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More than a dozen states have proposed do-not-mail legislation, said Postmaster General John E. Potter during his address at the National Postal Forum on Monday.

KnowledgeBase Marketing has acquired 51% of DataCore Marketing, an analytics, campaign and data management and marketing strategy firm. Jeff Yowell, who founded the firm in 1992, retained the remaining 49%.

Yahoo Inc. has formed a strategic mobile advertising alliance with MobiTV Inc. that's expected to lead to interactive TV promotions.

United Parcel Service has instituted a package intercept and rerouting service -- for shippers to designate a new delivery address while a package is still in its transit network.

Raintree Nursery's most recent catalog features a sepia-toned picture of an apple tree planed by Johnny Appleseed in 1821, and offers both the tree's backstory and a chance to order a similar item. The Humane Society asks for support of farm animal rights, with a tote bag premium provided to those donating more than $12.…

Neiman Marcus Group has filed suit against two domain name companies for registering more than 40 Internet addresses that it says are too similar to the department store chain's trademarks.

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit that charged Google with giving favorable search rankings to companies that have a financial relationship with the search engine.

Furniture retailer The Bombay Company reported lower fourth-quarter losses due in part to an increase in Internet sales, the Fort Worth-based company said Friday.

The U.S. Postal Service periodically sends around postcards touting various offerings such as Hold Mail, Premium Forwarding and Change of Address. The cards give rise to numerous questions, including: Why are they addressed to "Postal Customer"? Shouldn't the Post Office, of all organizations, know who it is sending mailings to? Why do these mailings bear…