eBay set to challenge Web underdogTaipei Times, Taiwan –Dec 31, 2007Now it's eBay's turn to see if it can dethrone the Web's most spectacularly successful underdog, Craigslist. The Kijiji unit of eBay, a free classified ads … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Find of the Day: Biggest auto news story of the year for only … – Autoblog
eBay Find of the Day: Biggest auto news story of the year for only …Autoblog, CA –1 minute agoFame and fortune has a purchase price: $150000, on eBay. How can you get it? There's an automobile design flaw that's killing massive numbers of people. … More: continued here
Read More »Take a post at Dunder Mifflin for a little ‘Office’ downtime (Austin American-Statesman)
When it comes to Hollywood-based games, NBC’s “The Office” is probably not one that would spring to mind. But game maker Mumbo Jumbo has borrowed heavily from the popular “Diner Dash” gameplay (a staple on such popular online game sites as Yahoo and Shockwave) and added some of the show’s …
Read More »Stamps commemorate Bette Davis, Del. flag (The News Journal)
WASHINGTON — A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office this year, it’s those Bette Davis eyes. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closures review call (ic Lanarkshire)
A full review of planned post office closures in Scotland has been demanded by an MP. The SNP’s Mike Weir said “substantial” cuts were likely in the Highlands and North East Scotland but the Post Office insisted: “The status quo is not an option”. More: continued here
Read More »From postage stamps to dollar bills – MiamiHerald.com
From postage stamps to dollar billsMiamiHerald.com, FL –12 hours agoBY ELIZABETH FOX Everybody likes money. We like getting it and spending it. Except to counterculture antimaterialists, it's a universal object of adoration. … More: continued here
Read More »Cass Tech marching band seeks $10K for FedEx Orange Bowl trip (Detroit News)
The Cass Technical High School marching band has spent months trying to raise the $125,000 necessary to visit the FedEx Orange Bowl competition. More: continued here
Read More »TODAY'S ARTICLE: Food for Thought – Times of India
TODAY'S ARTICLE: Food for ThoughtTimes of India, India –40 minutes agoShould we disband it and issue food stamps to the poor, as is debated in policy circles? Just as we have a thriving racket in fake ration cards, … More: continued here
Read More »Future Of Lebanon Post Office Still Uncertain (KELO Sioux Falls)
An accident caused the Lebanon Post Office to close in mid-December. Now it’s uncertain if it will permanently re-open. More: continued here
Read More »Quebec man sells snowbank on EBay for $3,550 (Vancouver Province)
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has sold the “magnificent” two-metre-high snowbank in front of his home on EBay for $3,550, less than two weeks after putting it up for sale – to a buyer who plans to use it for a snowball fight with his family. More: continued here
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