarsSame SameStars feature on Australia Day …