Ex-Skype CEO to Head AmEx Consumer ServicesBloombergAmEx has been hiring executives with backgrounds in technology as the firm girds to compete for online and mobile payments with rivals including Visa Inc. (V) and EBay Inc. (EBAY)'s PayPal. Last year, American Express brought in former Sprint Nextel …American Express Announces New …
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BBC News As Prince Philip turns 90, relive some of his most hilarious gaffesDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter His incredible energy, remarkable good health and strong sense of public duty have seen Prince Philip through countless official engagements over the course of his 64-year marriage to our Queen. Yet it …
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Near Field Communications World Korean coffee chain introduces NFC loyalty stampsNear Field Communications WorldKorean coffee shop chain Caffé Bene has become the first merchant to introduce an NFC-based coupon system that provides customers with a loyalty 'stamp' each time they visit, …and more » More: continued here
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ePayments Week: eBay's eCommerce platformO’Reilly RadarEBay's announcement this week that it would buy the 51% of open source ecommerce platform provider Magento that it doesn't already own moves eBay closer to its goal of having an end-to-end commerce …EBay shares rise after analyst upgradeBusinessWeekPayPal Restructures Developer Program to Include eBay …
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The Calgary Stampeders hope to prevent concussions with the use of a high-tech helmet. The headgear is equipped with sensors to monitor the velocity and the number of head hits players sustain in games and practices More: continued here
Read More »Junk Somerset’s unwanted mail – This is Somerset
Junk Somerset's unwanted mailThis is SomersetStep three, for unaddressed junk mail delivered by your postie, is to join the Royal Mail's door-to-door opt-out, which simply means that your sorting office is told not to deliver such items to your home. Since this junk mail is worth tens of millions … …
Read More »1.8 million euros for a postage stamp at Galerie Dreyfus Investor Basle – Business Wire (press release)
1.8 million euros for a postage stamp at Galerie Dreyfus Investor BasleBusiness Wire (press release)BASLE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–1.8 million euros for a stamp– records broken at the Galerie Dreyfus' international stamp auction in Basle. The most expensive Italian stamp and a unique old Swiss letter were auctioned on June 9. … …
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The privatisation of the Royal Mail could begin this summer, as the proposals formally allowing the sell-off have been passed by MPs.The plans protect the so-called universal postal service in its current … More: continued here
Read More »D’Ville Post Office celebrates 110 years of mail service to community – Little Chicago Review
D'Ville Post Office celebrates 110 years of mail service to communityLittle Chicago ReviewThe story deals with the postmistresses at the Diamondville Post Office. I use the word “postmistresses” because many years ago Charlotte (Duthie) Carlisle explained the difference to me. Simply put, and to make a long story short, a …
Read More »APNewsBreak: Contractor’s help in Detroit post office bribery case pays off … – The Republic
APNewsBreak: Contractor's help in Detroit post office bribery case pays off …The RepublicDETROIT — The Associated Press has learned that a contractor accused of bribing Detroit postal workers used his cooperation with authorities to help his wife avoid prison in another case. Joe Fawaz runs Metro Diesel, a Detroit garage …
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