Neb. Lawmakers Pass US Postal Service MeasureKETV OmahaState lawmakers are urging the US Postal Service to reconsider a study that could lead to post office closures in rural Nebraska. The resolution by Sen. LeRoy Louden of Ellsworth comes in response to a federal review of 90 postal outlets in Nebraska, …
Read More »Deal between GSA and Metro could shape FBI’s future – Washington Post (blog)
ticklethewire.com Deal between GSA and Metro could shape FBI's futureWashington Post (blog)Peck, head of the Public Buildings Service for the General Services Administration, has been under pressure from Congress to sell of under-utilized real estate (see Old Post Office Pavilion), and last week he called the FBI's land a “simply …
Read More »Colin Firth Auctions Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience on eBay Celebrity to … – MarketWatch (press release)
Colin Firth Auctions Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience on eBay Celebrity to …MarketWatch (press release)21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — International relief and development agency Oxfam America teams up with eBay once again to benefit Oxfam's poverty relief and advocacy efforts around the world. November 16 through November 23 fans can bid on …
Read More »Highbridge Capital Increases eBay Inc. Stake Big in Third Quarter Filing – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Highbridge Capital Increases eBay Inc. Stake Big in Third Quarter FilingWall St. Cheat SheetEbay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY): On 06/30/2011 reported holding 546175 shares with a market value of $17625068. This comprised 0.21% of the total portfolio. On 09/30/2011 reported holding 2003413 shares with a market value of $59080649. …and more » More: …
Read More »eBay snaps up recommendations service Hunch – VentureBeat
Siliconrepublic.com eBay snaps up recommendations service HunchVentureBeateBay has acquired recommendations platform Hunch, according to a press release issued Monday morning. The company did not disclose terms of the deal. Sources told former TechCrunch editor-in-chief and current CrunchFund investor Michael Arrington that …EBay buys Hunch to boost recommendationsReuterseBay has a Hunch, …
Read More »EBay Targets Shoppers Who Want to Buy the Things They See on TV – Bloomberg
EBay Targets Shoppers Who Want to Buy the Things They See on TVBloombergthe EBay Inc. (EBAY) executive said, pointing to a TV that almost covers a wall of his office. As he talks, the uniform pops up on a tablet computer in front of him, along with vintage sportswear and …
Read More »EBay Targets Shoppers Who Want to Buy Products Shown on TV – BusinessWeek
EBay Targets Shoppers Who Want to Buy Products Shown on TVBusinessWeekthe EBay Inc. executive said, pointing to a TV that almost covers a wall of his office. As he talks, the uniform pops up on a tablet computer in front of him, along with vintage sportswear and tickets to upcoming …
Read More »Fire destroys rural Oregon post office – KATU
KATU Fire destroys rural Oregon post officeKATU(AP) — A fire has destroyed the post office and another building in Cascadia, Ore. The Democrat-Herald says the fire started Saturday morning in a former school building that served as a home and business in the town 13 miles east of Sweet Home …
Read More »More Oregonians Needing Food Stamps
By Sharon Ko MEDFORD, Ore. — More Oregonians depend on food stamps than people in any other state in the country – that’s according to new U.S. Census Data. The Department of Human Services says Oregon has been in the top ten list for the highest unemployment rate, and says …
Read More »EBay Targeting Consumers Who Want to Buy the Things They See on Television
Steve Yankovich is engrossed in a televised hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks. Though he’s a hockey zealot, he cares less about the score than the attire of Ryan Kesler, a Canuck center. More: continued here
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