The eBay Motors App Arrives At Last, But Can It Save The Day?All Car Tech (blog)We expected the eBay Motors app to arrive in March, but it missed that deadline by a couple of months. Now that it's finally arrived, can the app redeem itself by preserving eBay's standing as a worthwhile shopping destination? …and…
The South African Star Global businessMinneapolis Star TribuneAt $8.5 billion, the deal is Microsoft's biggest acquisition to date, and it provides a tidy $4 billion profit to the investors who bought the online phone and video calling service from eBay in 2009. The price Microsoft is paying is 400 times greater …Skype: Three Ways Microsoft…
The South African Star Skype: Three Ways Microsoft Can Blow ItInformationWeekConsidering that eBay sold Skype to an investment company back in 2009 for less than $2 billion, Microsoft's offer is quite a return on its investment. Microsoft should have bought Skype back in 2009, eh? Skype's investors may have the DOJ restrictions …Global businessMinneapolis Star…
Gecko shock for Ebay belt shopperThe IndependentThe gecko spent two days inside the envelope travelling around 120 miles, before popping out in front of shocked Phillipa Durrant, 44, who had been expecting the parcel to contain a belt she had bought on internet shopping site eBay. …and more » More: continued here
Goodnight, Raleigh Raleigh mayor to USPS: Don't close downtown post officeWRAL.comRaleigh, NC — Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker asked the US Postal Service on Tuesday to reconsider its decision to close Century Post Office, a 134-year-old facility at the corner of Fayetteville and Martin streets. Standing on the post office's steps, …Meeker to fight for Raleigh…
LEXINGTON — Mayor Gene Parkison said residents don’t have to worry about losing their post office. More: continued here
US Postal Service wants to close the downtown Raleigh office, because of declining mail volume. More: continued here
Longtime Webster postmaster retiringMonessen Valley IndependentWhen Daniel Paradise first arrived at the US Post Office in Webster 1993, he knew the Valley but not the village in Rostraver Township. "I thought I'd come here for a year or two, and then it would be a stepping stone to another office," Paradise said. …and more » More:…
The Business Insider County to buy Medford postal buildingMail TribuneThe US Postal Service could be filling out change-of-address forms for its downtown Medford office in the near future. Jackson County has agreed to purchase the four-story Johnson Administration-era post office building at 333 W. Eighth …THE NEXT BAILOUT? The Post Office Has Lost Nearly $20…
Near Field Communications World Ebay and PayPal acquisitions point way ahead for mobile paymentsNear Field Communications WorldRecent acquisitions by eBay and its PayPal subsidiary are beginning to draw a picture of how the company plans to move from the online world to providing a full mobile …Connecting The Dots On eBay's Local Shopping StrategyTechCrunchPayPal glitch…