Skype Deal Drama Gets Joost-ierWall Street JournalThere are growing signs of tension between some of the players behind the $2 billion deal to sell eBay's Skype to a group of investors …Skype bidder Mike Volpi ousted from Joost in split with foundersTimes OnlineIndustry Moves: Volpi Out As Joost ChairmanpaidContent.orgVolpi Out …
Read More »Gerald Ensley: Hard times for NCO clubs and post office – Tallahassee Democrat
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Read More »EBay CEO Steps Behind the Camera – Wall Street Journal
EBay CEO Steps Behind the CameraWall Street JournalLately, eBay's top boss John Donahoe has been spending some time behind one. Amid a turnaround effort at eBay's online marketplace, he has been meeting with …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Former post office clerk gets 3 years in jail for embezzlement – Carroll County Times
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Read More »FedEx boosts 1Q forecast, signals global recovery (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp., the world’s second largest package delivery company, on Friday offered a signal that the global economy is improving, as it raised its first-quarter earnings forecast on better-than-expected international shipments and cost cuts. More: continued here
Read More »MarketWatch First Take: FedEx shares an upbeat snapshot (Market Watch)
FedEx bumps up its earnings estimate, putting a little spice into an otherwise blah stock market. More: continued here
Read More »Government must tackle Royal Mail strikes (Mad.co.uk)
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is calling on the Government to intervene in the protracted stand off between Royal Mail and its employees. More: continued here
Read More »Skype Axes Developer Program Extras – Washington Post
Mashable Skype Axes Developer Program ExtrasWashington PostSkype, which was recently sold by eBay to VC firms Silver Lake Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures, has announced that it is killing its …Skype retiring third-party ExtrasCNET NewsSkype Closes Its Extras Program for DevelopersPC WorldSkype Shutters Skype Extras Developer ProgrameWeekMediapost.comall 16 news …
Read More »Fake stamp ring exposed – Straits Times
Fake stamp ring exposedStraits TimesIN THE first case of its kind, a Chinese national has been jailed for three years for selling counterfeit postage stamps. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail denies mail backlog (BBC Oxford)
The Royal Mail says claims by the postal workers’ union of severe mail backlogs in Swindon, Oxford and Reading are exaggerated. More: continued here
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