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Be a savvy spender in 2011
We are now 12 days into 2011 which means that the average household in Britain has already spent close to £800*. With belts tightened and a VAT price hike also in effect, cashback and voucher code site Quidco advises Brits of the savvy way to spend.
iPad the gift which keeps on giving
Mobile operator Three has released details of how its new Apple iPad owners used this year’s most wanted tech gift over the festive period.
British Car Auctions online sales break 100k barrier
BCA has released details of online sales volumes for 2010, which surged past 100,000 units in the UK for the first time on record. In Europe, a further 89,000 units were transacted online by BCA, meaning the company is fast approaching 200,000 annual online sales.
Online powers ahead for British Car Auctions
There’s no question that online selling is an ever-growing factor in the UK economy – but it is generally restricted to lower value transactions from a few pounds to a few hundred.
How to sell your unwanted Christmas gifts on eBay
Research released by eBay and TNS has found that £652 million was spent by British shoppers on unwanted Christmas presents last year – equivalent to £16.38 per person.
Introducing MORE TH>N freeman
UK insurer, MORE TH>N, is set to unveil a new advertising campaign on New Year's Day, airing first on ITV, Channel 4, FIVE and ESPN, with more channels showing the adverts in the coming days.
HMRC Twitter brings in the New Year
HMRC has begun trialling the use of Twitter, in the lead up to the 31 January Self Assessment deadline, with the username @hmrcgovuk.
Yahoo!'s Top Ten of Everything 2010
Yahoo!'s Year in Review - the definitive list of the people, places and events that grabbed the UK's imagination over the past 12 months, based on billions of searches on Yahoo.co.uk - has uncovered a nation still worried by economic uncertainty and dazzled by celebrity.
AOL to acquire social identity site about.me
AOL has announced that it has agreed to acquire about.me, Inc., a product that empowers people to create a single personal profile page that presents their online identities together in one place, simplifying the social experience across the web.
Parents concerned about rising trend of ‘Facebook parties'
The cost of teenage parties is hitting UK parents hard with new research showing they are picking up a total bill of £14million as a result of the damage caused at house parties.
Online bargain hunters spent £6.4 billion in November
Shoppers in the UK spent a total of £6.4 billion online during November, equivalent to £104 per person, according to latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
LinkedIn top 10 UK professional profile clichés
LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network with more than 85 million members worldwide, has revealed the top 10 most commonly used words and phrases in professional profiles for members based in the UK.
New scheme helps students make extra money
Students wanting to make a few quid to boost their Christmas coffers must look no further than their Facebook friends thanks to a new initiative from NUS Extra.
Bedtime buying on the rise
With less than a week to go until Christmas, the latest insight from Orange customers reveals a new breed of shoppers avoiding the festive rush by shopping from their mobile phones, at night.
Christmas gifts: ‘It’s the thought that counts’ for 47% of Brits
Twenga, the most comprehensive shopping search engine, has asked Brits what they do with the Christmas gifts they do not like. The results show that 47% of British people keep the gifts and think it is the thought that counts.