Ah, the glamour of the Sundance Film Festival party circuit: Long lines in the cold, throngs of people trying to sneak in and the ever-so brief appearances of celebrities who show up to get their pictures taken and then exit out a back door. More: continued here
Read More »Herded into post office – Times 24
Herded into post officeTimes 24, UK –5 hours agoSIR – Post Office closures, the environment, and the deterioration of Hatfield Town Centre are subjects frequently featured in your columns. … More: continued here
Read More »New Law May Prove Taxing for PayPal and for eBay Sellers (AuctionBytes)
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Read More »Super Bowl remains a big bash, but ads toned down (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash even in these tough economic times. That’s not to say some advertisers aren’t nervous about buying expensive ad slots as business falters. Some stalwarts such as General Motors Corp., FedEx Corp. and… More: continued here
Read More »PTI officials still hopeful after a year of hardship (Greensboro News & Record)
Last year at this time, Piedmont Triad International Airport hummed with activity as it welcomed the new discount airline Skybus and its vast potential. What a difference a year makes. Skybus is long bankrupt. The airport’s much-awaited opening of the FedEx package hub is delayed. And passenger traffic is drifting …
Read More »Online Diplomacy: the Famous Fedex Twitter/Email Exchange (ZDNet)
You may have seen the drama this week around a social media ad agency representative whose negative Twitter message about Memphis, Tennessee was read and responded to by one of his client FedEx’s employees. James Andrews, ‘@keyinfluencer’ on Twitter, was flying into Fedex global headquarters in Memphis to present on …
Read More »Vickery stamps his authority on Wasps (Independent)
Wasps, twice winners of the Heineken Cup which is two more than Leinster, kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages when they won an incendiary match against the Irish province last night. There were three yellow cards, uncontested scrums and a host of penalties. If you stage …
Read More »Life’s a thrill ride in a Miata for ex-Star humour writer (Toronto Star)
It’s mid-morning and Linwood Barclay is waiting for a package. Being Barclay, this leads to a rumination on the villainy of FedEx drivers. More: continued here
Read More »Super Bowl remains a bash, but ads toned down (Sports Illustrated)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash even in these tough economic times. More: continued here
Read More »NETTE – J&E STEVENS Battle Ship Maine Still Bank: – Auction Central News
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