EBay’s focus has moved away from trying to integrate Skype capabilities into its marketplace, a Skype executive said. More: continued here

Two-and-a-half years after eBay bought Skype, the online auction giant has moved away from trying to create new, merged capabilities through the acquisition and is letting Skype be what it is. More: continued here

Yachting World Royal Mail gives RNLI stamp of recognitionYachting World, UK –Mar 13, 2008Olympic medal hopefuls and current world Yngling sailing champions – Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson (left) – gave the new Royal Mail'Mayday … More: continued here

Post office petition signed by hundredsNews Shopper, UK –4 hours ago"The post office is an important centre of the community. The people of Beckenham rely on their post office to access vital services. … More: continued here

Councils have called on Royal Mail to reveal its plans for local …Shropshire Star, UK –Mar 13, 2008According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the Local Government Association (LGA) has met with opposition from Royal Mail regarding efforts to keep local … More: continued here

Thousands of post offices built in the late 1930s across the country are nearly identical.The one-story, symmetrical, rectangular buildings, with varying skins of brick or concrete, have the same floor plan inside. More: continued here

Centerville Stamp Show ends today in RichmondPalladium-Item, IN –56 minutes agoThe 50th Centerville Stamp Show concludes today at the Holiday Inn-Holidome, 5501 National Road East , Richmond. Admission is free for the show, …WHAT'S HAPPENING: 50th Centerville Stamp ShowPalladium-ItemStamp club show marking 50th anniversaryPalladium-ItemCenterville Stamp Show kicks off this morningPalladium-Itemall 4 news …

What is it and who is it suited to? There are approximately 19,000 across the country employing around 70,000 people. Brand new post offices are rarely opened, unless new communities are built up, as they do not go into competition with each other. More: continued here

Royal Mail threaten to close soldiers' lifeline post officeSunday Mirror, UK –1 hour agoBy Rupert Hamer Defence Correspondent 16/03/2008 Royal Mail bureaucrats are threatening to close a post office which provides a lifeline to thousands of … More: continued here

Arizona Sen. John McCain bulked up his dream team of Silicon Valley managers and advisers on Friday by naming California billionaire and outgoing eBay chief executive Meg Whitman co-chair of his national campaign. More: continued here