The price of stamps could increase to help shore up finances at the Royal Mail, campaigners have warned, after the postal company unveiled a slump in its profits. More: continued here
Read More »MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project with Yahoo, eBay … – CNET News.com
MySpace announces 'Data Availability' project with Yahoo, eBay…CNET News.com, CA –1 hour agoInaugural partners in the project are Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket (also owned by News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media), and Twitter. The program, available to … More: continued here
Read More »Hurry and get ’em! Stamps to go up on Monday (Orange County Register)
The Post Office is already seeing a run on the ‘Forever’ stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Minister defends post office closures – Oxford Mail
24dash Minister defends post office closuresOxford Mail, UK –2 hours agoBy Giles Sheldrick Post Office Minister Pat McFadden has defended the Government's programme of service cuts in Oxfordshire – and said more than nine out of …Post office closures confirmedBexhill ObserverBanbury post offices to closeBanbury GuardianPost office announcement dueOxford MailOxford Mailall 11 …
Read More »MySpace partners with Yahoo, Twitter and eBay in “data portability” initiative (ZDNet)
Having previously talked the talked when it comes to data portability, MySpace is beginning to walk the walk: announcing its own ‘data portability’ initiative, supported by partners Yahoo, Twitter and eBay. Dubbed MySpace â€Data Availability’, users will be able to optionally share their public profile data with… More: continued here
Read More »Threat prompts Post Office evacuation (KXLY-TV Spokane)
A threatening note containing an unknown substance mailed from a Florida jail inmate to a federal judge here in Spokane prompted an evacuation of the downtown Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »MySpace Bridges Out To eBay, Twitter, Photobucket, Yahoo! – PC World
MySpace Bridges Out To eBay, Twitter, Photobucket, Yahoo!PC World –2 hours agoThese sites, as of today, will include Yahoo!, Twitter, eBay and Photobucket. MySpace users will soon ("within the next several weeks" says MySpace) be able … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail racks up £200m of losses – guardian.co.uk
Royal Mail racks up £200m of lossesguardian.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoPhotograph: Nicholas Bailey/Rex Features Royal Mail called today for price controls to be lifted after admitting it is now handling 3m letters a day fewer … More: continued here
Read More »Chesapeake pair hope popcorn kernel on eBay will help Suffolk storm victims (The Virginian-Pilot)
A Chesapeake mother and daughter want their heart-shaped popcorn kernel to fetch some serious cash andndash; and say they want part of the proceeds to go to Suffolk tornado victims. Dubbed the Popcorn Kernal of Love, the pair have listed the heart-shaped tidbit, along with a picture, on eBay. A …
Read More »Free one-cent stamps at Pak Mail (Waxahachie Daily Light)
When the United States Postal Service announced an increase in first-class postage from 41 cents to 42 cents, the local Pak Mail Center announced it would offer the public free one-cent stamps as a customer service convenience gesture. More: continued here
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