Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Nation’s Housing: Traffic indicates early bloom in sales

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WASHINGTON — There is growing evidence, anecdotal and statistical, that there are more shoppers on the prowl in many parts of the country than is customary for this time of year, more people requesting "preapproval" letters from mortgage companies, more people visiting websites offering homes for sale, and more people telling pollsters that they expect home prices to continue rising and that the worst of the housing downturn is long past. There is even data showing that during holiday-distracted Read more [...]

The Nation’s Housing: Traffic indicates early bloom in sales

Posted on by Listify Me
WASHINGTON — There is growing evidence, anecdotal and statistical, that there are more shoppers on the prowl in many parts of the country than is customary for this time of year, more people requesting "preapproval" letters from mortgage companies, more people visiting websites offering homes for sale, and more people telling pollsters that they expect home prices to continue rising and that the worst of the housing downturn is long past. There is even data showing that during holiday-distracted Read more [...]

EBay to stop selling event tickets but will push customers to StubHub

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By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 15:52 GMT, 21 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:52 GMT, 21 January 2013 EBay will soon stop traders selling tickets to gigs, concerts and sporting events, with users instead directed to its own ticket reselling website, StubHub. The global auction website bought StubHub in 2007 for $310million cash but the website failed to make a dent in the UK online reselling market, which is dominated by rivals Seatwave, Viagogo and GetMeIn. EBay, which has one of the largest Read more [...]

EBay to stop selling event tickets but will push customers to StubHub

Posted on by Listify Me
By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 15:52 GMT, 21 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:52 GMT, 21 January 2013 EBay will soon stop traders selling tickets to gigs, concerts and sporting events, with users instead directed to its own ticket reselling website, StubHub. The global auction website bought StubHub in 2007 for $310million cash but the website failed to make a dent in the UK online reselling market, which is dominated by rivals Seatwave, Viagogo and GetMeIn. EBay, which has one of the largest Read more [...]

Random House’s new Facebook app: If you liked Evelyn Waugh, you’ll love the …

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Online book discovery doesn’t work very well. Random House is attempting to address that problem with a new Facebook app, BookScout, that gives users book recommendations from multiple publishers, not just Random House. Based on my extremely preliminary testing, the app’s recommendations leave something to be desired. As first reported by the New York Times, BookScout lets users share and save their favorite books within Facebook and recommends new books to them. There are also buy links Read more [...]

Random House’s new Facebook app: If you liked Evelyn Waugh, you’ll love the …

Posted on by Listify Me
Online book discovery doesn’t work very well. Random House is attempting to address that problem with a new Facebook app, BookScout, that gives users book recommendations from multiple publishers, not just Random House. Based on my extremely preliminary testing, the app’s recommendations leave something to be desired. As first reported by the New York Times, BookScout lets users share and save their favorite books within Facebook and recommends new books to them. There are also buy links Read more [...]

Argosy Energy Inc. Announces TSX Listing Review and Provides an Operational …

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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 21, 2013) - Argosy Energy Inc. ("Argosy" or the "Company") (TSX:GSY) announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has informed the Company that it is reviewing the eligibility for continued listing of Argosy's common shares on the TSX. The TSX initiated its delisting review pursuant to its continued listing criteria and as a result of the market value of the Company's TSX listed shares, the Company's financial condition and management deficiencies Read more [...]

Argosy Energy Inc. Announces TSX Listing Review and Provides an Operational …

Posted on by Listify Me
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 21, 2013) - Argosy Energy Inc. ("Argosy" or the "Company") (TSX:GSY) announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has informed the Company that it is reviewing the eligibility for continued listing of Argosy's common shares on the TSX. The TSX initiated its delisting review pursuant to its continued listing criteria and as a result of the market value of the Company's TSX listed shares, the Company's financial condition and management deficiencies Read more [...]

Bargain opportunity to own Grade II-listed water tower near Wellington

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A rare chance to buy a major landmark with stunning views comes up next month when two Grade II-listed water towers go under the hammer. And there is potential to convert them into a spectacular home, provided planners approve, making a nest that even an eagle would envy. ​ Kai Logan, branch manager for estate agents Bradleys who are selling two grade II listed water towers at Rockwell Green, Wellington ​ Inside Read more [...]