The Night Note: Modest Mouse and Ebay MistakesMSNBC(DCist) Education officials in Pennsylvania are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay. The East Stroudsburg School District was attempting to sell seven used classroom trailers, but an error in its ad on the online auction site allowed … More: continued here
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Converge Network Digest Italian Post Office going to VoIPFierceVoIP, DCGruppo Poste Italiane (GPI) is being tricked out with the latest network infrastructure to support VoIP and other apps with the ultimate goal of supporting all of its regional offices and more than 14000 post offices throughout Italy. …Italian Post Office to …
Read More »Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of Services – New York Times
CNET News Google’s Free Phone Manager Could Threaten a Variety of ServicesNew York Times, United StatesBy MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice that, if successful, could chip away at the revenue of companies big …
Read More »Case study: Royal Mail – Online Knowledge Base, "Ask Sarah" – PublicTechnology.net
Case study: Royal Mail – Online Knowledge Base, "Ask Sarah"PublicTechnology.net, UKSponsored by Directgov On a daily basis, Royal Mail processes over 5000 customer queries about its products, services and posting issues by phone or by email. In April 2008 we introduced “Ask Sarah†– an online virtual customer service agent. … …
Read More »Lack of handicapped access at Taunton Post Office disturbs disabled – Taunton Daily Gazette
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Read More »Change closes food stamps loophole – Burlington Times News
Change closes food stamps loopholeBurlington Times News, NCBy Robert Boyer / Times-News State officials recently closed a policy loophole that allowed the US-born children of some undocumented immigrants to get food stamps while denying help to the children of some US citizens. The new policy will affect at … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail launches new service to help small businesses – Pendle Today
Royal Mail launches new service to help small businessesPendle Today, UKROYAL Mail has announced the launch of Mailshots Online, a new web tool enabling small businesses to create their own personalised mail campaigns in less than 30 minutes. At a time when small businesses believe direct mail is the most effective …
Read More »Power Outage At Local Post Office – Canarsie Courier (subscription)
Power Outage At Local Post OfficeCanarsie Courier (subscription), United StatesLooking like creatures from "War of the Worlds," Con Ed trucks, with cherry-pickers extended, lined up in front of the Canarsie Post Office on Flatlands Avenue yesterday as they worked to restore power to the facility after an area power outage …
Read More »Donahoe pledges different Ebay – Financial Times
Donahoe pledges different EbayFinancial Times, UKBy David Gelles in San Jose John Donahoe, Ebay's chief executive, yesterday sought to allay concerns about the online auctioneer's struggling marketplace business by unveiling a new strategy emphasising online payment processing. …News In Brief: EBay CEO earned $22M in 2008; Buffett says economy …San Jose …
Read More »Chief Promises a ‘New EBay’ and Talks Up PayPal – New York Times
Chief Promises a ‘New EBay’ and Talks Up PayPalNew York Times, United StatesBy Brad Stone Here’s the latest from eBay: PayPal will drive its next wave of growth. It is tired of apologizing for spending more than $3 billion to buy Skype, the Internet calling service. And the stalled eBay marketplace …
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