AFP Facebook and eBay downplay Google threatAFPOnline auction powerhouse eBay and its thriving financial transactions service PayPal also see strong "network effects" providing defense from Google's growing commerce platform. "I agree with Sean, network effects are powerful things," eBay chief …Facebook's Flaw Not Privacy, Sean Parker SaysInformationWeekall 61 news articles » More: continued here
Small Town Fights For Post OfficeKETV OmahaMorse Bluff, a Saunders County town west of Fremont, is fighting to keep its only post office open. There is seemingly no end in sight for the trouble facing the United States Postal Service. With thousands of jobs and locations at risk, most can just …and more » More: continued…
Globe and Mail Bauer, Stamps lead call for stadium upgradeCalgary SunStamps president Lyle Bauer doesn't want Calgary to fall behind with McMahon Stadium, since the 50-year-old building is nearing the end of its life cycle. These are the early stages, but Bauer made a call to action Monday for those involved to start …Stamps commit…
The facility, FedEx Freight’s fifth in Dallas-Fort Worth, will have 115 employees. More: continued here
Sky News Royal Mail to raise first-class stamp priceTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail could be allowed to set the price of first class stamps for the first time, prompting fears that the cost of sending a letter will rise sharply. By Christopher Hope, and James Hall Ofcom, the new postal regulator, is proposing to let Royal …Royal Mail…
Duck stamp contest to be held in PanhandleThe Herald-MailFor the first time since the debut of the Federal Duck Stamp in 1934, the competition to choose 2012's edition will be held in West Virginia. On Oct. 28 and 29, a panel of five judges at the US Fish and … More: continued here
The world is becoming increasingly reliant on mountains of online data, a fact brought home by the rapidly changing habits of today’s shoppers. In the last 18 months, half of retail transactions involved shoppers… More: continued here
The head of global online auction powerhouse eBay said that China has essentially put up a wall when it comes to non-Chinese Internet firms. More: continued here
Wall Street Journal End may be nigh for 5 county post officesTrinidad Times IndependentFive Las Animas County post offices— Boncarbo, Branson, Hoehne, Model and Trinchera — are among 63 in Colorado facing the chopping block as the United States Postal Service seeks to relief from its annual …Op/Ed: Save The Post OfficePatch.comPost office caught in…
Off the field, Drew Tate is a laid-back, easy-going guy who doesn’t get worked up about much of anything. More: continued here