Politico Bickering over rescue of Post Office escalatesThe Hill (blog)The House GOP bill would, among other steps, allow the agency to move to five-day delivery, move away from door-to-door delivery in some instances and create a new commission to recommend post office closures and other cost-saving steps. …Malibu post offices catch lucky break as USPS…
KGO-TV Whitman poised for tech post after faltering in politicsSan Francisco ChronicleThe news that Whitman may be tapped to serve, even on an interim basis, as CEO of Hewlett Packard, a Silicon Valley giant that helped ignite the tech revolution, may be a testament to the resilience of the former eBay CEO, still one of…
Wonder who’s going to win the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus? Chances are you’ll still be wondering until the final putt is holed at East Lake. Steve Elling breaks down the winning scenarios for the top contenders in New World Order. More: continued here
Post office hit list wounds central cityMilwaukee Journal SentinelFor a place on the endangered list, the US Postal Service office at 2650 N. King Drive seemed pretty busy. Around noontime Wednesday, it was doing brisk business, with about a dozen or so people coming through the doors. Even in the age of the Internet …and…
NEWS.com.au Nic Cage is a vampire? That's what an antique photo collector claims, based on …New York Daily News"Personally, I believe it's him and that he is some sort of walking undead/vampire, et cetera, who quickens/reinvents himself once every 75 years or so," the seller — who's asking $1 million for the photo — writes…
Forty FedEx employees from around the Bay Area came to Milpitas last week to saw plywood, construct and then paint two new playhouses for local non-profit organizations aiding U.S. military families and their dependents. More: continued here
RelayRides Names Former Shopping.com Head Andre Haddad As CEOTechCrunchAnd Haddad has plenty of experience with managing marketplaces — prior to joining Shopping.com, Haddad was SVP of Product at eBay and he founded European auction site iBazar. RelayRides doesn't share many specific numbers, but it says to date …RelayRides Welcomes Silicon Valley Veteran Andre Haddad as…
ABC News (blog) Is Nicolas Cage a Vampire from the Civil War Era?ABC News (blog)Not so for Jack Mord, an antiques dealer who got the rumor mill cooking when he posted a photograph for sale on eBay of a man he says is from Bristol, Tenn., around 1870, and he says can be no one…
Daily Mail eBay launches virtual outlet mall for USCNETHoping to tap the expanding online fashion market, eBay this week launched Fashion Outlet, a virtual US outlet mall that lets brands and designers connect directly with eBay customers. Think of that outlet mall in the boonies without the drive down …eBay Gives You A Whole New…
KGO-TV Silicon Valley execs lend learning hand via school philanthropySan Francisco ExaminerGoing to bat for schools: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, far right, announced she would invest $2.5 million into the Summit Charter School system. (Mike Koozmin/The Examiner) As state funding for California schools decreases, a growing number of Silicon …Whitman poised for tech post…