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NEW YORK (TheStreet) – It’s increasingly becoming a two-screen world. eBay, which launched an app earlier this month that allows users to purchase items they see on their favorite television shows, is predicting the demise of Internet Protocol televisions (IPTV). “Consumers are not interested in apps on TV,” said Steve …

Amazon and eBay are going head to head before U.S. lawmakers on the issue of collecting sales taxes with online purchases… More: continued here

Actress Pamela Anderson and game show host legend Bob Barker unveil holiday stamps at a post office in Hollywood. The stamps, launched by PETA, are saluting famous vegetarians including Paul McCartney, Ellen DeGenres, Mohandas Gandhi and Natalie Portman. (FlynetPictures.com) more pics » Pamela Anderson (FlynetPictures.com) Pamela Anderson has practically become …

eBay Announces ql.ioInfoQ.comAfter a teaser with clues couple of weeks ago, Subbu and the engineering team at eBay have unveiled ql.io, a SQL inspired DSL to enable frictionless composition of web API's with a SQL like syntax. We are happy to announce – a declarative, evented, … More: continued here

Russell Simmons Appears on PETA Postage StampThe BoomBoxRussell Simmons has become the first member of the hip-hop community to appear on a postage stamp. On Tuesday (Nov. 29), Animal rights advocacy group PETA released a series of stamps, featuring the 20 most influential vegetarians, and Rush, …Russell Simmons Gets His …

Word to the wise: Maybe it’s not the smartest thing to jog in what looks like a gas mask and body armor, and then jam a package in a post office box. It could touch off what happened Tuesday at the busy San Jose post office on Lundy Avenue — …

San Jose police: Man who caused post office shutdown was jogger in unusual gearSan Jose Mercury NewsWord to the wise: Maybe it's not the smartest thing to jog in what looks like a gas mask and body armor, and then jam a package in a post office box. It could …

CALGARY – The Argos’ coaching revamp appears to have started. Or maybe not. More: continued here

3 students win Post Office 2050 design contestHindustan TimesSpaceships will carry letters and postmen will be dressed in green alien suits: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Post Office of 2050. This is the vision of the future post office that winners of the postal department's annual stamp design contest …

Auburn Journal Post office contacting victims over filched Auburn mail found in stolen vehicleAuburn JournalIn a recent case prosecuted by the US Attorney's Office in Sacramento, 45-year-old Jennifer Lynn Murphy-Oliver, 45, of Sacramento was sentenced in October to five years and three months in prison for possession of stolen mail …