In addition to his duties as Northwestern’s treasurer, Dave Bollheimer has turned virtual auctioneer. More: continued here

Search Engine Watch StumbleUpon Death Threats in eBay Social NetworkSearch Engine Watch –1 hour agoOn popular eBay-owned social bookmarking and networking site StumbleUpon, I’ve received death threats and calls for suicide. StumbleUpon death threats may … More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman is preparing to retire, according to a report published early Tuesday. More: continued here

Mike Miller and Rudy Gay dropped 24 points apiece to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 104-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls at FedEx Forum. More: continued here

Competing parades dampen spiritsHouston Chronicle, United States –27 minutes agoCharles Stamps took his MLK Grande Parade to a stretch of Allen Parkway on Monday afternoon. While most Houston parades usually bring large crowds, … More: continued here

Snip from a NYT article about Ramak Fazel, an Iranian-American artist whose art-quest to visit the capitols of every US state turned into a very different experience: His mission was to photograph each of the nation’s 50 state capitol buildings and dispatch a postcard from each city, using postage stamps …

Remember my predictions last year? Remember when I said this?: 6. eBay will have a major change in executive leadership. This feels overdue. Well, I was wrong, it didn’t happen in 2007. But, it is happening three weeks into 2008: TECHNOLOGY ALERT from The Wall Street Journal. More:

eBay CEO Meg Whitman plans to retire?I4U –21 minutes agoThe WSJ reports that Meg Whitman the CEO of eBay since 1998 plans to retire from top post at the online auction giant. The Journal reports that Ms. Whitman … More: continued here

A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it’s those Bette Davis eyes. On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be honored on a commemorative stamp, the 14th in the Legends of Hollywood …

The WSJ reports that Meg Whitman the CEO of eBay since 1998 plans to retire from top post at the online auction giant. The Journal reports that Ms. Whitman has apparentely already started to delegate more daily responsibilities to her lieutenants and … More: continued here