Joe Pine, the co-author of ” Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want ,” sent me an e-mail the other day, asking if I knew of any Wisconsin companies that are testaments to the main premise of his book. More: continued here

ARCA/REMAX Series Team Launches eBay Sponsorship ProgramWhoWon.com, NE –2 hours agoThat avenue has lead the team to eBay, which they feel is an excellent opportunity of potential sponsors to “feel out“ the opportunity. … More: continued here

The Travolution Awards reward the best in online travel; a panel of travel experts judged entrants within a number of travel categories including best travel agency and best airline. BBC Sports Presenter Claire Balding presented the awards at the Royal Garden Hotel, London on the 24 April 2008. (PRWeb Apr …

Shopit Uses Omniture to Optimize Performance of Ecommerce Widgets …CNNMoney.com –4 minutes agoShopit's free service is compatible with most social networks, Blogs, and traditional ecommerce sites such as eBay, Craigslist, Yahoo Stores and Amazon. … More: continued here

April 28 (Bloomberg) — Tatts Group Ltd. , Australia’s second-largest betting shop owner, hired four banks to arrange A$1 billion ($935 million) of loans the company will use to refinance debt, according to an e-mail from the lenders. More: continued here

Option Skews – Visa Inc, Apple Inc, eBay Inc., EMC Corp, Lululemon …Schaeffers Research, OH –2 minutes ago(KSS), eBay (EBAY). Companies seeing a skew towards calls in the previous session: Microsoft (MSFT), Visa Inc. (V), Citigroup (C), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), … More: continued here

A survey by FedEx Kinko’s of small businesses in the US found that 89 percent of respondents were “moderately to very concerned” about the impact of the current state of the economy on their business…. More: continued here

LONDON, England (AP) — An anti-corruption group has rated more than 40 energy companies on the transparency of their dealings, handing a low grade to ExxonMobil but praising Shell and Petrobras. More: continued here

A rally to protest the closing of the Lafayette branch post office is scheduled for today at 4:30 p.m. outside the main post office branch in Jersey City, 69 Montgomery St. More: continued here

2 weeks left to buy 'Forever' stamps at 41 centsAsheville Citizen-Times, NC –48 minutes agoWashington, DC – With a postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day. The cost of sending a first-class … More: continued here