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Stamped Is Now Ready For Your ApprovalTechCrunchEnter Stamped, a New York City startup founded by ex-Googlers that wants to be your go-to app for rating restaurants, books, movies, and music. The iPhone app just launched on iTunes (download it here). Stamped simplifies ratings. … More: continued here

LOS ANGELES, CA– – Free shipping promotions have built tremendous momentum in just one year according to Stamps.com® , the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to over 400,000 … More: continued here

Morning Report: Food Stamp Use Triples in CountyVoice of San DiegoHere in San Diego, though, they merit even closer scrutiny because the county has long ranked as the worst metropolitan area in the country at enrolling eligible residents for food stamps. Indeed, as few as one-third of those eligible for …

Survey: 68 Percent of E-Commerce Sellers to Offer Free Shipping on More …MarketWatch (press release)In its second annual survey on e-commerce shipping practices, Stamps.com reports that 68 percent of e-commerce sellers are planning to offer free shipping on more products during the 2011 holiday season, up from 53 percent in …

Collectible stamps show their strengths as an alternative hedge over the long termOpalesqueAcademics from the London Business School have researched stamp catalogue prices to investigate the returns on British collectible postage stamps over the period 1900–2008. Elroy Dimson and Christophe Spaenjers' … More: continued here

WASHINGTON – Michigan households relied on food stamps last year more than all but two other states, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. More: continued here

Officials warn of fake food stamp website scamSt. Augustine RecordBy Mc Clatchy News Service State and federal officials are warning the public about phony food stamp websites that try to lure desperate people with the promise of getting them help but charge a fee for the service. Other sites ask …

GoLocalProv Needy Families Frozen Out of Food Stamps Before HolidaysGoLocalProvFor the first time since the mid-1990s, 92000 Rhode Island households receiving food assistance from the state will not receive an “early issuance” of food stamps before the holidays, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. … More: continued …

Terriers stomp Stamps in Enns' returnPortage Daily GraphicThe Portage Terriers blanked the Swan Valley Stampeders 6-0 in MJHL at the PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie on Sunday night. The game marked Stampeders forward Jesse Enns' first game since his controversial hit on Portage's Tyler Harland this spring. …Dogs Blank …

Electronic Food Stamps Getting System UpdateWIFRROCKFORD (WIFR) — Members of a federal program say they're not going to put up with food stamp fraud. Right now, more than 74000 Winnebago County residents use a link card. The US Department of Agriculture says it's upgrading a system that will better … …