Marketing Shift.com What needs a bailout: The post officeMedia Life Magazine –8 hours agoThe cost of mailing a first-class letter is a bargain for consumers and a money-loser for the Post Office. Hiking the cost from the current 42 cents to 75 …USPS,FedEx and UPS Scheme to Survive Shipping SlumpMarketing Shift.comall …

CEP News Google earnings estimates cut (again); Search marketing budgets …ZDNet –10 hours agoOnline advertising is slowing in the fourth quarter for the top e-commerce companies–Amazon, eBay, Expedia and Priceline. That’ll hit Google at some point. …Google shares below $300 for first time since 2005ReutersGoogle to feel the impactNational PostGoogle falls …

Recession 2.0: EBay Seller Worries About UPSU.S. News & World Report, DC –5 hours agoAs an eBay seller, I depend heavily on the UPS Store for major parts of my part-time business, so I was alarmed to hear the other night that my local UPS … More: continued here

Recognizing veterans came a day early with the dedication of the Humble post office in their honor Nov. 10. More: continued here

The Shelter has a wish list of the certain items needed: canned foods, toilet paper and other paper products, deodorant and feminine supplies, laundry soap, dishwasher soap, cleaning supplies (mops, sponges, Ajax or 409 etc) and postage stamps. More: continued here

Post Office: Enter the best letter competitionThe Witness, South Africa –1 hour agoThe SA Post Office has announced the theme for the 2009 Universal Postal Union (UPU) international letter-writing competition and is calling for entries … More: continued here

eBay posted a notice on the Systems Announcement Board to alert sellers that some buyer payments are showing as “pending” in sellers’ My eBay, even when payment has been completed. More: continued here

Wednesday’s Town Council hearing on whether to landmark the Royal Poinciana Plaza and Playhouse has been the focus of an intense lobbying effort on both sides of the issue. More: continued here

NEW YORK–FedEx Corp. reaffirmed Wednesday it plans to grow revenue by 10 per cent and earnings per share by 10 to 15 per cent per year. In fiscal 2008, the package delivery company reported a profit of $3.60 per share on revenue of $37.95 billion. More: continued here

In one corner of the Calgary Stampeders locker-room, there is a great debate as to who will win the big game this weekend. But it’s not about the Stamps against the B.C. Lions in the CFL West final. More: continued here