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The Laytonsville Post Office could close early next year, even though it was not included on the U.S. Postal Service’s recently released list of facilities slated for possible closure or consolidation. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Kabbage to Expand beyond eBay, Amazon, Yahoo with $17 Million RoundAuctionbytesKabbage raised $17 million in funding to help expand beyond eBay, Amazon and Yahoo Stores. Kabbage provides working capital advances to merchants to help them grow their businesses, and over the next six months, Kabbage will add support … …

The Department of Failed IdeasRealClearPoliticsAnd nothing says jobs like food stamps, unemployment insurance and a shiny new federal department of … yes, jobs! Some of you may find President Barack Obama's three-day campaign bus tour through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois a considerable downer. …and more » More: continued here

Hundreds get mailing telling them of change, but official says it will affect only a handful of customers More: continued here

Conroy compares NBN cross-subsidy to postage stamps and ATMsARNnetIf Australia Post can have national uniform pricing for postage stamps and banks can have it for ATM transaction charges, then the cross-subsidy scheme for the National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesale pricing is perfectly acceptable, according to …and more » More: continued here

CTV.ca Leveraging Marketplaces: Exposing eBay Myths & MisconceptionsPower RetailWith $62 billion in sales, eBay cannot be ignored! Mark Gray exposes the common misconceptions about eBay, hindering retailers from leveraging this channel. eBay has evolved to become one of the most attractive channels for retailers today, …Buying, Selling Gold On eBay …

The mail must go through.” “Neither rain, nor snow …” “Click here to start receiving paperless statements.” No matter how you look at it, the mail just isn’t what it used to be. More: continued here

Police open probe into Pandora's floatThe AustralianChaired by Allan Leighton, the former Royal Mail chairman, the Danish jewellery company went public in October in Europe's second-biggest flotation of 2010, attracting a heady valuation of more than $4.7 billion on the Copenhagen stock market. …and more » More: continued here

Gothamist Post offices won't stay alive on nostalgia aloneAustin American-StatesmanAlex Brandon/AP The post office in a former home of Benjamin Franklin is on the list of closures. Turns out, of course, that the US Postal Service's list of 3700 post offices targeted for possible closure includes lots of little post …

In North Hoosick, a rural hamlet in upstate New York, the post office is one of the few remaining communal spots, but the Postal Service may close it to save money. More: continued here