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Earlier this week, the Harvard Business Review blog asked, “Did eBay Just Prove that Paid Search Ads Don’t Work?” Apparently the company turned off their AdWords ads in a third of their markets and found no appreciable loss in sales. Much in the same way that Ask Jeeves did back …

There was a major security drill at Augusta’s main post office downtown. It’s all about keeping bio-hazards out of your mail. More: continued here

Thursday movers: Apple up 1% ahead of Samsung showMarketWatch$EBAY: EBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares rebounded 1.6% after Ken Sena at Evercore Partners said the selloff on Wednesday triggered by concerns about MasterCard Inc.'s (NYSE:MA) fee increase was excessive. “Upon closer assessment of the MasterCard …and more » More: continued here

REFILE-Royal Mail to lead retail revival for IPOs?Reuters UKPolitical considerations dictate that three large sales by the UK government – the sell-downs of Royal Mail Group , Lloyds Banking Group and RBS – will have to include retail, while bankers are keen to tap this price-insensitive investor base in order …

Report: Public housing residents defrauding food stampsTurn to 10A report on fraud and waste in Rhode Island's human services delivery focused on food stamp fraud, among other things, and found a significant issue with residents in the Providence Housing Authority gaming the system. For 35 years, Deborah Wray has … …

Royal Mail to stamp out Helston delivery issuesFalmouth PacketA spokesperson for Royal Mail said: “The way in which we communicate with each other has changed dramatically. Unfortunately, fewer letters are now posted every day and Royal Mail needs to organise its delivery routes to be as efficient as possible.and more » …

Fury at Royal Mail's 2.5 per cent fuel levy on every item posted by contract …The SunRoyal Mail last night insisted it was simply moving in line with other parcel operators who charge “six to nine per cent” to cover fuel costs. But experts say consumers will ultimately bear the …

USPS Finalizes Decision To Relocate Beverly Hills Post OfficeThe Beverly Hills CourierAfter hearing a handful of appeals over the last several months, the United States Postal Service finalized its intentions this week to relocate retail services from its longtime Beverly Hills Post Office at 325 N. Maple Dr. In a …

Market-trouncing returns could be written in this 4-Star. More: continued here

Promoted By the Government, Food Stamps Now at Record LevelsReason (blog)A record 47,791,996 people received SNAP benefits in December 2012, the final month of the first quarter in the fed's fiscal year, according to USDA data. That's an increase of nearly 1.28 million stamp collectors from December 2011. Household … …