PayPal has revised its policy concerning international transactions under Section 4.3 of the PayPal users agreement that goes into effect July 9, 2008. PayPal spokesman Michael Oldenburg told WebProNews that eBay was not requiring all international shippers to accept PayPal. The policy states that if eBay sellers accept PayPal, they …
Read More »EBay teams with Vietnamese auction site – SmartBrief
EBay teams with Vietnamese auction siteSmartBrief, DC –4 hours agoEBay has entered a partnership with ChoDienTu, an online auctioneer in Hanoi. EBay is hoping the deal, which involves merging its Vietnamese language site …A company's green reputation is important onlineSmartBriefall 11 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Quinn’s Food Stamp Tour (The New York Observer)
Later this morning, Christine Quinn will announce that 211,801 households in Brooklyn are eligible for federal food stamps, but aren’t enrolled in the program, according to a media advisory from her office. Families in those households will be targeted with fliers and pamphlets encouraging them to sign up. This comes …
Read More »Kid’s Hannah Montana eBay bid is trouble (The Virginia Gazette)
Without my knowledge, my 8-year-old daughter signed up for eBay and bid $700 for Hannah Montana paraphernalia. Worse yet, she won her bids! I e-mailed the seller explaining the situation, and he was furious. Am I legally responsible for this payment? More: continued here
Read More »MARMALADE TOO SWEET IN ROYAL SHOWPIECE (Sporting Life)
Duke Of Marmalade fully justified his Royal Ascot ‘banker’ tag when running out an emphatic winner of the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. More: continued here
Read More »How adding stamps could unravel a mathematical mystery (New Scientist)
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Read More »FedEx posts loss, gives low forecast (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Package delivery company FedEx Corp posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday due to high fuel prices, a weak U.S. economy and a previously announced write-down, and issued a weak forecast for fiscal 2009. More: continued here
Read More »Post office consultation 'not long enough' – Times 24
Post office consultation 'not long enough'Times 24, UK –3 hours agoHerts County Council leader Robert Gordon has called for an early meeting with Post Office chiefs to discuss the business case for the individual closures. …Post Office to shut branchesBirminghamMail.net'Shock' as Elstree post office earmarked for closureThis Is HertfordshireArmley post office closure: …
Read More »Zippi Launch Highlights eBay Live! 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO—-Zippi Networks Inc., the innovative force empowering a new generation of online sellers, announced its official launch today at eBay Live! The California-based company remained in pre-launch for most of 2007, using the time to gather consumer and industry feedback and make appropriate modifications to its products and services. More: …
Read More »US Businessman: Videos Show Torture By UAE Royal (CBS News)
As a trusted adviser to a member of United Arab Emirates royal family, Texas businessman Bassam Nabulsi says he safeguarded the sheik’s most important documents: financial records, investment documents, and videotapes showing the sheik torturing people with a cattle prod and a spiked plank. More: continued here
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