FedEx bets on long-form Web video (DMNews)
FedEx Corp. last week launched an offbeat ad campaign with agency BBDO targeting small businesses, with online video as its centerpiece. More: continued here
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Post Office Plants 2.5 Acre Park With Green Roof – Treehugger
Treehugger Post Office Plants 2.5 Acre Park With Green RoofTreehugger… in a left turn lane, circle round the block. Check out the Post Office's calculations for reducing trips to facilities. Too bad we can't visit this one. More: continued here
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In Hindsight: Tech earnings cavalcade: Apple, Yahoo, ebay … – San Jose Mercury News
In Hindsight: Tech earnings cavalcade: Apple, Yahoo, ebay…San Jose Mercury NewsJoining the week's tech earnings cavalcade, San Jose online auction powerhouse ebay said its profit in the latest quarter plummeted 29 percent from a year …and more » More: continued here
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New 1st-class stamps show 5 Gulf Coast lighthouses (NBC 13 Birmingham)
The 44-cent stamps depict lighthouses in Biloxi, Miss., and Sand Island, Ala., battered by Hurricane Katrina; Matagorda Island, Texas, and Sabine Pass, La., which withstood Rita; and Fort Jefferson, Fla., slammed by Wilma. More: continued here
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Woman Says FedEx Deliveryman Exposed Himself (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
NORCROSS, Ga. — A local woman says a FedEx delivery man sexually assaulted her while making a delivery at her apartment. FedEx has since fired the worker, but he could face even bigger problems. More: continued here
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eBay Reports Q2 2009 Results, Marketplace Down 14% YOY (AuctionBytes)
eBay Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, posting revenue of $2.10 billion, a 4% year-over-year decrease. The year-over-year revenue growth of PayPal and Skype was offset by the effects of the stronger dollar and a 14% year-over-year decline in the Marketplaces business. The company recorded net income on a…
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Maryport post office re-opened (The News and Star)
Netherton Post Office in Maryport reopened its doors this week after it was shut down following an audit earlier this month. More: continued here
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Postal Service could close Waite Park office – St. Cloud Times
The Winchester Star Postal Service could close Waite Park officeSt. Cloud TimesThe US Postal Service is considering closing Waite Park's retail post office and …South Falls post office may be closedInternational Falls Daily JournalBlack Eagle residents upset over post office plansBillings GazetteNorth Mankato Post Office On The Chopping Block?KEYCThe Winchester Star –Mankato Free Press –KEYCall 10 news…
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Royal Mail workers set for fresh strikes (Daily Telegraph)
Postal workers will launch a fresh wave of strikes from Saturday in the latest sign of growing unrest across the Royal Mail over jobs pay and services. More: continued here
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Amazon Shares Fall On Disappointing Media Sales – Wall Street Journal
BBC News Amazon Shares Fall On Disappointing Media SalesWall Street Journal"Though our downgrade is largely based on valuation, we are also somewhat cautious on Amazon due to the turnaround at ebay's Marketplace, which in our view …Amazon earnings decline in second quarterMarketWatcheBay Loses Zappos with Amazon AcquisitionAuctionBytes BlogAmazon.com Tries Zappos On for SizeMotley FoolStreetInsider.com (subscription) –BloggingStocks –TheStreet.com –InternetNews.comall…