VentureBeat Yelp pulls out of conservative policy group ALEC. Is eBay next?SFGate (blog)San Francisco-based review website Yelp is the latest tech company to report severing ties the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. “Yelp allowed its membership in ALEC to expire months ago,” said Luther Lowe, the company's public …Yelp …
Read More »No Surprise, This Dress Drew No Bids On eBay (PHOTO) – Huffington Post Canada
No Surprise, This Dress Drew No Bids On eBay (PHOTO)Huffington Post CanadaWe're no strangers to amateur Photoshop jobs, but this listing for a cocktail dress on eBay takes photo alteration to a whole new level. User rolobaila's listing (which has ended) purportedly advertised a pink prom/wedding/cocktail dress for US$9. ebay… …
Read More »eBay???BitCoin Service Providers Unite to Ease Transactions
E-Commerce service provider eBay Inc. (EBAY) recently announced that its digital payment arm PayPal has partnered with three Bitcoin payment providers ??? BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin ??? to facilitate … More: continued here
Read More »Post office hours to be reevaluated annually – The Wellsboro Gazette
Post and Parcel Post office hours to be reevaluated annuallyThe Wellsboro GazetteOver the past three years, the USPS has implemented its PostPlan, which originally called for the closing of several small post offices nationwide. Customer outcry led to USPS decreasing hours, instead of closing the targeted offices, said Mazurkiewicz.Amazon is …
Read More »Food stamp cuts coming in Michigan, 1 of 4 states not taking action to avoid them – MLive.com
Food stamp cuts coming in Michigan, 1 of 4 states not taking action to avoid themMLive.comLANSING, MI — Some 150,000 Michigan families are poised to lose an average of $76 in food stamp benefits this fall due to federal cuts that many other states have taken action to avoid. The …
Read More »eBay???BitCoin Service Providers Unite to Ease Transactions – Analyst Blog
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Read More »MPs launch postal service inquiry
A committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector in response to complaints from Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »U.K. Stocks Are Little Changed as Royal Mail Falls – Bloomberg
U.K. Stocks Are Little Changed as Royal Mail FallsBloombergU.K. stocks were little changed, after the FTSE 100 (UKX) Index posted its biggest slump since January, as Royal Mail Plc slid, while miners increased. Shares of the postal service lost 1.8 percent after Dutch TNT Express NV lowered its 2015 …and …
Read More »PayPal Takes Baby Step Toward Bitcoin, Partners With Cryptocurrency Processors – Forbes
Bidness ETC PayPal Takes Baby Step Toward Bitcoin, Partners With Cryptocurrency ProcessorsForbesWhile many have been waiting to see what PayPal would do with Bitcoin–especially with eBay CEO John Donahoe speaking openly about his admiration for the digital currency–Tuesday's announcement is more of a cautious tread, rather than a headlong …EBay's PayPal …
Read More »Slough’s Royal Mail delivery office opens seven days a week – Slough and Windsor Observer
Slough's Royal Mail delivery office opens seven days a weekSlough and Windsor ObserverThe Wexham Road office is part of 100 across the country taking part in the Royal Mail pilot scheme. It will open between 12noon-4pm every Sunday until after Christmas, meaning it is open seven days a week. Royal …
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