Case Studies from Disney, AMEX, NASA, Monster.com and eBay Show Applications …MarketWatch (press release)Social Media Analytics: eBay's head of global analytics, Sudha Jamthe, will outline strategies to measure the economic value of social media and integrate social metrics into wider commercial strategy. Sentiment Analysis: Jon Lehto from Monster … More: continued here
Second-hand stamps will help Blickling Hall garden growNorfolk Eastern Daily PressDavid Musson casting his eyes over some of the stamps recently donated to Blickling Hall's new second-hand stamp shop. Photograph by Paul Bailey. The humble stamp is being harnessed by National Trust volunteers in north Norfolk to bring a historic …and more » More: continued here
Post offices won't close after allTheNewsTribune.comDespite months of ominous warnings that hundreds of post offices and postal sorting centers could close down early this summer, don't expect to find your favorite post office shuttered anytime soon. Despite months of ominous warnings that hundreds of … More: continued here
Beckley man pleads guilty to breaking into post officeState JournalBy Andrea Lannom – email Benjamin J. Webb, 39, was charged with burglary and aiding and abetting the burglary of a federal post office. Benjamin J. Webb, 39, was charged with burglary and aiding and abetting the burglary of a federal post office. More: continued here
Yahoo! Canada Shine Mario Batali's Food Stamp ChallengeABC News (blog)For one week, the acclaimed chef Mario Batali is challenging Americans to “walk in someone else's shoes” by eating only what they would be able to buy with food stamps. Batali, the star of ABC's “The Chew,” partnered with the New York City Food Bank to…
Why So Many Ph.Ds Are On Food StampsNPRIt's no secret more Americans are relying on food stamps, but host Michel Martin looks at why those applying for government aid with master's and Ph.D degrees have more than doubled in recent years. Martin speaks with Stacey Patton, a reporter with The …and more » More: continued here
May 15, 2012 | WMFE – One year ago, a postal worker in Orlando says he handled a suspicious package from Yemen and he says it made him seriously ill. The Postal Service denies the incident ever took place. The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and the Investigative Reporting Program at University of California, Berkeley…
Red letter day for talented JessicaThis Is HampshireJessica Tridgell was honoured during an assembly at Winklebury Junior School, in Willoughby Way, for being named as the winner of the South and South West heat in Royal Mail's Young Letter Writer competition. All entrants were asked to write to an …and more » More: continued here
Mother Jones Deserves Her Own StampCounterPunchA couple of labor activists and historians, Steve Fesenmaier (in West Virginia) and Sanford Berman (in Minnesota), have spearheaded a drive to have Mother Jones honored by a commemorative stamp. I've spoken with both men by telephone and was impressed … More: continued here
eBay UK announced that a "site issue" is impacting Bulk Edit and Selling Manager / Selling Manager Pro. "We are aware that some members are experiencing issues using the Bulk Edit and Selling manager / Selling manager pro tools. As a result the markdown manager feature is also impacted." More: continued here