| Teaming Up on the Google Goliath
There's no point in leaving something up to chance. eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal has survived the initial threat from Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) nascent electronic-payment platform, but it wants to make sure that things stay that way. The world's leading online marketplace announced last week that it will team up with Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a deal to promote PayPal as well as Yahoo!'s paid-search product. The Yahoo! PayPal Checkout Program dangles some pretty tasty bait. Websites that offer online transactions can get $100 credit on Yahoo!'s sponsored search service and also score free PayPal processing through the end of the year. Participants will also have a blue shopping-cart icon appear on the text ads, so that the ads will stand out even better against the competition.
New Australian VOD Service VOLT Challanges BitTorrent, Current VOD ...
The recent launch of Anytime on VOLT, a video-on-demand service from Anytime and Fairfax Digital grabbed the attention of Australian Internet users, debuting at #5th position in the Hitwise Shopping & Classifieds - Video and Games industry with 4.09% share for the week ending 21 April 2007. Blockbuster movies, TV shows, music videos and games will be available on the online channel to consumers in Australia and New Zealand, competing directly with bricks and mortar rental stores. Anytime on VOLT ranked ahead of existing video-on-demand providers, Big Pond Movies at #7th position, and Reeltime at #81st position for the week ending 21 April 2007. Mail-order service, EzyDVD was the leader in the Shopping & Classifieds - Video and Games category with 10.55% share, and has been the number one website based on monthly visits for the past 24-months.
A taste of classic cooking: School offers something for all
It was the ultimate cooking demonstration and the atmosphere was festive. There were occasional surprises and an abundance of great food. One of the 700 attendees won a magnificent recliner. Others won bags of groceries, cooking items, cookbooks, hair care products, gift certificates and more. Tuesday night’s Taste of Home Cooking School was all about good food, classic cooking and having fun in the kitchen.Culinary specialist Michelle Roberts, who travels to more than 250 communities coast to coast, said, "I always enjoy coming to Orangeburg for the Taste of Home Cooking School."The audience is very receptive, the sponsors are supportive and the cooking assistants are well-organized. Carla Hall and Missy Hutto of the Times and Democrat have everything exactly in place and ready to go when I arrive."While the doors to the Cinema Rooms at the Orangeburg Mall did not open to the public until 5 p.m., people began camping out in the parking lot as early as 3 p.m.
Discount Camping Memberships Soar for Camp Club USA
VENTURA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Camp Club USA, the newest member in the Affinity Group's family of companies that include Good Sam Club, Coast to Coast Resorts, Woodall's Campground Directory, Trailer Life and MotorHome magazines, today announced that its membership base has reached a milestone – exceeding 30,000 consumers. Since being founded in January 2006, Camp Club USA, a discount camping club that guarantees 50 percent off nightly rates at its network of more than 600 affiliated campgrounds across the United States and Canada, has seen continued growth of its membership base. "Because Camp Club USA campgrounds are personally inspected and rated by Woodall's, the word is quickly spreading among camping enthusiasts that they can save a significant amount of money — half of typical costs — while experiencing the best camp sites available," said Bruce Hoster, vice president and executive director of Camp Club USA.
World of Warcraft profession change notes version 2.1
A lot of people have been wondering about what profession changes are going to be implemented in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Nethaera, from the WoW Forums, has posted the complete profession change notes from the upcoming 1.2.1 patch due to "public demand", though she maintains that all the notes are not permanent.
We're really happy about the proposed changes such as the one in fishing which states that "The fishing timer can no longer run through its duration without a fish biting." Engineers also got pretty lucky with Adamantite Shells being buffed, and now requiring less adamantite. Meanwhile, the big change for skinners everywhere is the fact that skinning higher-leveled animals now provide more leather.
There are too many changes that they plan on implementing for us to post here, so you can head on to the WoW forums via our read link and check out the complete post there.
Mobile Phones and Designer Clothing Brands Top First Quarter 2007 ...
OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (http://www.oztion.com.au), has today announced record results for the first quarter of 2007, with more than 1.4 million Australian visitors in March 2007. (PRWeb) April 16, 2007 -- OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (http://www.oztion.com.au), has today announced their sales results for the first quarter of 2007. The first quarter of 2007 delivered a record number of visitors and product sales for OZtion. With more than 1.4 million Australian visitors in March 2007, OZtion now has 140,000 registered members. The top five product categories by sales revenue for March 2007 were: 1) women's clothing and accessories, 2) jewellery and watches, 3) mobile phones, 4) crafts, and 5) homeware and garden items.
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