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ePERKS.com makes life more enjoyable with discounts and perks

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eperks.jpgLaunched last July 30, ePERKS.com is a new site that provides consumers thousands in discounts and perks from participating real estate agents, auto dealers and home contractors nationwide. It is is geared to provide something extra to consumers and in turn provide local service professionals another method of online marketing.

An online marketplace of top professionals such as real estate agents, automotive dealers, home contractors and more, ePERKS rewards consumers with huge perks when consumers transact with member professionals. Service professionals’ business backgrounds, credentials, years of experience, perks and more are all made available upfront within the marketplace.

“Our goal over the next 12 months is to effectively brand ePERKS as the online destination for finding top local professionals with great deals in multiple industries for those savings savvy internet consumers,” says Ben Behrouzi, ePERKS President and CEO.

Originally posted on August 2, 2007 @ 9:36 am

Answers.com experiencing low traffic

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answers.jpgAnswers.com, an award-winning information portal, has seen a 28% drop in search engine traffic starting last week due to a search engine algorithmic adjustment by Google.

“The major search engines modify their algorithms all the time,” said Bob Rosenschein, CEO. “This change only demonstrates the sound business rationale behind our agreement to purchase Dictionary.com, because it underscores a primary motivation for the deal: to secure a steady source of direct traffic and mitigate our current dependence on search engine algorithms.”

Originally posted on August 2, 2007 @ 9:47 am

Diddy recruits new assistant on YouTube

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Sean Combs, rapper and music mogul, is looking for a new personal assistant using video sharing Website, YouTube. Interested candidates must post their short videos to Diddy’s Assistant page on YouTube. They must clearly explain, in less than 3 minutes, why they deserve this “prestigious” job.

In case you are wondering about the job description, read this:

“What better job than that to have me scream at you, go crazy, keep you up at late hours, have you sleep-deprived?” Sean Combs or Diddy asked.

Sounds crazy to me but hey this might be your chance to get the best bling-blings in town!

Editor’s note: But before you post your video, please make sure that you have a college degree. Diddy clarified it with a follow up video.

Originally posted on August 1, 2007 @ 9:31 am

Leading online retailers prefer CheetahMail

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cheetah.jpg According to the 2007 edition of Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide, global leading email marketing and customer intelligence solutions company,CheetahMail, remains the number one choice to manage their email marketing programs. This company serves 30 percent of the Top 50 Retail Websites and nearly three times more than the next email service provider.

This year, appearing in the highest tier of this list are CheetahMail clients: Sears Holding Corp. (ranked 7th), CDW Corp. (ranked 8th), Newegg.com (ranked 10th), J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (ranked 12th), Victoria’s Secret Direct (Limitedbrands Inc, ranked 16th), and Redcats USA (ranked 28th).

“We applaud this year’s Top 500 and we’re honored to work with such a large number of them,” said Matthew Seeley, president of CheetahMail. “Our customers are all brand leaders and experts at building customer loyalty through every customer touch point, we look forward to seeing even more of them in the Top 500 next year.”

Originally posted on July 31, 2007 @ 7:34 am

HSN.com relaunches

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hsn.jpgHSN, a global multichannel retailing giant offering thousands of products to enhance all aspects of its customers’ lives, has taken online shopping to a new dimension today with the relaunch of its Website HSN.com.

The new HSN.com draws on the Company’s exceptional array of celebrities, experts and hosts who, through the use of green screen video, function as “virtual video guides” throughout the site. Each storefront is hosted by an embedded expert who can guide visitors to new products, new features, trends and tips.

“On television, HSN does an exceptional job of engaging and educating customers. With today’s relaunch of HSN.com, we’ve harnessed web technologies to take that experience to a new dynamic, interactive platform.  It’s a powerful combination that sets HSN.com apart from the rest.” said William Lynch, Executive Vice President and General Manager of HSN.com.

Originally posted on August 1, 2007 @ 8:55 am