Auctionbytes eBay all but gives up on compulsory PayPalAustralian Personal Computer, Australia –16 hours agoeBay appears to have worked out what everyone else has been saying for months: plans to force people to use PayPal are the dumbest idea ever. …eBay Backing Down On PayPal-Only Payments?Gizmodo AustraliaeBay puts off compulsory PayPal againLifehacker …

eBay forced to delay payment changeSydney Morning Herald, Australia –15 hours agoeBay has again postponed the implementation of a contentious payment scheme for members due to concerns from the competition regulator. … More: continued here

Michigan goes Hollywoodpride source.com, MI –42 minutes agoGay-themed Lifetime flick stages pride parade in Royal Oak – with Sigourney Weaver leading it. By Chris Azzopardi Like something out of Hollywood, … More: continued here

Whatever the Calgary Stampeders worked on behind closed doors this week, it worked. Like a charm. More: continued here

Elder Clay gets his post officeSt. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States –24 minutes agoBy Jo Mannies The US Senate passed a bill today that would rename the post office in Florissant, at 11001 Dunklin Drive, after retired US Rep. … More: continued here

With food prices rising and the economy weakening, more Washingtonians are turning to food stamps and food banks for relief, but finding the cupboards bare. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Australia vs. eBayWall Street Journal –16 hours agoEBay is an Internet company that has found a way to make money by offering a product — its online auction platform — that hadn't existed before. …eBay forced to delay payment changeSydney Morning HeraldeBay's PayPal only changes deferred indefinitelyComputerworld AustraliaeBay announces new …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith says he has no interest in becoming the running mate of presumed GOP presidential candidate John McCain. More: continued here

Hell Mail Anger grows with queues at town centre post officeWokingham Times, UK –12 hours agoBy Hugh Fort More bad news could be on the horizon for post office customers in Wokingham who are already battling queues at the town’s last remaining …We demand Post Office answersNorwich Evening NewsPost Office’s reasons for …

HIGH RIDGE — The Northwest Branch of the Jefferson County Library will host a program about eBay at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The library is at 5680 State Road PP in High Ridge. Vicky Gorley from the U.S. Postal Service will discuss safe ways to use eBay. More: continued here