LONDON – Dare Comics has found a novel way of monetising its online content, holding a one-time eBay auction for a ‘perpetual’ display ad that will run in every digital comic book the company ever publishes. More: continued here
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PITTSBURGH—-As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, today FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp. , is celebrating the opening of a major distribution hub in Chicago, Ill., increasing the company’s presence in the Chicagoland area. More: continued here
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Philly stamps its tourism effortPRWeek… Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) launched a PR initiative tasking residents to invite friends and family to Philadelphia via branded, stamped postcards. … More: continued here
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Cell phones may be part of everyone’s life but they’re becoming less welcome at work. More: continued here
Read More »Georgia gets $4 million bonus for food stamps (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Gov. Sonny Perdue says Georgia will receive a high performance bonus of $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its management of under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program. More: continued here
Read More »New Life For Old Post Office Building? (CBS 2 Chicago)
The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to auction off its long-vacant old Main Chicago Post Office, and some officials have suggested it could be reused as a train hub. More: continued here
Read More »London Mail Workers Begin Three-Day Strike Over Jobs – Bloomberg
BBC News London Mail Workers Begin Three-Day Strike Over JobsBloombergJuly 8 (Bloomberg) — London postal employees began a three-day strike in a dispute over workforce reductions at state-owned Royal Mail…Mail staff begin three-day strikeBBC NewsRoyal Mail sell off to go ahead after recessionTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail London postal workers begin three-day strikePeople …
Read More »House considers increase for food stamp program (AP via Yahoo! News)
The House took up a bill on Wednesday that funds a 14 percent increase for food stamps as more and more people become eligible for the program because of rising unemployment. More: continued here
Read More »Jackson tickets banned by eBay (KIMT Mason City)
Bosses of auction Web site eBay have launched a crackdown after sellers tried to sell tickets for Michael Jackson’s memorial service. More: continued here
Read More »Alternate Histories Of Objects For Sale On eBay – io9
PSFK Alternate Histories Of Objects For Sale On eBayio9Would you pay more money for items on eBay if they had interesting stories behind them? A group of writers has determined to find out, by selling objects on …Literary Journal Meets Thrift Storemediabistro.comSignificant Objects: Rob Walker gets literary about stuffCore77.comDo Make …
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