SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- eBay Inc. (EBAY) is developing work-around software to power its Skype Internet telephony service, an “expensive” effort the ecommerce giant hopes will enable it to avoid a messy licensing dispute that threatens the future of Skype. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown post office slated for move (The Naperville Sun)
Visitors to the Washington Street post office might soon find a forwarding address on the door. The downtown Naperville location is going up for sale, and Postal Service officials are working on finding the retail operation’s next home. More: continued here
Read More »Chadbourn Post Office celebrates 100 years – WECT-TV6
Chadbourn Post Office celebrates 100 yearsWECT-TV6More>> COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Chadbourn Post Office employees celebrated its 100th anniversary of serving the public Thursday. … More: continued here
Read More »Chief of Miami SEC office leaving post (Miami Herald)
David Nelson, the director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Miami office, announced Thursday he is leaving after nearly nine years in the post. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx To Have Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project (Nasdaq)
FedEx Corp. (FDX) announced plans to install the largest rooftop solar- electricity system in the U.S. as the company announced the latest project with BP PLC’s (BP) solar operations. More: continued here
Read More »Waterfowl Stamps Likely to Increase in 2010 (The Chattanoogan)
Waterfowl habitat conservation is moving closer to keeping pace with the skyrocketing land values of the past several years today, as the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act, sending the bill to the House floor. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps Now: More Convenience, More Options – MainStreet
MainStreet Food Stamps Now: More Convenience, More OptionsMainStreetThe federal Food Stamp Program, which as of last fall is known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), no longer uses actual stamps, … More: continued here
Read More »EBay sellers warned to pay taxes (CBC.ca)
Money earned online on auction sites such as eBay is taxable just like regular income, Canada’s minister of national revenue said Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »Report: eBay is building a Frankenskype (CNET)
The auction company wants to spin off the telephony service it bought over four years ago, but rights to some of its software still remain with the company’s founders. So eBay’s trying to build a new one. More: continued here
Read More »Hundreds of Post Offices Could Soon Close – Washington Post
New York Times Hundreds of Post Offices Could Soon CloseWashington Post“You better believe that if those post offices have to be closed I'm going to be besieged by people asking, 'Please don't close my post office,'” she said …Post Office BluesEast Hampton StarDowntown post office slated for moveNaperville SunPost office …
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