Villagers desperate to save their post office from the axe dug deep into their pockets to help buy it back and keep it open. More: continued here

Earthlink spent $210000 to lobby in first quarterCNNMoney.com –23 hours agoNEW YORK (Associated Press) – Earthlink Inc. spent $210000 in the first quarter to lobby on legislation dealing with Internet telephone companies providing … More: continued here

MSN UK News Union call to sack Royal Mail chiefguardian.co.uk, UK –Jun 11, 2008A union leader has called for Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier to be removed from office as part of a "new vision" to secure the future of the …Union Leader Calls For Royal Mail Resignation4ni.co.ukall 117 news articles …

eBay tried launching an auction site that brought radio and TV media and advertisers together, but a message on the website now informs visitors that eBay has ended the pilot program. More: continued here

EBAY has come closer to losing its mandate to force customers to use its subsidiary, PayPal, with its online auction site. More: continued here

ACCC thwarts eBay PayPal planSydney Morning Herald, Australia –6 hours agoThe competition watchdog has requested online auctioneer eBay to delay the launch of the company's controversial plan to force its users on to PayPal. …ACCC kills eBay's PayPal only planiTWireHow eBay trashed its brand for the sake of profitsAustralian Personal ComputerACCC stymies …

AUSTRALIA’S consumer watchdog has ordered auction website eBay to freeze controversial plans to cut payment options for users. More: continued here

Open forum to discuss post office cutbacksAberdeen Press and Journal, UK –5 hours agoThere is a lot of feeling over the minimal opening hours now being proposed for the post office at Lumsden, which does serve villagers and people from a … More: continued here

Post Office closure threat is ‘appalling’Sidmouth Herald, UK –14 minutes agoIMPASSIONED pleas to save Tipton St John sub Post Office prompted district councillors to make "robust" representations against the proposed closure. … More: continued here

AUCTION website eBay must freeze controversial plans to simplify payment options for buyers and sellers until the consumer watchdog determines whether the move is anti-competitive. More: continued here