Five winners were announced today in the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World That Works … More: continued here
Read More »Passport Day is coming to town – phillyBurbs.com
Los Angeles Times Passport Day is coming to townphillyBurbs.comThe Southampton Post Office invites people to take advantage of Passport Day in the USA, a national effort to remind would-be travelers to get their passports sooner rather than later. The post office at 1050 Street Road in Upper Southampton will …This …
Read More »eBay Foundation Awards $250000 to Winners of Social Entrepreneurship Competition – MarketWatch (press release)
eBay Foundation Awards $250000 to Winners of Social Entrepreneurship CompetitionMarketWatch (press release)SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Five winners were announced today in the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World That Works competition, co-hosted by eBay Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers. Nearly 900 entries from 83 countries …eBay …
Read More »Criminal probe latest twist in Craigslist-eBay spat
Online auction house eBay on Wednesday promised to cooperate fully with any criminal investigation into whether it built a classified service with secrets swiped from Craigslist. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Craigslist Dispute Turns Into Criminal DoJ Investigation
Prosecutors with the U.S. Justice Department are reportedly investigating claims that eBay employees took confidential info from Craigslist to use in a service that would compete with it. Reuters reports that it has obviated a copy of a grand jury … More: continued here
Read More »Locals fail to halt post office closure
Locals in a Co Tipperary village have failed to prevent the closure of their local post office. More: continued here
Read More »EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hip – The Associated Press
Kansas City Star EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hipThe Associated Press(AP) — EBay's name is synonymous with auctions, but that's created an image problem for the online marketplace. These days, most of the things people purchase on the site aren't sold through auctions; they have fixed prices. And, …
Read More »Oil prices rise in anticipation – NewsOK.com
Oil prices rise in anticipationNewsOK.comSAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether eBay employees wrongfully used confidential information from Craigslist to build its classifieds site. The investigation was disclosed in a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained Tuesday by …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Closings of small-town post offices threaten community spirit – StandardNet
Closings of small-town post offices threaten community spiritStandardNetAbout 16 miles to the northeast, Millington was once called Milford until the post office opened in 1861, prompting officials to change the name to avoid confusion with a Milford in a different county. Now both tiny towns are bracing for a different …
Read More »Maplewood Residents Respond: Keep Our Post Office – Patch.com
KSDK Maplewood Residents Respond: Keep Our Post OfficePatch.comLarry Diegel, postmaster of St. Louis, (foreground) and St. Louis-area postal manager Russell Thouvenot field questions and comments during a neighborhood meeting about the possible Maplewood Post Office closure on Tuesday afternoon at …Some angry over possible post office shutdownKSDKMaplewood Meeting To Fight …
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