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Findmypast.ie Launches Family Tree Builder

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findmypast.ie has become the first Irish family history website to offer its users family tree builder software, greatly enhancing its offering to Irish family history enthusiasts.

One of the most important elements in researching family history is the ability to form a visual representation of the years of hard work and research. Findmypast.ie’s free online application allows users to easily create a family tree from scratch and add some of 10 million records now available on findmypast.ie to their existing research.

When compared to using traditional software, findmypast.ie’s web-based program presents many advantages such as allowing users to access the latest version of their family tree from any computer and share their family tree with invited members of their family or fellow researchers. Some of the main features of the software include:
– Add, edit, update and delete relations
– Add partners, parents and children
– Members can view their immediate family, ancestors, descendants or whole family tree

This is merely the first step in findmypast.ie’s development of a fully integrated family tree program on which users will be able to store photos and historical references, helping to preserve the story of their ancestors. Future features will also include greatly enhanced social functionality, such as the ability to search other users’ trees and inviting other users to collaborate on a tree.

Cliona Weldon, General Manager of findmypast.ie, comments: “Our family tree building software is equally adept at helping the novice family historian and experienced genealogist alike to store all the names on their family tree in one place. We’ve made the web based program as easy to use as possible and most importantly it’s free.”

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Clickwork Media Has Search Visibility Covered For The Fitted Wardrobe Company

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The Fitted Wardrobe Company, a leading provider of custom fitted wardrobes, has today announced it has selected Clickwork Media, an SEO Agency based in Manchester specialising in providing tailored SEO training and link building services, to spearhead its SEO Campaign.

The Fitted Wardrobe Company, led by CEO Mark Assani, has a careful focus on not only providing bespoke fitted Wardrobes which integrate perfectly into their customers rooms, but also their lifestyles, too.

They offer functional solutions to customers in London and set themselves aside in the marketplace by offering a professional standard of service every step along the way, a service which is tailored precisely to the needs and wants of their customers.

“We chose Clickwork Media because we have become increasingly aware and fine tuned to the fact that our customers are searching for our services online – we know the customer-base is there, and we know that with the help of Gareth and the team at Clickwork Media, we will be better positioned to tap into the online market and generate more sales through our web presence.”

The Fitted Wardrobe Company is a brand with a careful emphasis on customer satisfaction – they provide customers with the ultimate storage solution, and one that is carefully crafted to meet their exact lifestyle and aesthetic requirements.

“We were delighted when Mark got in touch, simply because we have experience working in similar industries in the past, and we are very confident that we can help Mark and the team increase the visibility of TheFittedWardrobe.com in search and ultimately, make their website more profitable”, said Gareth Mailer, an SEO Professional at Clickwork Media.

“We know and understand the challenges which are presented in-front of us in this niche and we look forward to ultimately devising a strategy which will position TheFittedWardrobe.com not only ahead of the competition, but in a position to drive more sales. That, after all, is the ultimate aim for any SEO Campaign”.

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idott Choose Clickwork Media to Boost Online Visibility

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idott, a leading IT support company based in Manchester, has today announced that it has tasked Clickwork Media, an SEO agency based in Manchester specialising in link building services and Search Engine Optimisation Training, with its visibility in search.

idott specialises in providing a range of IT support services to clients based in Manchester– these services includes the provision of small business servers, cloud services and security services. Idott has set itself aside in a crowded marketplace by always putting the customer at the heart of IT support, and crafting it solutions according to customer demands and needs. It has tasked Clickwork Media with cultivating and expanding its already powerful offline reputation into the online space.

“The decision to choose Clickwork Media was a simple one – we have seen the results Gareth and the team has achieved for their clients, and we want to share in that success”, said Lee Wrall, CEO of idott.co.uk. “We know that our industry is a very crowded marketplace online, and more than anything else we were drawn by Gareth’s sensible and sales-focussed approach of targeting the granular level of search”.

idott.co.uk is a relatively new web presence but has been set-up with everything in place to maximise the potential of an SEO Campaign. “We are delighted to have Lee on-board. Above all else we appreciate the vision he has for idott.co.uk online, and we know that with the right strategy in place, he and the rest of the team at idott.co.uk can achieve the visibility they deserve from their web presence” Said Gareth Mailer, an SEO professional at Clickwork Media.

“It’s never easy starting with a brand new website in such a congested marketplace, however with Lee’s standard of service and his enthusiasm for developing the visibility of idott.co.uk online, we are really looking forward to making the campaign a massive success and developing a long-term relationship with the idott.co.uk team”.

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Warren Phillips Web Design Chooses Clickwork Media to Manage Online Visibility

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Warren Phillips Web Design, a leading web design company in Manchester, has announced today that it has chosen Clickwork Media, an SEO training and link building Company based in Chorlton, Manchester, to manage its visibility in search.

WarrenPhillipsWebDesign.co.uk has already established some visibility around some of its main target terms in search e.g. “web design Manchester”, however the decision to choose Clickwork Media was borne out of a desire to build upon this and really ramp up the effort to increase visibility around a wider range of terms.

“We decided to choose Clickwork Media for a number of reasons – we have worked with other SEO Companies in the past, but in this instance the decision was made not just on the quality of the link building packages, but also on the training element”, said Warren Phillips, CEO of WarrenPhillipsWebDesign.co.uk.

“We had seen Gareth and the team at Clickwork Media before, they came up for quite a few search terms when we were last in the market for an SEO Company – the decision was made after we got in touch, and we’re looking forward to starting what we’re sure will be a successful and mutually profitable SEO Campaign”.

WarrenPhillipsWebDesign.co.uk has undergone redevelopment over the last few weeks, and in particular the marketing strategy has been expanded with a revised focus on both Search Engine Optimisation and Social Media.

“We were delighted to hear from Warren and the team at Warren Phillips Web Design. One of the main things which made Warren stand out is that he got the “process” from the very beginning and he understands what needs to be done to launch and maintain a successful SEO Campaign”, said Gareth Mailer, Head of SEO at Clickwork Media.

“We are really enthusiastic about getting the campaign up and running and watching as the results unfold over the coming months of the campaign”.

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Findmypast.co.uk Reveals Unusual Discoveries From Cheshire ‘s Local Records

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Findmypast.co.uk has announced several unique discoveries found in the newly available local records from Cheshire. Workhouse records, parish registers, bishop’s transcripts and electoral registers from Cheshire went online for the first time ever recently in what findmypast.co.uk has titled ‘The Cheshire Collection.’ The collection is a series of over 10 million historic records provided by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, covering over 350 years of history.

Some of the most interesting findings contained within The Cheshire Collection include:

– Lewis Carroll’s baptism was in Daresbury on11 July 1832
– An earthquake hit Cheshire on 18 March 1612
– Ancestors of James Bond actor Daniel Craig sold coal and were iron moulders

An unusual occurrence revealed in the records was the ‘peculiar marriage’ between Daniel Broadbent and Martha Cheetham in Mottram-in-Longdendale on 9 March 1780. Daniel was 23 and Martha was 83 years old. However, fate soon intervened to part this unlikely couple with the Mottram registers for the following year showing that Daniel Broadbent of Hattersley was buried on 30 May 1781. Furthermore, on 6 May 1776, 105 year-old George Harding married Jane Darlington, 75, at St Oswald, Chester.

These unusual marriage records show that, in the 18th century, one could find love at any age. However, the records also reveal a darker side of Cheshire’s past, telling several tales of death from the plague.

In 1625 the UK was hit by an outbreak of the plague which killed 35,000 people. Malpas in Cheshire was badly affected and the online records reveal harrowing accounts of those who were killed by the disease. One such example is that of Richard Dawson of Bradley, whose story, found among The Cheshire Collection, goes as follows:

“…being sick of the plague and perceiving that he must die at that time arose out of his bed and made his grave and caused his nephew to cast straw into the grave… and went and lay him down in the said grave, and caused clothes to be laid upon and so departed out of this world… he died about 28th august, this much I was credibly told.”

Family history records from the ancestors of Daniel Craig and the discovery of the Cheshire earthquake surprised Debra Chatfield, marketing manager at findmypast.co.uk. She commented: “These records make it possible for family historians and local history researchers to delve as far back as 1538, unearthing all sorts of unusual finds quickly and easily at their fingertips. Who would have known that Cheshire was hit by an earthquake in 1612 or that James Bond’s ancestors sold lumps of coal?”

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Brits Reveal Euro Concerns in Latest DiscountVouchers.co.uk Research

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Voucher codes specialist DiscountVouchers.co.uk has uncovered British consumers’ fears surrounding the Euro currency crisis which continues to impact on the continent’s economies. The latest research carried out by the money-saving website found that 62% of people would, should the Euro crash altogether, remove their money from the system and keep it somewhere private and safe.

The website, which helps shoppers to save at more than 800 leading retailers, also found that in the event of a complete collapse of the Euro 14% of people would quickly blow all of their money. The poll also revealed that 10% of people would invest their cash in the property market and 10% would look to change their lives by leaving the rat race completely.

For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk.

DiscountVouchers.co.uk features more than 500 new voucher codes and deals every day from over 3000 retailers including Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Lastminute.com and Sainsbury’s.

to ensure their packages arrive on time.”

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Parcel Couriers Make Preparations For Festive Rush

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Couriers with services available through online parcel delivery firm Parcel2Go are making their final preparations ahead of the Christmas season.

Thousands of Christmas shoppers came to rely on courier services last year when severe weather conditions around the UK made it look like many people would not be able to get their presents to friends and family members in time. This year, industry-leading firms such as UPS and FedEx are making preparations early in anticipation of a last minute rush.

Last month, courier specialist FedEx said it was expecting a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in the volume of goods handled worldwide between November 24 and Christmas Day, peaking at an estimated 17 million shipments on December 12. The rise in the number of packages being sent is said to be down to an increase in e-commerce, with more people feeling comfortable buying Christmas presents over the internet. To cope with the festive rush the company is employing an extra 20,000 seasonal staff.

International delivery firm UPS will employ an extra 55,000 seasonal staff across America. The company has predicted a late surge in demand as consumers leave it until the last minute to buy their presents over the internet. UPS believes its busiest day will be December 22, when it will handle about 26 million items worldwide.

Richard Mercer, marketing director at Parcel2Go, said: “It’s great news that our shipping partners are looking ahead and planning how to provide the best possible level of service to UK consumers over the Christmas period. It’s always a challenge at this time of year when shipping volumes peak, but Parcel2Go customers can rest assured that their items are in safe hands with our couriers.

“As the hard winter conditions that have hit the UK in recent years have shown us, planning ahead is always sensible. We’re calling on individuals and businesses to make sure they organise parcel deliveries as early as possible to ensure their packages arrive on time.”

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findmypast.ie Aims To Help The Diaspora Discover Their Irish Roots

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Findmypast.ie, the world’s newest family history site, is aiming to provide the 80 million people that are part of the Irish Diaspora with the easiest possible way of researching their Irish roots.

Findmypast.ie is a joint venture between brightsolid, the Scottish based experts in the digitisation of precious records who own and/or operate a family of sites including findmypast.co.uk, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk as well as the Friends Reunited Group, and Eneclann, an award-winning Trinity College Campus Company based in Dublin. In 2009 Eneclann made it their objective to digitise what they felt was the greatest untapped Irish genealogical resource, The Landed Estate Court Rentals. They approached brightsolid online publishing with their proposal and from this, findmypast.ie was born.

Launched in Dublin in May by the Irish Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan, the new site aims to increase its current collection of records from almost 10 million to over 50 million within the next 12 months, making it the world’s most comprehensive online database for Irish family history research.

At the launch Brian Donovan, Director of findmypast Ireland, commented: “This is a major achievement. By teaming up with findmypast.co.uk and brightsolid, we are bringing Irish history to life for millions. These remarkable records are available online to researchers and family historians all over the world for future generations. We are committed to publishing family history records which provide more than simply names and dates, instead describing what your ancestors did and how they lived.”

One of the most significant set of records available on findmypast.ie is the Landed Estate Court Rentals records. Up until now, the biggest problem with the Landed Estate Court rentals has been access. Although used by professional Irish genealogists, the microfilm records stored at the National Archive of Ireland were difficult to use unless the name of an ancestor’s landowner was known.

With the permission of the National Archives and an agreement to allow free access to the digitised images in five years’ time, the 100,000 microfilm images were taken, digitised, indexed and placed online at findmypast.ie.

The critical information contained in these catalogues are the rentals, especially the lot descriptions. The details often include:

– Names of tenants
– Map reference
– Yearly rent in pounds, shillings and pence
– Day rent is due: labelled as “Gale days”
– Size of plot: in acres, roods and perches
– Length of tenure
– Observations

Previously, the amateur family historian would have been content to discover names and dates associated with their ancestors, but genealogists have now found new windows into the past. The Landed Estate Court records are an example of this as they provide not only names and dates but key facts about ancestors’ lives. These land and estate records include information on where they lived, who they lived with, what their lodgings were like and what the area in which they lived was like.

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Busy Shops Ranked as UK Consumers’ Top Christmas Hate Reports DiscountVouchers.co.uk

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The most annoying thing about the Christmas season is shops being too overcrowded and busy – so says the results of a new user poll carried out by leading money saving website DiscountVouchers.co.uk.

Consumers use the DiscountVouchers.co.uk to save money on products and services from over 3,000 suppliers, and this week opened their hearts about Christmas in the website’s latest survey. 32% of respondents told DiscountVouchers.co.uk that busy shops are their least favourite aspect of Christmas, while 1.25% of miserly people said that they found the Queen’s Speech to be the most annoying thing. Second in the survey results was over the top hype levels in the run-up to Christmas.

The DiscountVouchers.co.uk poll revealed consumers’ Christmas pet hates to be: 1. Crowded shops, 2. Early Christmas hype, 3. None of them – I love Christmas, 4. Commercialisation 5. True meaning of Christmas is lost, 6. Everything, 7. The cost, 8. The Queen’s Speech, 9. Carols, 10. Christmas TV.

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Revolutionizing the Way People Send Flowers To Bangalore

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The A1 City Flowers Corporation, a leading provider of flowers in Bangalore, unveils online flower service, a groundbreaking new way of sending flowers to Bangalore through online portal since 2008.

A1Bangalore Flowers was developed with both novice customers and seasoned buyers in mind. It shows a great availability of collections over internet and generated demanded revenue online from its service. The items include a classic style bouquet, tall and exotic basket arrangements, paper wrapped bunches, and gifts collections.

The online service is very easy to use with customer service bear in mind. With this portal A1 Bangalore Flowers comes complete with:
• 24/7 customers service
• A user-friendly interface
• Highly adaptable field, you can place order from anywhere
• Payment through secure payment gateways.

A1 City Flowers Group has complemented its online presence by launching its website in 2008 – powered by Ecommerce – for Bangalore and India service in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Chandigarh and other major cities. In fact, the A1 Bangalore Flowers has been in the list of customer favorites since 2010 onwards. A1 Bangalore flowers works directly with the customers, forming a unique trust relationship with good quality products in India.

Gift is available as a online product for Bangalore people, India and is directly available at A1BangaloreFlowers.com. Developed in collaboration with A1 City Flowers, flower growing firm based out of Himachal, Pune and Bangalore, A1 Bangalore website seeks to combine the aesthetic vision of his practice with the latest flower bunches design. Their further scope is to build a more powerful delivery network in other cities of India in 2012.

A1 Bangalore Flowers is the first flower house from India to get invited to Dubai flower designing competition to showcase ethnic Indian designs. This marks a new trend by any major international platform to showcase Indian flower designs that is created globally. Since its inception, about three years ago, A1 Bangalore Flowers enjoys a strong following worldwide. It now has over five thousand Fans on its Facebook social-networking page and is the fastest growing flower brand in India.

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findmypast.ie Publishes Irish Prison Registers Online

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findmypast.ie has launched the Irish Prison Registers 1790-1920 online for the first time, an untapped resource for those tracing their Irish roots.

The original Prison Registers, held at the National Archives of Ireland, cover all types of custodial institutions, from bridewells, to county prisons, to sanatoriums for alcoholics. They contain over 3.5 million entries, spread over 130,000 pages, with most records giving comprehensive details of the prisoner, including the name, address, place of birth, occupation, religion, education, age, physical description, name and address of next of kin, the crime committed, the sentence, dates of committal and release/decease.

The registers offer a real insight into 18th – 19th century Ireland and present evidence of a society of rebellion and social confrontation, where rioting and assault of police officers were everyday occurrences. They also reveal the rampant poverty and destitution that many faced, with the theft of everything from handkerchiefs to turnips.

The reasons for incarceration cover all types of crime but the most common offence was drunkenness, which accounted for over 30% of all crimes reported and over 25% of incarcerations. The top five offences recorded in the registers are:

– Drunkenness – 25%
– Theft – 16%
– Assault – 12%
– Vagrancy – 8%
– Rioting – 4%

The nature of these crimes was significantly different from those in England. Figures show that the rate of conviction for drunkenness and tax evasion was 3 times greater, and the rate of both destruction of property and prostitution were double what they were for the same time period in England.

The records are full of individuals who were arrested for very minor offences. For example, a record from the Cork City Gaol Court Book lists an arrest for Giles O’Sullivan (26), with no education and no previous convictions, on the 30th of March 1848 for being “a dangerous and suspicious character”. Other examples of the heavy hand of the law can be seen in the case of John Cunningham from Finglas (21) who was arrested for “Washing a car on a thoroughfare” and young Christopher Doyle (14) arrested “for being an idle, disorderly rogue and vagabond”.

With the Irish population averaging 4.08 million each year for this time period and over 3.5 million names in the records, it would suffice to say that almost every family in Ireland was touched by these records, as offenders, their relatives or victims of crime.

Brian Donovan, Director of findmypast Ireland, commented: “These records provide an invaluable resource for anyone tracing their Irish ancestors as during the period covered almost every household in Ireland had a convict in their family. These records provide such a wealth of information that they are sure to shock and surprise almost anyone looking for the missing links in their Irish family tree.”

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Facebook Could Soon Have a ‘Dislike’ Button

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Following recent speculation in the online industry, QueryClick comment on the news that Facebook have made a few changes to their Open Graph that could let users have the much wanted, ‘Dislike Button’.

At the recent F8 conference in September, a lot of publicity surrounded the announcements of some of Facebook’s biggest changes to date, such as Facebook’s new Timeline feature. However, this was not the only change to that users could experience, as developments have led to as a change in the Open Graph has opened up a whole lot of opportunities for users to express their opinions one their friends’ posts, say QueryClick.

Christopher Liversidge, QueryClick‘s Managing Director comments: “For a very long time, Facebook users have been able to ‘like’ their Facebook friends’ posts – this means that they could show their appreciation for something that a friend had posted on Facebook by hitting a ‘like’ button. But for as long as the like button has existed, users have been asking for a ‘dislike’ button, where they can show their disapproval or simply their negative feelings towards something they’ve posted. These recent changes to Facebook’s Open Graph have actually made it more possible for users to do this, thanks to Facebook’s new ‘Gestures’ feature, which follows their popular ‘verb any noun’ feature.

The ‘verb any noun’ feature gives users the chance to create their own actions, such as saying that they have ‘watched’ a particular movie, ‘listened’ to a song or alum or even ‘read’ a specific article online. While this may seem very different from ‘like’ and even ‘dislike’, this where ‘Gestures’ comes in because it gives the developers the power to create their own actions, such as ‘challenge’ and ‘cheer’, which means that a ‘dislike’ button may not seem that far away after all, say QueryClick.

Chris continues: “The ‘Gestures’ feature could really transform Facebook for users and developers, as it could open up so many possibilities for communicating with loved ones on the site. It would seem pretty logical that if developers can create buttons for specific actions, that a ‘dislike’ button could be within reach. While Facebook have yet to confirm that the ‘dislike’ button is to be added to the site, the ‘Gestures’ feature could lead to a new and different way of sharing information online, which is just fantastic.”

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Google AdWords Express Arrives in the UK and Germany

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After a long wait, Google’s latest addition to the Adwords family is now available in the UK and Germany, and could make advertising online even simpler for companies in Britain and Europe, say QueryClick.

This month it was announced that Google would be launching AdWords Express, a new service that they promise is a faster and simpler way for smaller and more specifically, local businesses to kick start and run a paid online advertising campaign. The service, which was launched in the US in Autumn last year, and was originally named Boost is a great addition to Google’s existing AdWords services, and will help inexperienced and smaller businesses gain a better online presence, say QueryClick.

Christopher Liversidge, QueryClick‘s Managing Director comments: “AdWords Express has been designed and created for businesses that don’t already use AdWords to help them become more visible online, and therefore attract more customers. Because Google is aware that using a new product like AdWords can be quite intimidating the very first time, they have specially created AdWords Express to be not only very easy to use but also very simple and quick to set up for the first time too.”

When a new user uses AdWords Express for the very first time, all they have to do is provide some very basic information, then create their ad using their own words, and their campaign will be finished and ready to go when the user is. AdWords Express will then work out what searches would trigger that ad to appear, and then the ad will only be shown to people who have been looking for the kind of products that that business has to offer. Also, the ad will be shown in Google Maps, using a blue pin, which means that users can see where a business is before they click on the website.

Christopher continues: “What’s really good about AdWords Express is that it allows people to create really specific ads, such as product specific and location specific, which means people in a certain area of the UK and Germany will be able to find you quicker and more easily. So, for instance, if a webmaster of a toy shop in Manchester signs up to AdWords Express, they will appear whenever a user searches for “toy shops in Manchester” or if they’re already in Manchester, then if they search for “toys” that ad will then appear, which means that search becomes easier for both the consumer and the webmaster.”

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The Latest on the Proposed Yahoo Buyout

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According to recent reports, both Google and Microsoft are currently engaged in a bidding war over just who will buy Yahoo, which could lead to new possibilities for Yahoo and the online community, say QueryClick.

Recently, a number of articles and blogs have revealed that Google and Microsoft, two of the biggest names in the online world, are reportedly exploring the possibility of buying another internet search engine, Yahoo. This news comes following a very dramatic and tumultuous year for Yahoo which saw it experience a number of high profile and negative events, such as the dismissal of Carol Bartz and this rumoured acquisition could not only signal the start of a new era for Yahoo, but also for internet users worldwide.

Christopher Liversidge, QueryClick’s Managing Director comments: “While these reports of Microsoft and Google are yet to be officially confirmed by either company, industry professionals and insiders have already been commenting on what acquiring Yahoo would mean for both companies. However, 2011 has proved to be a somewhat difficult year for Yahoo, with the sudden departure of their CEO, Carol Bartz earlier this year showed us that there is a lot going on behind the scenes at Yahoo.”

While Yahoo was once seen as one of the leaders of the online boom in the late 90s and early 00s, they have struggled to build and maintain a profitable business that rivals both Google and Microsoft. Over the last few years, Yahoo has shrunk considerably, and although it is still the second-largest search engine in the world, their interim CEO, Tim Morse, declined to answer any questions regarding Yahoo’s third-quarter earnings and operations report. Which means that this buyout could be a very good thing for Yahoo and its users, say QueryClick,

Chris continues: “Right now, it appears that Yahoo is at a crossroads of sorts, and with two of the biggest and best online companies allegedly considering making offers to buy it, this buyout could open new doors to Yahoo and reveal new opportunities that weren’t available to the company before, which could have a very positive effect on the people that this takeover affects the most: the user.

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eBay Sellers Should Make Their Views Known, Says Parcel2Go

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Online auction and retail website eBay has recently launched a consultation with its sellers, asking them for their thoughts on how the company should provide customer service in the future, in a bid to improve people’s experience. According to online parcel delivery service Parcel2Go, this is an ideal opportunity for sellers to really get their points across and make their thoughts known.

Richard Mercer, marketing director at Parcel2Go, said: “This is one opportunity that should not be missed. Sellers have everything to gain by making their feelings known to eBay and providing constructive feedback that can be used to improve the website and customer service processes.”

The survey has thrown up some potential new services that eBay may be looking to introduce, such as making customer support available though social media channels. The survey also asks sellers how important 24/7 customer support is to them, what their thoughts are on improved email support and how they feel about the possibility of mobile phone support.

Richard added: “eBay recently unveiled its new virtual shopping basket and a Christmas shopping wish list feature is set to be available at the start of next month. These are all things that can help sellers to maximise revenue and hopefully this new survey will help to streamline the selling process and allow eBay sellers to go on and provide a better experience for their customers.”

The team at Parcel2Go is continually looking for new ways to make buying and selling on eBay quicker and easier. Earlier this year the company launched its quick quote shipping tool which sellers can embed in their item pages to allow buyers to access speedy shipping quotes. By providing quick quotes on domestic and international shipping services, users are provided with the widest possible choice of services and are far likelier to receive a good service.

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Parcel2Go Warns Online Christmas Shoppers Not To Cut Corners When It Comes To Deliveries

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With a recent survey from HSBC revealing that more than one in ten people plan on making use of online shopping outlets this Christmas, Parcel2Go has urged shoppers to use a trusted courier for deliveries.

The survey also found that despite the state of the economy, people intend on spending just as much on Christmas this year as they have in the past, with an average spend of £560 per person.

Richard Mercer, marketing director of Parcel2Go, said: “In the current financial climate Parcel2Go understands that people want to be able to enjoy Christmas as much as possible, and that means they may end up feeling forced to cut corners elsewhere in order to buy all of the presents, food and other things they need to make the season special.

“As HSBC’s survey shows, many people will be turning towards the internet when buying Christmas presents this year, but when it comes to getting purchases delivered we just want shoppers to be absolutely certain that they are using a reliable delivery method so that their presents arrive on time and in good condition, which all of the couriers that we work with can provide.”

He continued: “We’ve seen it before – shoppers buy Christmas presents from foreign sellers over eBay and other online auction websites and choose a cheaper delivery method, thinking that they’re saving money. They end up having to wait weeks for their items though, whereas if they had chosen a courier, their purchases could have been with them in a matter of days.”

Many different courier services work in conjunction with Bolton-based Parcel2Go, and shoppers buying online can pick between them to get the best value for money on a high-quality delivery service that will save them having to put up with any heartache over the Christmas period.

To find out more about the parcel delivery service offered by Parcel2Go visit the official website now.

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DiscountVouchers.co.uk Announces Appointment of New Retail Partnerships Personnel

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Market-leading money saving website DiscountVouchers.co.uk has this week announced the appointment of a new, dedicated retail partnership team which will drive its relationships with over 800 of the sector’s leading on and offline retailers.

DiscountVouchers.co.uk reports that its new team will be led by key appointment George Bett, who comes on board as Head of Partnerships. George will be supported and assisted in his new role by Partnership Executives Emily Birt and Laura Acors. DiscountVouchers.co.uk is the country’s fastest-growing discount voucher website and today enjoys more than 150,000 unique site users every day. The company has in recent years also grown its subscriber database to over 5 million signed-up users.

The new DiscountVouchers.co.uk team has a remit to seek out new partnerships and drive the company’s revenues and market share. George Bett’s team also has a remit to develop the strong links and positive partnerships DiscountVouchers.co.uk already enjoys with networks, agencies and merchants in the retail space.

DiscountVouchers.co.uk Head of Online Gerard Doyle comments: “We are only too aware that the discount voucher sector is a highly competitive one, but retail codes should play a part in every retail supplier’s business strategy. Competitive advantage and increased revenues can be achieved by partnering with the right discount vouchers provider.”

Since DiscountVouchers.co.uk launched in 2009 the site has helped customers save more than £3.8 million and has generated revenues in excess of £25 million in the 12 months to August 2011. The site features more than 500 new offers every day from over 3000 retailers including Marks&Spencer, House of Fraser, Lastminute.com and Sainsbury’s.

For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk.

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Consumers Tell DiscountVouchers.co.uk Body Odour is Top Romantic Turnoff

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DiscountVouchers.co.uk, the money saving website which helps Brits save at all the top stores, this week announces the results of a new survey into people’s personal hygiene opinions. The site’s poll showed that UK consumers rate bad body odour as the worst romantic turnoff.

The survey gathered the views of UK consumers and showed that 47% rate bad B.O. as the biggest physical irritant in romantic terms, while a further 41% think that bad breath is the biggest turnoff.

DiscountVouchers.co.uk spokesperson Claire Hayes says: “We regularly poll our site users on a range of different issues, and this week we asked their views on personal hygiene. People looking to establish a new romantic relationship clearly need to keep an eye on their body odour and bad breath if they want to meet that special someone!”

The order of the personal hygiene irritants revealed by the DiscountVouchers.co.uk poll was: 1. Body odour. 2. Bad breath. 3. Nasal hair. 4. Dirty hair. 5. Stained clothes. 6. Monobrows. 7. Visible underwear. 8. Trying too hard. 9. Bitten nails. 10. Dirty ears.

For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk

DiscountVouchers.co.uk features more than 500 new voucher codes and deals every day from over 3000 retailers including Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Lastminute.com and Sainsbury’s.

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New Research Reveals Gmail is Growing in Popularity

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New analytics reveal that just five years after its launch Gmail for business is poised to be more popular than Microsoft Outlook, say QueryClick.

Recent research from leading analysts at Gartner, the information technology and research company has revealed that Google’s cloud-based Gmail email for business has become a ‘viable’ alternative to Microsoft’s Outlook. While Microsoft’s Outlook service has traditionally been the email provider of choice for many companies, Gmail’s growing influence within the business sector means that the gap between these two providers is getting smaller, say Queryclick.

Christopher Liversidge, QueryClick’s Managing Director says: “The research from Gartner is really very interesting because it reveals that Gmail is not only a good service for personal emails but also a well-respected email service in what is still a relatively small market. Web-hosted email services account for around 3-4% of the enterprise email market, Gmail’s overall market share currently stands at 1%, which sounds minimal, but is actually quite a large section of the existing market.”

The cloud-based email system that Gmail uses is seen to be much more secure than traditional email systems, and much easier to access remotely, ie from home, work or even on holiday than any other system that’s currently available to users. While Microsoft have recently launched their own cloud-based email, Office 365, a new version of it’s well-known Exchange email server, the gap between these two technical giants could be getting smaller, as the cloud-based technology becomes more popular, say QueryClick.

Chris continues: “While both Microsoft Outlook and Gmail are considered to be very reliable email systems for both personal and commercial use, it is predicted that email services are going to grow over the nest few years, with email services expected to make up 20% of the total market in 2016, and grow to a 55% share by December 2020. This is obviously a prediction, but it’s true that businesses are becoming more reliant on emails as a method of communication, and they will obviously need an excellent email system to help them do that. So, with so much riding on email, both Microsoft and Google are bound to be making more and more updates to their existing systems, which can only be a good thing.”

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