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Thank goodness we didn’t rely on the United States Postal Service to roll out e-mail, as this 1980 New York Times article suggests was a possibility. “[Electronic messages] would be flashed electronically between cities. More: continued here

Christian Science Monitor Economy rebounds, but food stamp use still climbingChristian Science MonitorBy SoldAtTheTop, Guest blogger / March 5, 2012 This chart shows the rate of food stamp participation as it corresponds to unemployment since 2004. Though unemployment has fallen slightly over the past two years, food stamp use continues …

Skip McGrath on Getting Exclusives to Sell Merchandise on AmazonAuctionBytes Blog (blog)A: We started selling on eBay in 1999 and branched out into Amazon a few years later — I think it was around 2006. I collect books on nautical and maritime history subjects and often end up with a …

Globe and Mail Yahoo Considers Job Cuts for TurnaroundBusinessWeekThompson, a former EBay Inc. (EBAY) executive, said in January that the Sunnyvale, California-based company would focus on its strengths and “prioritize” how its uses its capital. Yahoo, owner of the most popular US Internet portal, is looking for ways …Yahoo Gets …

When I was a child and accompanied my mother to the grocery store, she always handed me the S&H Green Stamps that came with her receipt. More: continued here

Loveland Post Office holds 'Grow Your Business' seminarCincinnati.comTo teach local businesses about The Direct Mail Hub and Every Door Direct Mail — including a demonstration of the online tools — the Loveland Post Office is holding a free Grow Your Business Days seminar on Tuesday March 13, 2012, at 1:00 …

Royal Mail Group Ltd. won approval for its plan to turn a sorting office near Battersea Power Station in London into almost 1,900 homes. More: continued here

ThinkProgress Minnesota State GOP Rep. Compares Food Stamp Program To Feeding 'The Animals'ThinkProgressBy Guest Blogger on Mar 5, 2012 at 10:40 am Thanks in large part to the lingering impact of the recession, more than 46.5 million Americans received food stamp aid last December, a 0.5 percent increase from November. …

When the Post Office proposed rapid two-day delivery of e-mailBusiness InsiderOn the receiving end, they would be conveyed to post offices for physical delivery within two days of origination. The rate commission said such a service could be put into effect now on an experimental basis and could operate through …

Royal Mail Wins Approval for Housing Near Battersea in Southwest LondonBloombergRoyal Mail Group Ltd. won approval for its plan to turn a sorting office near Battersea Power Station in London into almost 1900 homes. Wandsworth Council gave the 6-hectare (15-acre) development preliminary permission after it won the support of the …