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November 2006 - Posts

Truly a Second Life...

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 11:52 AM
Have you heard all the buzz surrounding the virtual world, Second Life ? Essentially, Second Life is a 3-D virtual world that is owned and operated by its residents. SL allows users, and I am greatly underestimating here, to build online personas, or Read More...

Flag Abandoned Listings

Posted by community@uShip.com at 12:42 PM
uShip is pleased to announce a new feature that will give the uShip Community the opportunity to flag shipment listings that appear to be abandoned or inactive. You will find this feature at the top of each shipment listing. Each member may only flag a listing once. Please keep in mind that flagging a listing will not immediately remove it from the marketplace -- it will take more than one flag and the shipper will have the opportunity to clear the flags if the shipment is still active. Read More...

Don't you wish everyone was feedback rated?

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 11:44 AM
It looks like Mariah Carey might be searching for a different provider next time she wants to send a $7,500 fur coat (part of a charity contribution for PETA) across the world. It seems that the coat, being sent via UPS, was lost earlier this week. "The Read More...

Election day is here -- all hail democracy!

Posted by mickey@uship.com at 11:44 AM
There's a lot of buzz going around regarding today's election… many are predicting a big change in the leadership of American politics. "Up for grabs are 435 House seats, 33 Senate seats, governorships in 36 states, and thousands of state legislative Read More...