AP - They survived war, but for some Iraq and Afghanistan veterans going to work back home isn’t easy, either.

AP - Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.

AFP - Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.

AP - China has banned the use of its Olympic gold medalists’ names as Internet addresses by anyone but the athletes themselves.

AFP - Ever since the online auction site eBay sprung up 10 years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of Americans has tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal.

Reuters - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S.
sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the
company’s boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for
sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.

CNET - eBay will reduce the fees it charges to sellers to list fixed-price items, the online auctioneer is expected to announce Wednesday.

AFP - Hugh MacDonald, Canadian’s reserve archer for the Olympics, was not a happy blogger.

Reuters - Apple Inc has issued a
software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection
problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from
customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday
as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.

Reuters - Online retail sales in Britain rose by
11.3 percent in July compared to the month before as wet
weather boosted online clothing sales while electrical sales
also soared, a report said on Wednesday.