Telegraph.co.uk Is Social Networking Killing You?New York Times Blogs, NYNo less an authority on the brain’s workings than Susan Greenfield, a professor of pharmacology at Oxford University and the director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, told a British newspaper on Tuesday that social networking sites remind her …Social websites harm children's brains, neuroscientist warn…
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MercadoLibre trounce eBay’s finanical resultsTameBay, UKby Chris Dawson MercadoLibre, eBay’s Latin American partner, have released their financial results for 2008 with a whopping 63.8% increase in gross profit to $109.5 million, up from $66.9 million in 2007. Revenue for the year increased 61.0% to $137.0 …Mercadolibre – Buy or Sell?RTT NewsMercadolibre 4Q profit risesForbesMarket Report —…
MarketNotes.biz Issues Report for Investors of EBAY, AMZN, OSTK …PR Newswire (press release), NYThis perspective is provided to investors of online sellers eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK), BIDZ.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDZ), and LiveDeal, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIVE). From the report: "Based on the desperate … More: continued here
Food Stamps in Hard TimesNew York Times, United StatesIn seeking an instant jolt to the economy, almost nothing beats food stamps. Hungry people who get federal food aid don’t horde it. They don’t put vouchers under the mattress. They rush out and spend their share at the corner grocery or deli or bodega … More: continued…
Senator pleads for Murrumbateman post office to stay openABC Online, AustraliaNew South Wales Nationals Senator Fiona Nash is asking Australia Post to find a way to keep the Murrumbateman Post Office open for at least another six months. Australia Post plans to close the post office this weekend because the current licensee no …Save the Murrumbateman…
Cost of stamps going up two centsCharlton County Herald, GAThe price of a first-class mail stamp will rise two cents May 11, sending the cost to post a one-ounce letter up to 44 cents. Rising operational costs are the reason for the adjustment, say United States Postal Service officials. …Cuts for some post office hoursCharlotteObserver.comUSPS Cuts…
Post office moving to 24-40Tonganoxie Mirror, KSBy Estuardo Garcia Despite a freeze on construction of new post offices, it appears the post office in Tonganoxie will be getting a new home. Postmaster Ron Hubbard said the money for the new post office was allocated last year before the construction … More: continued here
Hamish McRae: If we can't run the Royal Mail, we'd better let the …Independent, UKYet here the proposed sale of 30 per cent of the Royal Mail to a foreign buyer, the Dutch TNT, is causing huge concern. That raises three questions. Why the resistance to the sale? Why, given the opposition, is the government so…
State loses $476K on eBay boat salePhiladelphia Metro, PASarah Palin found no takers when she famously tried to sell Alaska’s luxury jet on eBay. The state of New York had better luck Monday, selling a ferry on eBay that was meant for Governor’s Island. Unfortunately, the 50-year-old boat fetched $476400 …$23600 top bid for $500K state…