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
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
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 … More: continued here
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
Today eBay burnishes its green credentials, dedicating an energy-efficient building on its North First Street campus. More: continued here
Baltimore Sun Time to get Forever stamps; postage rates going up MondayAkron Beacon Journal, OH –1 hour agoBy Katie Byard You still have a few days to buy Forever stamps before the cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny. The price of a first-class stamp will …‘Forever’ yours One price fits right as sales for…
eBay and Online Marketplace News The auction giant offers seller savings with Spring promotions, eBay Live dropped for next year, ahTXT for sellers on-the-go, eBay Bucks in testing, plus Craigslist’s Jim Buckmaster comments on the lawsuit. More: continued here
The Royal Mail’s profits have fallen by almost one-third to £162m, the lowest figure for five years, it was announced yesterday. The letters business recorded a loss of £3m because of a sharp decline in mail volumes as well as the impact of competition in the postal industry. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. joined other transportation and shipping companies Wednesday in losing value as oil hit $123.80 a barrel. More: continued here
Ballots will get through, even with 41 cent stampsKOIN.com, OR –10 hours agoSALEM, Ore. (AP) – The price of sending a letter is going up on May 12, from 41 to 42 cents. But Oregon voters who send their ballots with a 41-cent stamp … More: continued here