eBay names Andrew Sloss Country Manager for CanadaCanada NewsWire (press release), Canada –2 minutes agoNow in his sixth year at eBay Canada, Sloss will be responsible for all of eBay Canada's operations including marketing and communications, finance, … More: continued here

Scientific American is running a major article on Science 2.0, or the use of Web 2.0 applications and techniques by scientists to collaborate and publish in new ways. “Under [the] radically transparent ‘open notebook’ approach, everything goes online: experimental protocols, successful outcomes, failed attempts, even discussions of papers being prepared …

Post office closures are ‘sick joke’Wimbledon Guardian, UK –5 hours agoAs far as closing local post offices goes, how unfair is this? It is a sick joke. I am lucky. Even though I am not able to visit a post office, … More: continued here

ASHTABULA — If you’ve been planning to apply for a U.S. passport, it’ll be pretty easy to do it on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ashtabula Post Office’s Passport Fair. More: continued here

eBay UK executives told attendees at a conference on Monday to expect more pricing discounts, and announced it was moving towards a free listing model, according to Chris Dawson who was blogging the event. More: continued here

POSTING AWARENESS ON UK FLORA & FAUNABritish Satellite News, UK –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail service has launched a new set of ten rare insect stamps in an environmental campaign to highlight the threat the species face for survival …Pershore beetle features on new stampsEvesham Journalall 2 news articles More: continued here

BMX riders gather for Sea Otter after party at Post Office JumpsSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –4 hours agoThat crowd and the silled participants illustrated the appeal of the Post Office Jumps, a place where local riders have been pushing themselves and one … More: continued here

Anzac Day postage stamps— Lest We ForgetYorke Peninsula Country Times, Australia –5 hours agoAge shall not weary them nor the years condemn” and other historically significant words from “The Ode” feature on a series of stamps to commemorate Anzac … More: continued here

A Thai man who refused to stand during the royal anthem before a movie last year could face 15 years in jail after being charged with insulting the monarchy. ‘Not standing is no crime,’ Chotisak Onsoong, 27, told reporters outside the Bangkok police station to which he had been summoned …

Driver flees after slicing off van's roof at store's barrierScotsman, United Kingdom –2 hours agoStunned shoppers looked on as the man drove the former Royal Mail van into the two-metre high obstruction at the car park of the Tesco store at Canonmills. … More: continued here