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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. More: continued here

 A Department of Justice investigation was revealed yesterday by the Associated Press about whether employees of eBay âengaged in alleged criminal activities and misconduct focused around the misappropriation of proprietary/confidential information from Craigslist.â Craigslist and eBay have been in and out of civil court for years with allegations that …

In the United States, the embattled postal service is resorting to drastic cost-cutting and sell-offs to stay solvent. In the Republic of Georgia, the post office is taking a different route to fiscal soundness – running the lottery. More: continued here

Reuters Tech Today: Microsoft Touts New Windows for Tablets, PCsWall Street Journal (blog)[WSJ, Engadget] EBay Employees Under Criminal Probe Related to Craigslist: US prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether employees from eBay stole data such as operating metrics and confidential financial information from classified ad …Tech showdowns: Microsoft, …

Five winners were announced today in the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World That Works … More: continued here

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 …

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 …

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

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

Locals in a Co Tipperary village have failed to prevent the closure of their local post office. More: continued here