Post office plan on track?Steamboat Pilot, COBy Tom Ross (Contact) Steamboat Springs — The vital signs of the real estate deal that would facilitate moving the Steamboat Springs Post Office out of downtown were stabilizing Thursday after US Postal Service officials pulled back from earlier … More: continued here
The Sun Post Office closure programme 'bulldozed' through, MPs sayTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Post Office closure programme was "bulldozed" through local opposition, with the consultation exercise little more than a "sham", according to a damning indictment from influential MPs. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor The controversial …Consulation over post office closures 'a sham'Belfast TelegraphPost Office shut…
AuctionBytes Blog Watch out, eBay – Facebook Eyes EcommerceAuctionBytes Blog, MABy Ina Steiner It looks like Facebook, the social networking site made popular by college students, may consider itself an ideal platform for ecommerce. Facebook rolled out new payment terms and is testing a payment service with some third-party …Can Ecommerce Get Social with Facebook?AuctionBytes Blogall…
Hunger for food stamps risingThe Daily Advance, NCBy DIANA MAZZELLA Nearly 1000 more area residents have been added to county food stamp rolls in the past five months — largely due to more people losing their jobs, social service workers in the five-county area say. In November, department of social … More: continued here
Mashable Web sites' terms of service changes trackedSan Francisco Chronicle, USAThe Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday launched a new online tool that tracks changes in the Terms of Service agreements of 44 Web sites like Google, eBay, Amazon, Craigslist and Facebook. The foundation's TOSBack.org site automatically checks …EFF Posts 'Terms of Service' TrackerWired NewsEFF begins…
Daily Mail Post Office shut down 'a sham'The Sun, UKThe Government claims its post office reforms will save £298million between now and 2011. Edward Leigh, chairman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, yesterday branded the consultation “little more than a sham”. He said: “The Government department …Post Office closures 'bulldozed' inThe Press Association2500 Post Office closures…
Royal Mail sell-off on hold amid fears of MP rebellionMirror.co.uk, UKIn a major climbdown, the Prime Minister looks unlikely to press ahead with the controversial Postal Services Bill this month. There is no date for the legislation on the parliamentary order papers in June. It could be introduced in July, … More: continued here
PayPal a bright spot in eBay's s limping lineupSan Francisco Chronicle, USALong the payment service of choice on eBay, PayPal is quickly gaining momentum on the Internet at large by adding new merchants and users. Highlighting its broader appeal is this financial milestone reached last year: For the first time, the majority … More: continued…
Post Office Needs Help To Stay OpenJamestown Post Journal, NYI read that the US Post Office is running out of money. I hope that the government realizes how drastic a situation it would be if the post office closed down. Something must be done to help. If the post office closed, people would be forced to…
Pair busted for allegedly using stun gun to rob drug dealer in AptosSan Jose Mercury News, USAThe drug dealer was reluctant to report the crime, which happened on Post Office Drive in Aptos the night of May 20, but eventually told deputies about the botched drug deal. Detectives declined to explain how they identified the…