SAN FRANCISCO — E-mails from a top eBay executive showed the internet giant was aware that a competing online classifieds site it launched while sitting on the board of Craigslist was a sensitive issue to be handled delicately, according to court testimony More: continued here
Instead of regulating medical marijuana dispensaries as businesses, the Royal Oak Plan Commission will consider banning them. More: continued here
Phil Muncaster, Computing , Wednesday 9 December 2009 at 11:49:00 The recent postal strikes resulted in a seven per cent fall in online spending over two weeks In the past five years I have been writing about e-commerce, e-retail has routed the high street. Every month, industry body the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG)…
A WOULD-BE robber who hid his face with a dark scarf fled a mobile post office when a cashier hit the panic button. More: continued here
BOY GEORGE is reaping the benefits of kicking his nicotine habit – he can finally sing onstage without any difficulty breathing.The Culture Club star has quit drinking… More: continued here
1 in 5 Lane County residents receive food stampsKVAL(AP) — The number of Oregonians receiving food stamps has risen 36 percent over the past year and is expected to climb through 2010. … More: continued here
DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “FedEx Corporation – SWOT Framework Analysis” company profile to their offering. More: continued here
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun Police closed off the Benson Post Office for several hours Monday because a package was ticking. More: continued here
Employees of Internet auction site eBay shared confidential information gained from Craigslist with other employees developing eBay’s own online classifieds business, an eBay executive said Wednesday. More: continued here
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) — An EBay Inc. executive said the online-auction company used confidential Craigslist Inc. information to help start up a competing classified-advertising Web site. More: continued here