International Business Times StumbleUpon Drives More US Web Traffic than FacebookAdweekStumbleUpon, which was founded in 2001, was sold to eBay in 2007 for $75 million before its co-founders bought it back along with a group of investors in 2009. Since then, the site has been working “quietly and diligently” at a comeback, says GigaOm. …StumbleUpon…
Jailed Iranian Baha'i leader appears on Dutch postage stampBaha’i World News ServiceHILVERSUM, Netherlands — A series of special postage stamps portraying victims of human rights abuses in Iran has been launched in the Netherlands. Current and forthcoming stamps in the series depict the acclaimed poet Simin Behbahani; trade unionist … More: continued here
This is Money Post Office launches Easy access deal offering 3¿pc for web saversThis is MoneyBy Daily Mail Reporter The Post Office has launched a new internet-based account paying 2.41 pc after tax (3.01 pc before). The deal is among the top rates, just behind the Coventry Building Society's Poppy Online Saver, launched last week…
Co.Design Six Bite-Sized Innovation Lessons From Ebay's New Design Think-TankCo.DesignEbay recently created its own internal design consultancy, to stir the creative juices of its product teams. Here's what they can teach you. Ebay's scrappy start-up days are years behind it, and like any other billion-dollar company it faces distinct … More: continued here
KitGuru $999999 (Fake) Bid for an iPhone 4 PrototypeTom’s GuideRecently another one appeared on eBay, which quickly gathered enough attention for the bidding to quickly hit the six-figure range. The bidding eventually settled to somewhere around $2000 (with fake bids canceled) before the auction was ended early. …Apple iPhone 4 Early Prototype Now Available For…
Fight for Tadley post office heats upBasingstoke ObserverTadley mail delivery office will close, says Royal Mail– but the fight to save it goes on. Members of the Save Our Delivery Office campaign hit the streets on June 2 in a bid to drum up signatures against the closure. More than 1500 people signed the ……
Stampeders o-line aims to turn it aroundMontreal GazetteWhile Deane was getting his first taste of regularseason competition at right guard (where he was filling in for injured veteran Dimitri Tsoumpas), Stamps centre Tim O'Neill and left guard Steve Myddelton also struggled against the tough interior of …and more » More: continued here
Lottery stamp of approvalGerman HeraldGerman pensioner Ruth Niedermayer, 85, has started collecting stamps after getting hundreds of letters from all over the world telling her that she had won a lottery prize. The woman from Cologne said: "I have no idea where they got my address from … More: continued here
One of Emmett’s finest historians was Ella Knox Parrish, She helped to document the beginning history of Martinsville that later became known as Emmett. I love how she described Emmett’s first post office. More: continued here
No matter what unfolds the next few months, Joussard’s postmistress says the Joussard Post Office will not close. “I want to put to rest some rumours,” says Kim Thibeault. “The post office will not close.” More: continued here