The Atlantic Cities How the Post Office Could Make Life Easier for the PoorThe Atlantic CitiesThe financially troubled U.S. Postal Service is short on revenue, short on political good will, even short on mail to deliver in an online age. But for everything else it lacks as officials try to figure out how to keep…
3 Reasons Amazon Wishes It Were eBayMotley FoolIt might be hard for some to believe that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) and its huge growth and seemingly world dominating aspirations could hope to be any other company. However, it's hard to look at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ) and not wonder if Jeff Bezos …Amazon, eBay And Global…
'Flappy Bird' Price Skyrocketing on eBayForbesAn eBay search for “Flappy Bird” now yields almost 4,000 results, nearly exclusively for phones with the game on it. The most expensive one is going for $90,000, and while there are six bids on it, I can't imagine anyone actually intends to pay. Prices … More: continued here
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, South Africa's post office issued a stamp with his image. It released another when Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president in the following year. Then one more when the former president turned 90 in 2008. More: continued here
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Kids can not only teach their parents but scientists too! A new printing method inspired by kids' stamps may create live cells of almost any shape. 'BlocC' printing can recreate networks of brain cells in a petri dish or complicated immune-system interactions, says path-breaking research. "The major improvement is that…
NONE of the staff at Basildon Post Office have accepted transfers or new contracts with WHSmith. More: continued here
Blackpool Gazette Royal Mail depot wins approvalBlackpool GazetteSeveral councillors echoed those concerns and Royal Mail representatives at the meeting said the company would consider putting up the money to pay for the necessary changes to improve access. Adrian Fielding, Royal Mail delivery director, said package … More: continued here
Metro iPhone 5 with Flappy Bird 'sells for $94000 on eBay' before listing …MetroThe hysteria surrounding Flappy Bird appeared to have reached fever pitch when an iPhone 5 featuring the game allegedly sold on eBay for $94,000 (£57,300). However, the posting has now vanished from the auction website, without an explanation or …Flappy Bird resurfaces on…
Personalized stamps, anyone?Philippine StarMANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) will be coming out with personalized stamps that can be used as souvenirs or giveaways. Enrique Tagle, PhlPost Marketing and Management Support Services manager, yesterday said they will … More: continued here
The Guardian Priceless Greek Statue, Lost for Centuries, Briefly Resurfaces on eBayTIMEThe officers in question, members of Gaza's ruling party Hamas, reportedly then put the statue up for sale on eBay. Soon after, shocked archaeologists caught their first fuzzy glimpses of venerable Phoebus relaxing on a Smurfs-themed beach towel …'Priceless' bronze statue of Greek god…