Disabled woman takes fight to save post offices to high courtTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –53 minutes agoA severely disabled woman will take her battle to stop the government's post office closure programme to the High Court. By Urmee Khan She will find out … More: continued here
Read More »Applying the eBay Model to Music Licensing (Wired News)
Licensing songs to commercials, videogames and even homemade videos could be the next area of music to benefit from the long-tail effect. YouLicense has reduced much of the friction that has been holding this back with its eBay-like market for synchronization licenses. Wired.com More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Release Two (OurSports Central)
The Calgary Stampeders have released defensive back Quincy Butler and quarterback Willie Copeland from the club’s practice roster. Butler joined the Stamps on Sept. 4 and Copeland on Sept. 23. More: continued here
Read More »EBay to Cut 1,000 Jobs (ABC News)
After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.’s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of its work force, in its largest round of dismissals ever. More: …
Read More »What's it all about – Times Online
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Read More »Stamps showcase Malaysia’s floral heritage (The Star)
IN conjunction with World Postal Day 2008, Pos Malaysia Bhd is issuing a collection of stamps and first day covers featuring some of Malaysia’s unique flowers tomorrow. More: continued here
Read More »A Strong eBay, A Strong Government – Forbes
Wall Street Journal Blogs A Strong eBay, A Strong GovernmentForbes, NY –2 hours agoSenator McCain said his short list for potential Treasury Secretary included Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, a name that many Americans know and admire …McCain Says Former eBay Executive Could Be Treasury SecretaryWall Street Journal BlogsMcCain Touts …
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Read More »Post workers’ union must hit back (Socialist Worker)
Some 500 CWU post workers’ union reps met last week for a two-day national briefing. They discussed how to defeat the threat of privatisation, reverse changes to the pension scheme, and defend jobs threatened by Royal Mail’s “modernisation” and automation plans. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Target Price Lowered (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Fuel surcharges will lag high fuel costs, and the weak economy will hurt LTL freight, US express, and copy services. More: continued here
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