East Bay water districts turns to eBay to help lower costsMarin Independent-JournalBy Robert Jordan DUBLIN — If it has a price, there is a good chance eBay has had it. Lunch with the world's third-richest man? Check. A decommissioned missile base? Sold. Even an entire town was had for a price on the online auction…
What's on in Birmingham: The best in music, theatre and comedy – June 7Birmingham Mailby Marion McMullen, Birmingham Mail American Buffalo by David Mamet: Crescent Theatre, Birmingham. 0121 643 5858; Royal Shakespeare Company present Adjoa Andoh, Ray Fearon, Patterson Joseph and Jeffrey Kissoon in Julius Caesar: Royal Shakespeare …and more » More: continued here
PYMNTS.com If eBay Lawsuit Goes Class Action, Watch OutPYMNTS.comThis is a big month for the legal team at eBay, as the true ramifications behind a two-year old case begin to unfold. The case was opened in April 2010, when Charlotte Smith, an online retailer, sued eBay over its payment acceptance policies. More: continued here
Historian finds grandfather's missing WWI medal on eBayphillyBurbs.comHis grandson, Martin Robson Riley, spotted the medal being sold on eBay for $1.50. From the BBC News article, He made the discovery after typing "Riley, medal" into the auction site's search engine. He had not been searching for the medal, …Martin Robson Riley, Historian, Finds Grandfather's Missing…
AuctionBytes (blog) eBay and Google Execs Share Stage at Mercent PanelAuctionBytes (blog)By Greg Holden Small- to medium-sized ecommerce merchants hoping for reassurance as to how eBay will cope with Google's decision to charge for Google Shopping placement found only cold comfort and windy conditions at a thought leader discussion in …and more » More: continued here
socalTech.com Cleaning the Competition's ClosetsPortfolio.com (blog)HipSwap, a new secondary market e-commerce site, is looking to take on eBay and Craigslist with a slew of new features. HipSwap, a marketplace for secondhand goods that features reality show stars and fashion editors selling straight from their closets …HipSwap Launches New Site, Adds DeliverysocalTech.comall 9 news articles » More:…
WBUR Using Food Stamps At The Farmers MarketWBURThere are roughly 7000 farmers markets in the US And right now about a quarter are able to process Electronic Benefit Transfers, EBT cards, so that people using food stamps can buy fresh produce and other goods produced by local farmers. More: continued here
AFP 'El Huffington Post' launches in SpainPhys.OrgArianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, pictured at the Huffington Post office in Madrid. El Huffington Post opened in Spain on Thursday, poking fun at the government's handling of the economic crisis in …Huffington predicts success of Spanish website570 Newsall 145 news articles » More:…
Wednesday was a good day for Fred Stamps. The Edmonton Eskimos slotback took part in his first practice of the season More: continued here
Columbia Missourian Rural post offices to cut hoursTriValley CentralWASHINGTON — The US Postal Service announced a new strategy last month that could keep the nation's smallest Post Offices open for business, while providing a framework to achieve significant cost savings as part of the plan to return the organization …J-S Letter: Postal service hopes to…