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Parcel2Go Simplifies Shipping For Amazon Marketplace Sellers

It has just become easier than ever for Amazon traders to give their customers access to a wide range of fast and efficient shipping options, thanks to the UK online parcel delivery specialist, Parcel2Go.

For years, Parcel2Go has been helping online businesses to offer delivery services from some of the world’s leading couriers through its free Application Programming Interface (API). The system can be integrated with a wide variety of e-commerce platforms, allowing a business’ customers to automatically access details of parcel delivery services once they have gone through the firm’s checkout process.

The API provides Amazon Marketplace sellers with a quick and simple way to manage their orders and book a specialist courier service. It enables businesses with an Amazon Seller account to download details of sold items, including shipping addresses, directly into a Parcel2Go account. Previously it was necessary to upload an Excel spreadsheet with sales data in order to take advantage of the service, but this is no longer the case thanks to the latest update from Parcel2Go.

Once Amazon sales details have been transferred into a company’s Parcel2Go account, the firm will have access to a wide range of domestic, European and worldwide delivery services from leading courier companies including FedEx, ParcelForce and DHL.

Richard Mercer, Head of Marketing at Parcel2Go, said: “The new system has been designed to make it quicker and simpler than ever for Amazon Marketplace sellers to stay on top of their shipping operation. Access to discounted shipping options are readily available and as couriers will pick up packages from a residential or commercial address at no extra charge, businesses will not have to spend time carting their goods to a post office.

“Parcel2Go is constantly looking for ways to help businesses make eBay parcel delivery or Amazon parcel delivery shipments for less, and we believe this new system for Amazon sellers really breaks new ground.”

Businesses using Amazon.co.uk that want to take advantage of the API simply need to register with Parcel2Go, login to the ‘My Parcel’ section of their account and click on the ‘Integration’ tab. Further instructions on booking a cheap courier are provided by clicking Amazon Item Shipping.

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Facebook Founder Calls For Lifting Of Age Restrictions, A Smart Move Says SEO Company Queryclick.com

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Following news that Mark Zuckerberg thinks children 13 years and younger should be allowed access to social networks, SEO experts Queryclick.com suggest he’s taking a logical stance.

Star of the social networking field Facebook has been at the centre of controversy recently, thanks to the suggestion from the CEO that age restrictions should be removed.

Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has said he believes children ages 13 and younger should be allowed to access the social networking site for the benefit of their education.

Speaking during the New Schools Venture Fund’s Summit in California, Zuckerberg said he expected education to become more social in the future, in the same way already seen in health, retail and finance sectors.

At the summit, which explored innovation in education, the Facebook founder explained he was passionate about education reform. Zuckerberg was relaxed as he spoke about the subject with interviewer, and venture capitalist, John Doerr.

He claimed that letting younger children interact with social sites could prove beneficial for them in the long term. SEO experts Queryclick.com said the young star of the social scene has a valid point, although he may find it difficult to win over his dissenters. “Social media has really exploded in the last few years, making it obvious to any doubters that the medium is here to stay,” said a spokesperson.

“Many young children are already very savvy when it comes to social networking, but many retain massive security concerns, which were born in an earlier era of the internet.”

As it currently stands, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) mandates that websites that collect information about users (like Facebook does) aren’t allowed to sign on anyone under the age of 13.

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Tracesmart Reports Increase In Demand Following Hit ITV Show

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Tracesmart has announced an increase in the number of people utilising its leading data services as the ITV series ‘Long Lost Family’ inspires people to get in touch with missing relatives.

Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, ITV’s hit series ‘Long Lost Family’ pulls at the nation’s heart strings as it gives those who are desperate to become reunited with their loved ones, a chance to find them.

With just one more episode left, the show has encouraged people across the country to get in touch with long lost relatives. Since the program was broadcast, Tracesmart has experienced a surge in their online people searching service. The company’s facility is also referenced in the show’s website help and advice page.

Founded in 1999 by a leading tracing expert, Tracesmart has been instrumental in reuniting thousands of lost family members and friends. One example of a family Tracesmart has recently helped reunite is brother and sister Peter and Rose Smith*.

The siblings were separated when Peter was only six months old. Peter was unaware of his sister’s existence until 1962 when she contacted him by letter. They remained in touch for many years, but Rose moved to Botswanna with her husband and they lost contact again.

Using Tracesmart’s electoral roll data, Peter was able to trace Rose and her family, who had later returned to live in England, and they had an emotional reunion earlier this month after 45 years.

Commenting on the link with ‘Long Lost Family’, Owen Roberts, Tracesmart’s Head of Public Relations, said: “Our people searching tools have proved an invaluable resource to families and friends trying to reunite. The link with ITV’s ‘Long Lost Family’ strengthens our position as one of the UK’s leading provider of consumer intelligence services, and we will continue to develop our products and services to help people reconnect.”

Tracesmart has gone from strength-to-strength, and has recently launched ‘Living Relative Search‘ in conjunction with Ancestry.co.uk, which helps people search for their living relatives. This year, the company is also launching a powerful brand new people search website ‘Peopletracer’, which currently powers Living Relative Search.

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Reliable Solutions is proud to announce the launch of the Reliable FX Signals subscription service

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After almost 3 years of trading, development and back-testing, Reliable Solutions is proud to announce the launch of the Reliable FX Signals subscription service.

For the first time ever, Reliable Solutions introducing “Automated Trading System” in Forex industry. By this service, subscribers need not to wait for email or SMS to receive trade signals. Instead of that all the trade signals will automatically executed on subscribers Metatrader 4 account. All subscriber need to do is to check increasing balance daily.

Each day, Reliable FX Signal subscribers will be sent at least 1 trading signal a day. If subscribers PC and Internet are online then that trade will be executed automatically and it will also set take profit, stop loss levels at the time of execution. Reliable FX Signal will also manage risk of subscribers account. We also offer 100% money back guarantee to our subscribers. It means, at the end of the month if subscribers account balance stays below of beginning balance then we will give 100% subscription charges back to subscriber. Development of own profitable, stable, viable trading system may take several years. Normally, this process faces some dangers. Plus add to that the fact that you are going to make some big mistakes on your way which means that you will lose lots of money. Often, these mistakes devastate the account, and injure the incentives of the beginner so much, that he gives up his work with Forex and makes no further tries. Our signals will help you avoid this huge mistake.

Our experienced and professional traders strive to identify the market current trend (short or long) ¬ so you can reap the benefits and make money constantly. We hope that you will take full advantage of all we have to offer in our website.

For more information about the signal subscription service, Reliable FX Signals, you can go to the company website at http://www.reliablefxsignals.com.

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Who will be the prize winner of 1 Billion Won (around 1 Million Dollars) miracle?

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WEmakePRICE kicks off its special promotion, “Finding the Miracle of 1 Billion Won”, granting up to 1 billion won to a final prize winner.

– WEmakePRICE is calling a nation-wide promotion, [Miracle of 1 Billion Won], granting a total prize amount that can be determined by the proportion of incremental numbers of participants.

– Whoever signs up in the company website, www.wemakeprice.com and apply for this promotion can be eligible to be the winner of prize up to 1 billion KRW. The promotion will be held through May 31st.

– The company executes an unconventional marketing campaign such as “1 Billion Won Worth Men and Women” guerilla communications or unique ad campaign that is appeared one of the hottest girls group members, Koo Ha Ra.

May 12, 20011, Seoul – WEmakePRICE.com (www.wemakeprice.com, President: Lee Jong Han), said it has started an unprecedented promotion [Miracle of 1 Billion] that will deliver 1 billion in cash to a finalist from May 2 till the end of May. The company presents the motto of ‘We Make Price’ in the emerging social commerce market as a dark horse in IT industry.

[Miracle of 1 Billion] is granting 1 billion in cash to a finalist who will be drawn randomly from the participants registered online and offline during May. The principle of the promotion is similar to ‘social commerce’: the value of prize is calculated in proportion to the number of new members. It is started from 10 million and increased by 10 million per a hundred thousand of new members. Thus, if more than 1 million members are participated, the maximum value of prize 10 billion will be delivering to a finalist.

[Miracle of 1 Billion] is the largest promotion among the ‘public sweepstake’ which has no limitation to the value of giveaways. Anyone is eligible to participate in the promotion once by registering as a new member without hassle to purchase any coupons or products. If already a member of WEmakePRICE, you are qualified from participating once in the promotion automatically. In addition, the more you recommend this promotion to new members, the higher you have the possibility of winning the promotion by earning more qualifications of participation in proportion to the number of new members you recommended. In order to win the promotion, it is necessary to recommend to your friends, and make them register as a new member. If willing to register offline, you can visit WEmakePRICE building at Sam Sung Dong, Seoul, from the 2nd of May.

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Best-Deals.com Launches Price Comparison Shopping Mall

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With millions of products, thousands of merchants and a multitude of professional reviews, Best-Deals.com launched online shopping mall that will allows consumers to make informed purchases. The store will let users to compare shops for best prices and products and buy online. At Best-Deals, savvy shoppers can instantly find millions of unique products and services contained in over 50 channels, such as Home & Garden,Computers & Software, Electronics, Digital Cameras, MP3Players, Televisions, Mobile Phones and more. The website also offers shoppers the ability to view and compare over thousands of merchants and sellers and their respective pricing information for products and services, thereby enabling users to ultimately find the right product from the right merchant at the best price.

Best-Deals.com provides a fundamentally better way for consumers to shop. Most people shopping on the web go from store to store to find the products they want at the right price. With thousands of online stores to choose from, this process is tedious and time consuming. Best-Deals.com service allows consumers to search for products they want across several stores at the same time. With Best-Deals, customers get a powerful shopping tool that they can use on-the-go to buy products or compare online prices to in-store merchandise,” Best-Deals.com marketing director , Lisa Chen, announced in a statement.

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A large portfolio of domains which included Gold.co.uk, Accessories.co.uk and Pregnancy.co.uk sold off for £400k

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Barry Garner – serial internet entrepreneur sold a large portfolio of domains which included Gold, Accessories.co.uk and Pregnancy for £400k to Psychic Media Ltd. This is the largest single purchase Psychic Media Ltd has made to date.

Psychic Media Ltd who already own a number of sites including the largest Baby names website in the UK are looking to compliment and expand their portfolio especially with Pregnancy.co.uk, Babies.co.uk and Toddlers.co.uk which were included in the deal.

Psychic Media already service over 5 million page views to user in the UK each month via their Baby related sites which has got a good response from the public with over 14,000 Facebook followers to Baby Names alone.

Scott Smith, director of Psychic Media Ltd said, “This acquisition of baby themed domains will allow us to build on our baby related web presence and will be a very good long term investment for the company”

Psychic Media Ltd offers advertising across virtually their whole network for brands that are looking to expand their reach over different markets.

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Bing’s Move Towards Social Networking Integration Is A Smart Move, Says Seo Company Queryclick.com

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Microsoft’s Bing has been trying to chip away at Google’s prime position in a number of ways, and now the search engine has revealed a new social integration strategy sure to get industry experts talking.

As an increasing number of web users turn to social networks for information and breaking news, search engines are being forced to reassess their traditional methods of ranking. This means that search engine results are changing, and the introduction of ties with Twitter and Facebook indicates Bing is embracing the new order.

The search engine will now offer real-time Twitter updates in Bing News, as well as in other SERPS, as a way to offer searchers up-to-date and breaking news in their search results. This way, the search engine hopes it will allow users to keep on top of trending topics without bypassing the search engine altogether.

This is the kind of move search engines need to be making if they want to engage with a new audience, claims SEO company Queryclick.com. A spokesperson said: “Integration like this is the best way search engines have of safeguarding their position as the top place for searchers.

“As social media channels become stronger, search engines face the danger of losing younger generations. By offering users the chance to make their searches a little more social, Bing could help tempt them to stay on one, centralised engine, rather than choosing to search within their favourite social networks.”

Additionally, Bing has announced a new partnership with Facebook, which will see Bing’s entertainment results instantly shared to Facebook users, if they are signed in to both. This feature will utilise Bing’s liked Results functionality and will allow users to share news of their favourite films, artists, musicians and TV shows to all of their Facebook friends.

The Bing and Facebook integration will also offer an overview tab that will allow Facebook users to update their statuses directly from the Bing entertainment results.

By keeping users in the search results, Bing could create an advantage for itself, said search engine optimisation experts explained. “If Bing can persuade its searchers to update their Facebook pages without having to leave the SERPs, it will have achieved something of a coup.

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Google Moving Into Mobile Phone Credit Cards, SEO Company Queryclick.com Says It’s Got Its Eyes On The Money

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Mountain View giant Google is said to be considering a move into mobile phone credit card payments, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal.

Reports suggest that the search engine is poised to forge bonds with MasterCard and Citigroup so that Android users will have the ability to pay for purchases with the help of ‘near-field communications’ technology (NFC).

At the launch of the Nexus S, allusions were made to such a move, and fans of Android are welcoming the development. NFC mobile payments are also rumoured to be making their way to Apple devices in the near future, with many expecting subsequent iPhones to be equipped with NFC chips, while Orange has already joined forces with Barclaycard with the aim of offering contactless payments.

If the reports are true, Google could be set to open a new round of iPhone versus Android debates, claims SEO company Queryclick.com. A spokesperson said: “It’s a slow burning battle, but Google’s Android and Apple’s iPhones are set to continue squabbling for top position in the hearts of smartphones fans for years to come.

“While Apple may have had the initial advantage, technology geeks quickly embrace the flexibility and functionality of the Android operating system. New moves like this are exactly the kind of thing Google can use to its advantage, and if it beats Apple to the punch with contactless payments, it could cement its place at the top.”

The Nexus S is currently the only NFC ready phone on the market, although Samsung is slated to be releasing the Galaxy S II with this functionality in the summer. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has already announced NFC technology will not be included in the iPhone 5, stating his belief that the technology is still at too early a stage of its evolutionary process.

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SEO Experts QueryClick Welcome Launch of Google’s New Online Magazine Think Quarterly

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In a word dominated by constant algorithm updates and product launches, Google’s release of this polished, beautifully crafted, and highly informative magazine (or book as it is referred to by the search engine giant) offers a more reflective and in-depth look at the wider issues surrounding online business.

As Matt Brittin, Managing Director of Google’s UK and Ireland Operations, insists, Think Quarterly is:

“a breathing space in a busy world. It’s a place to take time out and consider what’s happening and why it matters.”

For UK SEO company QueryClick.com, the online magazine is a very welcome addition to the industry. A QueryClick spokesperson commented on the benefits of the publication:

“Although the vast majority of businesses are highly aware of the importance of online marketing, and SEM in particular, there remains a degree of inhibition regarding the ins and outs of search engines and the extent of the importance of active engagement with search engine optimisation.

“Think Quarterly will hopefully serve to demystify some of the more inaccessible tenets of search engine operations by reaching out to businesses on a more accessible level.

“By attracting a broad spectrum of business minded individuals hoping to gain a better understanding of online culture, the significance of SEM will hopefully permeate (whether directly or indirectly) through the pages of the magazine.”

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UK SEO Company QueryClick Ltd Analyse The Updated Version of Google Analytics

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Four days ago, Google announced that a new version of Google Analytics would be rolled out to all GA users. For UK SEO company QueryClick.com, the new and improved feature means an enhanced ability to analyse data and report their findings back to clients.

The announcement came at the Google Analytics User Conference in San Francisco last Thursday. Though the new version will not be immediately available to users, a closed beta version has been offered out to willing test participants, eager to get a first look at any changes and improvements.

Many of the refinements which have been implemented were the result of feedback from frequent GA users, something which has been backed by the SEO experts at QueryClick.com:

“By assessing the actual user experience, and acting upon feedback provided by those who rely on Google Analytics on a daily basis, Google has demonstrated its ambition to create a truly user-friendly experience.”

Some of the major refurbishments include the ability to view various advanced segments without the need to compare against ‘All Visits’, as well as the option to customize an account dashboard. The latter provides users with a greater level of control over the hierarchy of their data, as well as allowing for enhanced visual customization; you can view data in whichever format (pie chart, timeline, table etc…) you prefer.

Much of the renovation has been focused on the look and feel of the user interface, with significant alterations being made to the overall design, as well as to the report nomenclature. What was previously categorised as Goals will now be labelled as Conversions, while Network Properties and browser capabilities will now fall under the umbrella of Technology.

For QueryClick.com, the allowance for multiple dashboards per client is one of the more attractive new features. A spokesperson said:

“This allows for a far more comprehensive set of account highlights, offering users the ability to access the key points of different aspects of any campaign with far greater ease.

“For example, those who track the social media performance of a site, or have a particular interest in specific site activity, can collate all the basic info they need in an easy to reach location.”

The latest development has come following the recent integration of Google Analytics with Google Webmaster Tools. Though the integration was not deeply rooted – users can now access a client’s referral traffic report from the GWT links section – it provides a preview of things to come.

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Apple or Google: Which Stock Will Perform Better?

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Stockpair.com has announced the launch of the first ever Pair Options trading platform. Pair Options are a new category of market-neutral online trading products that are based on the relative performance of stocks. Pair Options trading is based on picking the best performing stock within a given stock pair (such as Apple/Google, Vodafone/BT etc.) therefore limiting the exposure to general market direction. Stockpair has taken elements from the professional Pair Trading strategy and turned it into a compelling, intuitive and trader-friendly product.

“What’s extremely valuable is that since you trade on the relative performance of two stocks, you’re essentially using a market neutral instrument,” commented Yoel Mann, Stockpair’s VP of Marketing. “What really matters is how one stock has performed against another, and not necessarily how it performs in absolute terms, so even if the market goes down, there is no affect on profits.”

The platform services the global community of traders, professionals and beginners. Within the fairly conservative financial industry, stockpair’s launch is a rare occasion on which a completely new product is to be introduced to the market, not to mention a product that simplifies a proven trading technique and makes a new effective trading paradigm accessible to traders of all levels of experience.

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Closure of MyBlogLog Indicative of The Stifling Effects of The Yahoo Brand According To SEO Experts QueryClick.com

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It comes as no surprise that the MyBlogLog service will be closing this year, following the leaked statement in December 2010 concerning the closure of a stream of services including Delicious, Yahoo Buzz and Yahoo Picks. The leaked screenshot surfaced when it was posted to Twitter by former Yahoo employee and founder of MyBlogLog, Eric Marcoullier.

MyBlogLog was acquired by Yahoo little over 3 years ago for a sum of $10 million. Its purpose was the creation of widgets which site owners could insert in order to track fellow MyBlogLog members who read their blogs. Similar to the idea behind the display of “like” widgets by external websites.

The service is to be officially shut down on the 24th May this year, with any unused subscription portions due to be refunded back to premium service users.

UK SEO company QueryClick.com commented on the familiarity of the ill-fated acquisition:

“The demise of MyBlogLog is the latest in a series of failed acquisitions by the company. Such an anti-climactic relationship has become a miserable familiarity where Yahoo is involved, with many citing the persistent failure to follow up on initial hopes and promises as the major flaw of both sides.”

Several examples can be cited, such as the largely forgotten acquisition of ‘Upcoming’ (a site providing a local and national listing of events) in 2005 and the deal between Yahoo and Flickr dating back to the same year. The latter promised much, but has since withered into the background for anyone except photo enthusiasts, with Facebook consuming up more and more of the photo sharing market. Upcoming on the other hand, was one of the Yahoo services earmarked for mergers or consolidation in the leaked screenshot of December 2010.

The cuts being made are in accordance with the overall plan to reduce costs within Yahoo, who had also made the decision to layoff hundreds of staff at the end of last year.

The demise of so many of Yahoo’s acquisitions can be categorised under one main defect, largely the neglect of the acquired company following the initial phase of thrill and ambition for the future. A spokesperson for SEO experts QueryClick.com pin-pointed the common factor between the doomed Yahoo acquisitions:

“For so many of those start-ups taken on by Yahoo, a primary sense of optimism was soon stifled by an excess of bureaucracy and an inability to agree and get to work on new products or innovations.”

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Three new domain names bought for undisclosed fees by leading online commerce and advice network

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ASAP Ventures has continued its growth in the online commerce industry, by acquiring three more new domains to help people keep up to date with football ticket news, motor racing tickets and buying ferry tickets. The latest sites are announced as SilverstoneTickets.co.uk, CheapFerryTickets.com and ArsenalTickets.co.uk.

Due to the high demand for seats in the Emirates Stadium, getting hold of Arsenal tickets can be difficult. But with ASAP’s new site ArsenalTickets.co.uk, people can go online and find the best place to buy tickets easily. The new domain is perfect for Arsenal fans and for football fans whose team are playing the Gunners.

Cheap ferry tickets can make a holiday on a cruise ship just that little bit more enjoyable, and with CheapFerryTickets.com from ASAP Ventures, people looking to book their next holiday to Norway or Denmark on a boat can do so. The new site compares the best prices from top operators including Brittany, Stena and P&O.

Silverstone tickets can be difficult to get hold of for motor racing fans, especially when the Formula 1 races are held. The new SilverstoneTickets.co.uk site from ASAP Ventures helps people find the best priced tickets for major sporting events and lots of information surrounding the races themselves.

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Web-based business group announces triple site launch based on consumer advice and information

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The online business network ASAP Ventures Ltd has added to its growing network with three new sites; FinancialAdvisors.org.uk, Government.org.uk and LadiesBoots.co.uk. They are designed to offer consumer advice and information to the UK’s web-users and cover a wide variety of subject matters.

Managing one’s money and financial situation is a topic on many people’s minds right now, and with ASAP Ventures’ new site FinancialAdvisors.org.uk there are ways to find financial advice. Financial advisors are expensive to employ, which is why the new site will be popular with people looking to organise their money more efficiently without wasting it.

To find out about the government, at both a national and a local level, the new Government.org.uk site from ASAP Ventures is chocked full of important information. The latest news from public services, education and defence can be found on the site, keeping web-users up to date on pressing issues.

Ladies boots are bought all year round and are very popular as both a fashion item and for function during the colder months. The latest fashionable boots, such as Ugg Boots or leather boots, can be found on the LadiesBoots.co.uk site from ASAP, as well as some great bargains too.

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Bing’s Integration of Facebook ‘Likes’ Is The Next Phase In Social Search, Claims SEO Experts QueryClick

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True to form, the world of social media shows little sign of slowing down in terms of infiltrating every aspect of our lives; search engines being no exception.

While Google laid bare plans to include relevant content from social media sources such as YouTube, Flickr and Twitter, Microsoft’s own search engine – Bing – has been preparing its move into the realm of social search with a much touted tie with Facebook.

Now Facebook “liked results” will become integrated with everyday Bing searches which Bing’s development team described as “part of a longer journey” into an improved cohesion between search and the social sphere.

Commenting on Bing’s inclusion of Facebook ‘liked results’, a spokesperson for Edinburgh-based SEO experts QueryClick said:

“QueryClick are not surprised to see Bing announce a tie with Facebook in a bid to keep shoulder to shoulder with Google following the launch of the latter’s real time, social media search results some 18 months ago.

“The ability to ‘like’ search results and see those that your friends have ‘liked’ is another step closer to a much more personalised search experience that pulls in the activities and opinions of an individual’s social circle.

“It’s also highly likely that personalised search will lead to a much greater emphasis on personalised advertising which has already been seen on Facebook.”

The introduction of the ‘Bing Bar’ – a simple tool bar function – will also serve to blur the line between search engine and social media platform even further.

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Google’s Decision To Include Social Media Updates In SERPs Is The Latest Move Towards A Greater Emphasis On The Social Sphere, Says Search Engine Optimisation Experts QueryClick

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In true Google style, barely a month goes by without the search giant making a tweak here or a change there to its algorithm.

While some changes are kept under lock and key to prevent spammers and unethical SEO practices degrading the quality of search results, other tweaks are allowed to create something of a stir.

Google’s most recent announcement regarding its inclusion of social media results in SERPs was one such change that – quite appropriately – caused sites like Twitter to get all in a flutter.

Working by aggregating content from social networking sites such as YouTube, Twitter and MySpace, the move is yet another step towards a bold blend of search and social; all under one roof.

Commenting on Google’s decision to make its search results richer in social media-related content, a spokesperson for SEO experts QueryClick said:

“QueryClick’s SEO predictions for 2011 contained a big focus on the move to mobile search as well as a greater emphasis on social media so it’s not surprising that Google have taken the step to introduce more social media-specific content in their SERPs.

“In terms of the benefits of this change for search engine optimisation, there’s now improved opportunities for sites which are under performing or in highly competitive verticals, jumping onto the first page – albeit temporarily – if their social media output relates to search terms.”

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Business customers, asset management and fashion style domains added to the leading web-based business group

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Advising the UK public on a range of important topics, ASAP Ventures Ltd has added to its network of information and advice sites. The new domains which were acquired are Catwalk.co.uk, AssetManagement.org.uk and Clients.co.uk, each one bolstering the company’s standing as the leading web-based group in the UK.

Fashion gurus around the UK can now find out the latest catwalk items from major designer labels such as Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu or Gucci, with ASAP’s new Catwalk.co.uk site. Information from top fashion houses and products are now based under one site.

AssetManagement.org.uk, is the new financial site from ASAP Ventures, designed to help people look after their money via asset management tips. The site will grow into a great resource for people to go to when needing financial advice.

In business, looking after clients and managing customers is paramount to staying on top, and ASAP Ventures Ltd’s new Clients.co.uk does just that. The new site is another great addition to the ever-growing network.

Derek Paulson, spokesperson for ASAP Ventures Ltd, commented on the latest sites:
“We are really proud of acquiring these domain names and are looking forward to making them grow into the number one resourceful sites in their respective fields. Business skills, finances and fashion are hot topics right now, and we are looking to add to our group further over the next few months.”

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New sites, SportsMemorabilia.org.uk, Super-Bikes.co.uk and Stag-Parties.co.uk brought to market by leading online business group

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ASAP Ventures, the leading network for consumer advice sites, has launched Super-Bikes.co.uk, Stag-parties.co.uk and SportsMemorabilia.org.uk. The new sites are on a wide variety of subjects, which gives UK consumers the chance to find out information, news and advice on their favourite topics.

SportsMemorabilia.org.uk is the new site from ASAP which helps sports fans find products such as autographed items, medals and collectors products. Sports memorabilia is a growing trend in the UK, especially on the internet, and the new site can help people find that elusive sporting product.

Continuing on with the sports theme, Super-Bikes.co.uk helps UK motorsport fans find out information about super bikes and big bikes in general. With the British Superbikes Championship season starting in April through to October, the new site is perfectly timed for fans to capture the latest season events.

ASAP Ventures Ltd shows its diversity with the new Stag-Parties.co.uk site. Helping men all over Britain make informed choices on where to hold stag parties, whether in the UK or abroad for a weekend in Prague, there are some great ideas for a pre-wedding party.

Commenting on the latest sites, Derek Paulson, spokesperson for ASAP Ventures Ltd, says: “All of our sites are designed to help the UK public make smart choices on an array of subjects, and our latest websites are a great addition to our range of businesses. The new sports and travel advice fit our company’s ethos perfectly.”

Via EPR Network
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