Category Archives: Internet & Online

Automotive, Consumer Services, Internet & Online, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Find Best Deals on Car Hire to London At Carrentals.co.uk

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05 July 2011 – /RTPR/– Travellers heading to London this summer can start the savings early by booking their rental car online with Carrentals.co.uk, one of the leading internet car hire specialists. Customers can browse the current prices and special offers from 50 leading car hire firms to help find the best rates at over 15,000 travel destinations around the world.

There are dozens of convenient car hire pick-up locations across London, making it easy to get mobile soon after landing in the capital. A car rental UK booked online through Carrentals.co.uk can be picked up in train stations like St Pancreas International, all of the capital’s airports and many well-known hotels. By visiting their website, customers can compare the latest rates from international rental outfits such as Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Holiday Autos, Opodo and Thrifty to find the deal that’s best for them.

Gareth Robinson, Managing Director of Carrentals.co.uk, comments, “Our goal is to get the right rental car into our customer’s hands at the best price possible. London is no cheap holiday, but the savings from booking with us translates into more cash to spend on highlights like the London Eye and the Tate Modern. Having a rental vehicle also makes it cheap and easy to visit nearby towns like Cotswolds or Brighton for the day.”

There are almost too many attractions in London. Visitors have the daunting challenge of choosing from sites like the Tower of London, The British Museum, Madame Tussaud’s and the hundreds of options for dining, drinking and evening entertainment. With a car rental London there is more time for sightseeing and greater convenience in terms of moving about the capital with total flexibility. Public transport and taxis are not cheap in London, so many travellers discover the cost of a rental car is actually a cheaper way to go.

Carrentals.co.uk compares hire car rates and deals from over 50 rental companies including Auto Europe, Budget, Holiday Autos and Sixt in more than 15,000 locations around the world. To check out current car hire prices visit www.carrentals.co.uk.
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About Carrentals.co.uk
Carrentals.co.uk was launched in February 2003 and grew to become one of the UK’s leading online car hire companies by 2006.

In 2007 the company re-launched its site to create the first major online price comparator in the travel industry. Using the latest technology the Carrentals.co.uk site now searches up to 50 different car hire websites, providing an impartial comparison of the best prices available in over 15,000 locations.

Websites searched include Alamo, Auto Europe, Budget, Ebookers, Hertz, Holiday Autos, Opodo, Sixt and Thrifty, with the Carrentals.co.uk site quickly comparing prices and allowing customers to refine their search by car type.

The Carrentals.co.uk site also features over 5,000 pages of travel information in a mini-guide format.

In 2008 Carrentals.co.uk was voted Best Car Hire Website in the Travolution Awards, and in 2010 it was Highly Commended in the Best Meta-search/Price Comparison category. To book or for further information visit www.carrentals.co.uk

Media Contact
Helen Young
T: 0844 448 1489
press@asapventures.co.uk
ASAP Ventures Ltd
0844 448 1489
www.carrentals.co.uk

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Business, Computers, Internet & Online, Software, Technology

Intranet Connections Software Adds Power and Creativity with Application Builder

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Jun 27 2011 /RTPR/ – – Vancouver, BC – Intranet Connections has announced the latest release of their social intranet software. Intranet Connections v11 builds on employee participation and engagement via your intranet by giving users the power to embrace and share company culture with innovative tools that are out of the box.

“Our intranet software helps to connect employees by information and knowledge sharing, online collaboration and the enhancement of your company culture,” says Carolyn Douglas, CEO of Intranet Connections. “We added dynamic tools such as our new Application Builder, allowing you to easily create any type of application you need for your intranet. We want to provide tools that help improve your business, through your employees and the intranet.”

Application Builder gives you the power to be creative when building applications. You have complete control over input forms, fields, and layout screens. Intranet Connectionshas harnessed AJAX drag and drop, creating an easy to use and dynamic application-building experience, with collaborative social elements such as employee tagging, comments, ratings and widgets.

This release also offers several new interactive widgets that engage with employees, including quick polls to measure employee opinions; a weather widget; widgets that cycle content such as snippets of customer feedback, tip of the day, or inspirational quotes; upcoming birthdays and anniversaries; and features employees with their photo, what they do in the company, and how to reach them or launch an intranet live chat.

Intranet Connections v11 offers extensive theme options along with fixed width layouts to provide modern intranet designs that are out of the box. With their easy to use theme builder, you can build themes that incorporate your company brand, which fosters culture because employees recognize the importance of your brand in the workplace.

About Intranet Connections
Intranet Connections Social Intranet Software helps to foster employee engagement and enhance company culture through online employee knowledge sharing, company communication, and staff collaboration. More than 1500 organizations worldwide have chosen Intranet Connections as their intranet solution. If you would like more information about this topic please contact Tara Clark, Marketing Manager, at 604-924-9770 or visit the Intranet Connections web site at http://www.intranetconnections.com.

Contact Details: #202- 1000 W 14th North Vancouver, BC
604-924-9770
Taraclark@intranetconnections.com
www.intranetconnections.com

 

Healthcare, Internet & Online, Pharmaceuticals

Recently Launched Pharmacy Xpressdelivery.Com Offers Fair Deals On Popular Drugs

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Jun 27 2011 /RTPR/ – New online pharmacy xpressdelivery.com has been launched, offering its services to international customers. This is the first online drugstore to offer cheap generic Viagra online and other impotence medications at a fair price.

Xpressdelivery.com was launched with an understanding of the market lacking a pharmacy that would be truly committed to providing high level of service without charging too much money. This pharmacy was started as a place where it would be possible to buy viagra online, as well as purchase some other highly demanded medications that can be very expensive to buy without a prescription. Because of the company’s close cooperation with the largest manufacturer of cheap generic drugs (generic Viagra being one of them), xpressdelivery.com can offer affordable prices and more options for the customer to save money and leave satisfied. The pharmacy is ready to offer convenient shopping options to its customers, and new ones are introduced every day.

Xpressdelivery.com is planning to become truly international and popular with customers looking to save their money without the quality of their generic Viagra affected. Presently, it’s looking into the opportunity to cooperate with another large manufacturer, that way being able to offer a wider choice of medications at even more attractive prices. Due to years of experience its members of staff have, as well as constant attention to perfecting the services offered to new and regular customers, this pharmacy has already found its niche in the market and will keep working on bringing more advantages to people interested in saving money while shopping for their drugs online.

Xpressdelivery.com is a recently launched online pharmacy that sells most popular and very efficient generic medications. Xpressdelivery.com is a fully licensed pharmacy committed to providing all the safety guarantees to its customers. Independent international institutions carefully monitor the work of this online drugstore, which guarantees every visitor an increased level of security and confidentiality.

Contact Details: 848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #1707 Las Vegas, NV 89107
413-241-7404, 800-400-8079
Fax Number:
US:1-413-638-0491

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Art, Internet & Online, Media, Society, Technology, Web 2.0

How Liberating Information Will Transform Our World

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MEDFIELD, MA (June 20, 2011) – Innovative, cheap ways to use real-time data plus removing restrictions to it will help companies make better decisions, streamline and improve government, and empower the public, according to “Data Dynamite,” published today.

The book, subtitled “how data will transform our world,” was written by “data dude” W. David Stephenson, and published by Data4All Press. It is available in e-book and print versions.

The book draws parallels between a potential explosion in uses for data if it becomes accessible to everyone and if new tools make it easy to share and understand, and how publishing of new works bloomed after Luther translated the Bible into German so ordinary people could understand it and printed it rather than having monks copy it. Stephenson says legitimate reasons made it hard for government and companies to gather, process, and disseminate data in the past. Technology removed the barriers, but the old “data scarcity” mentality prevails on the part of management and must be ended.

The book calls for a 4-step process to liberate data:

  • apply “tags” to it the first time it is entered, giving data meaning and context
  • distribute it automatically and in real time, when it will be of most use
  • make it available to everyone in an organization – and often outside it – who needs the data (rather than to just a few elites)
  • provide new Web 2.0 tools letting non-technical users analyze and act on data collaboratively.

The book is aimed at senior managers in business and government and at the general public.

“Data Dynamite” details a wide range of pioneering examples of liberating data, including:

  • online medical records
  • an “Internet of Things” prescription jar that notifies your doctor when you take a pill
  • a Mexican concrete company gaining competitive advantage by operating with real-time data,
  • and an online patient community which shares information on their conditions to help drug companies find cures.

It also outlines principles of liberating data, describes characteristics of companies that liberate data, and concludes with a 13-point “Liberating Data Manifesto.” An entire chapter describes the innovative strategies U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra used while he was the District of Columbia CTO.

Stephenson is principal of Stephenson Strategies, Medfield, Ma, and has an international reputation as a consultant and thought leader in both data and Web 2.0 strategies, especially open data and disaster management strategies that empower the general public.

The book is available from all leading e-book sources, and costs $9.99. The print version retails for $16.99 and is available through Amazon and local bookstores.

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W. David Stephenson  |  Principal  |  Stephenson Strategies
D.Stephenson@stephensonstrategies.com |  508 740-8918   |  335 Main Street, Medfield, MA 02052
Twitter: data4all | Skype: wdavidstephenson | Google Voice: (508) 921-0689

AVAILABLE NOW: Data Dynamite: how liberating information will transform our world
Liberating Data Manifesto:
Place data at the heart of your operations. Attach metadata to make it it meaningful, deliver it automatically and in real-time, provide tools to interpret it, and you will transform government, business, and daily life. You will help workers collaborate and make better decisions, automate processes for better operation and integration, encourage creating new services, and improve individuals’ lives.

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” –Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams

 

NEWS FROM Data4All Press
335 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
508 740-8918

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Automotive, Internet & Online, Society, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Motorcycles – one of the biggest savings available on daily travel

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Jun 13 2011 /RTPR/ – Budget conscious motorists could be missing one of the biggest savings available on daily travel – Motorcycles! Did you know that small motorbikes and scooters can achieve well over 100 miles per gallon? How does that compare with your car?

Look around during your commute and you will notice that most cars have one occupant. That is a lot of spare space and metal to drag around and means they are simply burning money as fuel.

Learning to ride is not as difficult as you might think either; a one-day CBT test is all that is required for smaller motorcycles and scooters. Even if you can’t see yourself as a motorcyclist, then you will still gain vital road knowledge from the perspective of people on two wheels.

Switching from a medium sized car to a 125cc motorbike will net you savings on fuel, tax and insurance and in many cases will cover the cost of a brand new motorbike in the first year.

Combine all of the monetary advantages with the fact that motorcycles are great fun and can cut right through the traffic and they offer a solution to modern traffic problems that cannot be ignored.

http://www.cbt-test-training.info gives people looking to take their first steps in to the world of motorcycling all the information required from the moment they learn to ride a motorbike right through to taking the CBT or bike test.

Contact Details: CBT Test Training
C/O L6 Limited
28 Verney Road
Langley, Slough
contact@cbt-test-training.info

 

Business, Human Resources, Internet & Online

US Recruiters Launch Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment

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Jun 13 2011 /RTPR/ – Claude Penland and Sally Ezra, two global leaders in the international actuarial recruiting industry, today as partners announce the launch of their company, Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment (“Ezra Penland”) in Chicago, Illinois.

Joining Sally and Claude at Ezra Penland are five outstanding employees. They include Debbie Charbonneau, Kevin Elliott, Dana Kelly, Yvonne McArdle and Emily Moss. To read more about their top quality staff, see EzraPenland.com/recruiters.

Initially, the Group of Seven will be focused on the North American actuarial recruitment market, and then rapidly expand into the global market. It is Ezra Penland’s plan to be the market leader in their niche, as Sally Ezra has spent nearly two decades recruiting actuaries, has developed strong professional relationships and a vast network of clientele. They value her commitment, resourcefulness, her personal attention and, above all, her high level of professional ethics.

Claude Penland is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He has over twenty years of experience as a casualty actuary and as a web strategist for actuarial recruitment organizations.

Ezra Penland additionally announces the timely publishing of their 2011 industry standard United States actuarial salary surveys at EzraPenland.com/salary. These 11 salary surveys include unprecedented detail on compensation for Property and Casualty, Life, Pension and Health actuaries. The details further break salaries down by consulting, reinsurance and insurance/all other employers of actuaries. An Adobe Acrobat file of all surveys is immediately available to be downloaded, printed and shared.

Ezra Penland is becoming known as the publisher of C-level insurance and reinsurance US salary surveys at EzraPenland.com/c-level. These CEO/CFO/CRO/etc. studies can also be found at LifeSalarySurvey.com, HealthSalarySurvey.com, CasualtySalarySurvey.com and ReinsuranceSalarySurvey.com.

To read more about their mission, types of searches and their specialities, see EzraPenland.com/about. Past clients and candidates recommend their services highly at EzraPenland.com/testimonials.

Contact Details: Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment
4256 North Ravenswood
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60613
Phone: (800) 580-3972
http://www.EzraPenland.com
actuaries@ezrapenland.com

 

Consumer Services, Entertainment, Gaming, Internet & Online

Right Casino Media Announced the Launch of Two New Websites

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Jun 10 2011 /RTPR/ – Right Casino Media, a reputable online gaming portal provider, has today announced the launch of two new websites directed towards the live dealer casino and in-play betting niches.

Established UK online gambling portal operator Right Casino Media has made public the launch of two brand new e-gaming websites, LiveGambling.co.uk and LiveBetting.co.uk, both targeted to enhance player knowledge and experience in real time gambling markets; including live in-play betting and live dealer casino insights.

The first of these websites, LiveBetting.co.uk solely focuses on the rapidly expanding in-play betting market made popular by popular betting provider Bet365. The site provides independent bookmaker reviews, betting guides as well as exclusive bonuses negotiated with operators.

The second site, LiveGambling.co.uk, captures a larger portion of the market due to the availability that the broadness the domain name lends. This focuses on in play-betting, live dealer casino operators as well as live bingo providers. As with LiveBetting.co.uk, both independent reviews and exclusive bonuses are made available only to the Right Casino Media Network.

Michael Charalambous, Managing Director of Right Casino Media commented: “The online gambling industry has developed in ways that 5 years ago would have seemed impossible, because of this the emphasis on real time and live gaming is higher than ever. Right Casino Media endeavours to be at the forefront of this market and the recent launch of our 2 newest websites moves us even closer to this goal.”

Find more information about Right Casino Media on their websitewww.rightcasinomedia.com

About Right Casino Media
Right Casino Media limited is a privately ran gambling portal operator which focuses on the rapidly expanding live industry. The company, formed in 2010, runs other well-known portals such as LiveRoulette.co.uk, LiveCasinos.co.uk as well as more generally targeted websites such as BlackjackCasinos.co.uk.

Contact Details: Suite 7, Ripon House, 35 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 6JL
07725343456
http://www.rightcasinomedia.com/

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Apparel & Fashion, Internet & Online, Marketing, Retail, Shopping

Boden Wins Loyalty Award

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Jun 09 2011 /RTPR/ – Boden, the multichannel retailer of apparel and accessories, emerged victorious as the CRM/Loylty category winner of Marketing Week’s second Engage Awards. Announced at a glittering ceremony at the Grosvernor House Hotel in London, members of the Boden team were delighted by the recognition by judges and peers for their innovative CRM efforts.

The award-winning “Love Story” campaign featured personalised mailing, addressed to a customer’s first name with a J Loves logo at the front. A fold-out spread was completely unique to each customer based on their shopping history and life story with the brand.

The back of the catalogue featured further personalisation, with product recommendations based on analytics. These were further complemented by personal emails with further recommendations and additional integrated material.

Overall results for the catalogue mailing delivered a near 30% uplift in response. Engage Award’s judges were impressed, commenting “A great example of marketing with a personal touch.” Praising the quality and relevance of personalisation they added, “Strong customisation made it highly engaging and drove strong results”.

Boden’s campaign fought off strong competition in the face of O2’s Priority campaign and Innocent Drinks’ Innocent AGM to claim the Winner’s award. Further shortlisted entries came from Coca-Cola, Cravendale, Fiat, M&S and More Than amongst others.

Now in its second year, Marketing Week’s Engage Awards received even more entries than last year, which were judged by judged by a host of well know industry professionals including Mark Choueke, Editor of Marketing Week, Will Abbott, Marketing and Communications Director, Freesat, Lauren Branston Director, Public Affairs & Communications, Coca Cola, Craig Inglis Director, Marketing John Lewis, Richard Reed CEO Innocent Drinks and Phil Rumbol Founding Partner 101.

About JP Boden
When he could not find what he wanted in the Johnnie Boden started a clothing business. Boden’s grown in leaps and bounds since the first range took shape on Johnnie’s kitchen table back in 1991. The company is now turning over £200 million a year and employing 800 staff. More than 200 womenswear styles are on offer, as well as extensive ranges of menswear, babywear, girls dresses and boys clothes. Boden launched operations in America in 2002, Germany in 2007 and Austria in September 2009.

Contact Details: Boden UK
pr@boden.co.uk
PR Manager
Boden House, 114 – 120 Victoria Road
London
NW10 6NY

Apparel & Fashion, Internet & Online, Retail, Shopping

Boden’s Innovative Catalogue Campaign Pays Off

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Jun 09 2011 /RTPR/ – Clothing retailer Boden reported a doubling of response on its latest enquirer conversion campaign in Summer 2011. Investment in an integrated multichannel approach to enquirer mailings with high level of personalisation paid off with improved ROI compared to past campaigns.

In May, Boden mailed Royal Wedding themed postcards to its enquirers, each featuring a personalised URL leading to a tailored micro site. Visitors were able to enter a competition to instantly win £1,000 worth of Boden clothing. Those that weren’t lucky enough to scoop the prize were awarded with a 15% off discount and automatically deep-linked from the micro site to the relevant Boden web page based on their catalogue preferences and gender.

The thorough approach with creative integration from start to finish paid off, boosting both engagement and sales. Matthew Finn, Assistant Marketing Manager at Boden, commented “Despite the higher initial costs we experienced almost double the response rate.” He went on to thank digital printers Howard Hunt and insight partners Celerity for their support in putting the campaign together.

Mr Finn now plans to roll out similar features to more tactical campaigns in the future. “We’ve seen declining response rates for enquirers on traditional mailings”, he says, sighting personalised integrated campaigns as a way to boost enquirer engagement and conversion.

This success follows hot on the heels of Boden’s catalogue campaign that was awarded Marketing Week’s Engage Award in May. The “Love Story” campaign featured personalised mailing, addressed to a customer’s first name with a J Loves logo at the front. A fold-out spread was unique to each customer based on their shopping history and life story with the brand. Overall results for this catalogue mailing delivered a near 30% uplift in response.

About JP Boden
When he could not find what he wanted in the Johnnie Boden started a clothing business. Boden’s grown in leaps and bounds since the first range took shape on Johnnie’s kitchen table back in 1991. The company is now turning over £200 million a year and employing 800 staff. More than 200 womenswear styles are on offer, as well as extensive ranges of menswear, boys clothing, girls clothing and babies clothes. Boden launched operations in America in 2002, Germany in 2007 and Austria in September 2009.

Contact Details: pr@boden.co.uk
PR Manager
Boden House, 114 – 120 Victoria Road
London
NW10 6NY
0845 677 5050

 

Apparel & Fashion, Internet & Online, Retail, Shopping

European Union Cookie Regulations May Change Online Shopping

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Jun 08 2011 /RTPR/ – The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) have recently (26 th May) a mandate which dictating that website operators with the EU gain explicit consent from their visitors before using cookies to track their interaction with the site.

Cookies are, at their most basic, a short line of text placed on to your computer when you access specific sites. The text file is then used to help the browser remember details about the visitor such as what items are held in the basket or whether this is a first time visit or a returning customer.

Forcing visitors to consent to these cookies is designed to make the internet safer. However, many argue this will come at the expense of functionality. It is currently unclear what form displaying consent will come in, it may simply be an opt-in box.

Simon Crisp, Director of shopsafe.co.uk has voiced his concern about this directive, “This is going to add a regulatory and cost burden to digital economy at a time when we don’t need it” Crisp felt that further cookie regulations may add further complications to online shopping which users, new to online retail, would be put off by.

Further issues have been raised by those online experts who use these tracking methods to prove return on investment for their campaigns. Matthew Barker, managing partner of Hit Riddle was keen to mention that without being able to measure the performance of selected ads internet marketers may begin to struggle proving the efficacy of their campaigns.

Without clear indication of how this mandate will be instigated it’s difficult to know what the effect will be. However, it’s clear smaller online retailers may struggle to cover the cost of a ‘cookie audit’ to prove they are in line with the latest regulations.

It is unlikely this will cause online shopping to stumble but rather to shift towards larger etailers. With more and more brands launching their products online (such as the recent FitFlop Rokkit launch from online footwear etailer FitFlop) customers will still be able to get the brands they’re searching for but it maybe that this latest EU regulation causes the smaller independent to abandon traditional online advertising.

Contact Details: Nigel Linton
110 – 114 Corporation Street
Birmingham
B4 6SX