In June of 2008, Seattle programmer Bill Harding launched an online marketplace called Bonanzle . The site, a completely grassroots effort with zero VC or angel funding, is in many ways the anti -eBay. Instead of focusing solely on the goods being sold, Bonanzle is attempting to build a marketplace …
Read More »eBay Kills Dutch Auctions, Extends Free-Shipping Discounts (AuctionBytes)
eBay is discontinuing Dutch Auctions on May 6, 2009, but says it remains committed to Auction-style listings. More: continued here
Read More »Utah fraud: Where the con is on – Salt Lake Tribune
Utah fraud: Where the con is onSalt Lake Tribune, United StatesFederal and state officals gathered Tuesday at a Salt Lake City post office for national consumer protection week and provide pamphlets and educational DVDs to people coming to pick up mail or buy stamps. "If I interview victims, it's too late," …
Read More »Fears over Post Office savings (Channel 4)
There are concerns about money saved in Post Office savings accounts, because much of that cash is kept in the Bank of Ireland where it is not covered by British Government guarantees. More: continued here
Read More »Anthrax scare at Sherman Post Office – KXII-TV
Anthrax scare at Sherman Post OfficeKXII-TV, TXIt happened around 7 am at the Sherman Post Office on Gallagher Drive near US Highway 75. Authorities say an employee in the receiving room found a suspicious envelope with a letter threatening the spread of anthrax. Also inside the envelope was …Anthrax Scare at …
Read More »Eating healthy on a shoestring budget – CNN
Eating healthy on a shoestring budgetCNNBy Karen Denice (CNN) — CNN correspondent Sean Callebs has just finished a long assignment: living on food stamps during all of February. He tracked his experiences on the American Morning blog. CNN's Sean Callebs with a meal he prepared living on a … More: …
Read More »DSR Reports Spotted, Major eBay Announcements Loom – Auctionbytes
Auctionbytes DSR Reports Spotted, Major eBay Announcements LoomAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay is beginning to reveal some of the changes that were expected to be rolled out or announced this month. It sent an email to some members telling them that eBay would be moving entirely to a new search experience …
Read More »Record number of Utahns using food stamps – LocalNews8.com
Record number of Utahns using food stampsLocalNews8.com, IDAP – March 6, 2009 10:25 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – More than 70000 households – or about 6% of Utah's population – are relying on food stamps, setting a new record for the state. Data show that in Washington County, where …
Read More »Written by A Concerned Citizen – The Gouverneur Times
Written by A Concerned CitizenThe Gouverneur Times, NYTo many of the residents of Morristown, this is probably a lucky break as a law enforcement officer parked near the post office could likely write 50 tickets a day. Due to the positioning of the post office on main street, the lack of …
Read More »Interview: Royal Mail Pension Trustees chief executive GERRY DEGAUTE – Global Pensions
Interview: Royal Mail Pension Trustees chief executive GERRY DEGAUTEGlobal Pensions, UKby Giovanni Legorano 6 March 2009 UK – Against a backdrop of deepening crisis that continues to cause severe strains to economies worldwide, Royal Mail Pensions Trustees chief executive Gerry Degaute says there is little to be happy about for UK …
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