Several major Internet companies, including Google, eBay, Amazon and Facebook, are joining forces to create a lobbying group that educates lawmakers about how the Internet affects their districts. According to Reuters, the group will be called the Internet Association, and it will officially launch in September 2012. More: continued here
POLICE probing a series of Post Office robberies have arrested two more men during raids this morning. More: continued here
BBC News Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon join US lobby groupBBC NewsGoogle, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are joining forces to create a powerful pro-internet lobbying group in the US. The Internet Association, as the group will be known, will launch in September and operate out of Washington, handling political and …Google, eBay, Amazon, Facebook back…
Northampton mail sorting office planning permission grantedBBC NewsRoyal Mail, which owns the site, said they were keen to see it return to use and is in discussions with several supermarkets about its development. However opponents of the plan say a supermarket would mean an increase in traffic in the area. More: continued here
The average American throws away 33 pounds of food a month. So why does Sesame Street needs to offer guidance for parents talking children who know that there isn't always enough food to feed their family? More: continued here
My Fashion Life eBay announces British Fashion Council partnershipMarie Claire.co.ukDuring London Fashion Week, eBay will also be supporting Save the Children's #bidboutique, part of Born to Shop, the charity's first ever online fashion auction in conjunction with The British Fashion Council. The Born to Shop #bidboutique will …BFC names eBay as new Fashion Forward sponsorMy…
The driver was a woman in her 70's. She was taken to a local hospital. A 14 year old was also in the car, but was not injured. More: continued here
Village post office manager swindled more than £2500 from safestv.tvA post office manager who swindled more than £2500 from the safe of a village post office has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Dylan Lindo pocketed the cash from the post office he was in charge of in the tiny north-east Fife hamlet of…
CIO Today eBay to Tap into the Kids MarketBenzingaTherefore, it is perhaps a little odd that it took eBay until now to follow suit and that other sites, like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), are still lagging behind. There are moral issues when it comes to the internet and home shopping as children could …The Zacks Analyst…
Steuben County: The Post Office StoryCorning Leader (blog)By 1836 the service was well established in Steuben County, with 37 post offices and nine post villages. Howard had three post offices, while Hornellsville (then much larger than it is today) and Dansville combined had none. Urbana had five post… More: continued here