The Tech Herald Hacking iTunes Gift Cards, and an iTunes UpdateWashington Post, United StatesAfter all, shipping another eBay user a voucher code only takes a single e-mail and can be done instantly. What boggles my mind is how many people actually bid the price of an iTunes gift card well beyond …
Read More »eBay decides to take on Overstock instead of Amazon (InternetRetailer.com)
It’s been a common refrain for the past couple of years that Amazon.com Inc. is growing much more quickly than eBay Inc. Now eBay appears to be moving away from directly competing with Amazon and other e-commerce sites that sell the latest merchandise, instead focusing on selling the kind of …
Read More »Online services deliver mail without the paper – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Online services deliver mail without the paperLos Angeles Times, CABy Alana Semuels The post office doesn't deliver mail to Steven Stark's Santa Maria home anymore. It's not that Stark, the 36-year-old owner of an Internet company, is unpopular. He just decided that he'd rather deal with all of …
Read More »New FedEx shipping hub in Troutdale will mean jobs (KATU Portland)
Troutdale’s Mayor, Jim Kight, said the new facility will need about 650 workers, 500 of which will come from FedEx’s Swan Island shipping facility. That means FedEx could hire up to 150 new people by the end of this year. More: continued here
Read More »Norm Milliard says the Post Office as a home away from home – Bethel Citizen
Norm Milliard says the Post Office as a home away from homeBethel Citizen, MEBy Michael Daniels During his time as Bethel’s postmaster, Norm Milliard has taken in stride events ranging from the blossoming of the electronic communications era, to a political storm over the location of a new post office. … …
Read More »Why Is the FBI Raiding the Office of Obama’s New CIO? (Fast Company Magazine)
Just the other day I wrote about Obama’s newly appointed CIO, Vivek Kundra, and his love affair with Google, RIM, and Apple. Well, Microsoft may be in luck after all. This morning twelve FBI agents reportedly stormed the Washinton, D.C. CTO’s office, where Kudra left his post last week. According …
Read More »U.S. Postal Service brings paper recycling to 26 Post Office lobbies in South Carolina (WCBD-TV Charleston)
The “Three Rs” take on a more modern meaning today as the U.S. Postal Service makes it easier for Post Office Box customers across the country to recycle their mail. More: continued here
Read More »Drugs shipped via FedEx; NC man charged (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Authorities say a package containing marijuana, shipped via FedEx, was intecepted in Va. Beach. More: continued here
Read More »Todmorden Royal Mail office debate – vow to fight any threat of … – Todmorden Today
Todmorden Royal Mail office debate – vow to fight any threat of …Todmorden Today, UKBy Staff Copy More than 40 people attended a public meeting at Todmorden Town Hall to discuss the future of the Rise Lane delivery office in response to rumours – which Royal Mail has denied – that …
Read More »EBay admits more work ahead for marketplaces unit (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. More: continued here
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