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With hopes of becoming the country’s one-stop shop for shopping, search, and networking activities, 88DB.com, erstwhile a local classifieds site, has recently implemented a major overhaul of its portal by integrating 28 new categories that users can browse through.

Travel, Business Services, Beauty and Wellness, Pets, and Weddings are just among the categories that the new site will carry. “All of us are always seeking to connect,” said Racquel Cagurangan, general manager of 88DB Philippines, “whether through someone who can give us information we need, a product that can help us, or a service that can make our lives better. We are also looking for people who may need our services or products that we in turn offer. It is this dynamic continuous interaction that makes 88DB different – while other sites do have categories, ours build on that to become engaging communities.”

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1985 – Symbolics.com is registered, with Bbn.com and Think.com making up the first three dotcoms.

1986 – Xerox snapped up theirs in January, following by IBM in March and Boeing in September. At this stage, the concept of using the internet for commercial purposes was still unheard of.

1987 – Apple, just as it was launching its groundbreaking SE computer, registered Apple.com in February – again, without much of a clue of its future potential. The 100th dotcom to be registered, Nynexst.com, is added to the list on 30 November.

1988 – Robert Morris, a student at Cornell University writes the first notable computer “worm”, supposedly to gauge the size of the internet at that time (some 60,000 computers, as it turned out). He’s convicted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; today he’s an associate professor at MIT.

1989 – The World becomes the first company to offer dial-up internet access to the American public. In March, Compuserve – an alternative dialup service – makes its first links to the internet, allowing the receipt and transmission of email messages. Still no web, though

1990 – The first search engine, Archie, is written by Alan Emtage, a computer science student at the university of Montreal, enabling users to locate material on public computers. On Christmas Day Tim Berners-Lee compiles the first webpage at the unmemorable URL nxoc01.cern.ch.

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Connect with your customers – fast and easy!

88DB.com creates more opportunities for you to get that sale – fast and easy. We have recently added a new feature that will allow your customers a quicker and faster way to reach you. With 88DB.com’s on-site SMS facility, your customers can now send their inquiries to your mobile phone free of charge.

This service is currently available to paid advertisements so upgrade your account to one now. Realize the potential for more profit as 88DB.com’s on-site SMS facility will allow you to cater to your customers’ needs right away.

To send a message, a customer just has to click on the “Send SMS” button on the upper right corner of your ad profile page and then fill in the inquiry form. You will receive the inquiry instantly and without any added cost. Just make sure that you supply the team at 88DB.com your updated contact information.

A big CHANGE has just happened in 88DB.com! In line with our commitment to a quality customer service, we have just launched a new and improved website that offers the following:

Colorful images. Every category page has its own color code for better organization, accessibility and visual appeal. More photos are added to make your browsing experience extra fun.

Handy tips. Quick tips and trivia are provided per category. Learn more about arts, beauty, health, sports, travel or in any field of your interest.

Advanced searches. Life is made easy with advanced search functions that will help you find what you are looking for in just one click.

New learning. Lifestyle trends now come handy. Keep yourself updated with the latest gadgets, car models, architectural designs and more.

Great videos. Relevant videos are made available in all categories. Watch selected music videos, car races, DIY projects and other recorded events all in one site.

Exciting announcements. An announcement board is placed in all categories. Hear news, promos and important schedules of all types.

See the difference. Visit www.88DB.com.ph today!

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From Peter Pezaris -  Multiply Founder & CEO

Multiply Marketplace – We now have a centralized place to browse through the thousands of virtual stores being operated by your fellow Filipinos here on Multiply. Look for the “Shop” link now in the top part of our site to see the different categories of products being offered by Multiply’s community of online sellers. We created this directory as an effective way for sellers to promote their shops and connect with the people who actually want to buy, while keeping it all separate from those who don’t. If you’d like to add your own shop to the directory, look for the link located beneath the Marketplace.

http://multiply.com/marketplace

Weemall.com is the Philippine Online Shopping Mall which provides FREE delivery* of purchases to e-shoppers. As e-shoppers browse and shop online, Weemall.com assures that they get their items right at their doorsteps — for FREE!

Weemall.com was conceptualized and created to offer e-shoppers a diverse range of quality products, give them flexible payment options either through their ATM’s or credit cards. With Weemall.com, e-shoppers are guaranteed to get that ultimate satisfaction they deserve!

Weemall.com is a product of Oxford Distributions, Inc. and is exclusively marketed by Asiatel Distributions Inc. — a dynamic organization that introduces innovation in order to encourage progress and make things better for people.

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1. Make a video:

• Make your own video about an extraordinary shopping experience.
• The more interesting and unique your story is, the better chances you have of winning.
• You will need a valid Multiply ID to join. On the multiply homepage, click “Join Group”.
• Download the slide tag here. You will need to place the slide tag at the beginning of your video.
• Click on “Join the Contest” tab and upload your video. After uploading, click on “Save and Publish”
  • All videos titles must be named in the following format:
    Shopntalk <TITLE OF VIDEO>
    by <MULTIPLY ID>.
  • All video descriptions must include the <COMPLETE NAME OF THE PARTICIPANT>
• Video must be no longer than 2 minutes.
• Once uploaded, the video cannot be edited nor changed. Participants can submit as many entries as they want as long as it´s a different video.
• Only shortlisted videos will be posted on the website for final judging and voting. UnionBank of the Philippies reserves the right to determine if an entry qualifies or not. UnionBank’s decision in this regard is final. For technical considerations, videos will be posted within 24-48 hours.
• All UnionBank ,promo partners, Advertising and Media Agencies’ employees and their relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity and affinity are not qualified to join the contest.
• All submitted videos becomes a property of UnionBank of the Philippines. UnionBank of the Philippines reserve the right to use submitted and winning videos for commercial purposes.
• Be reminded of the following important video considerations:
  • Entries must not contain, mention or promote other brands that are directly or indirectly competing with UnionBank credit cards.
  • Video must not contain inappropriate content such as but not limited to obscene, pornographic, or sexually-explicit content or information; Materials which are defamatory or libellous in character or those which violate the privacy of any group or individual

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Why shop furniture online in the Philippines?

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Google on Tuesday offered to build for free websites for 200 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as give P2,000 worth of free credits on Google AdWords.Derek Callow, head of marketing for Google Southeast Asia, said the one-time offer is meant to boost the online presence of local firms and help them harness the power of the Web to grow their business. He said the first 200 businesses who sign up at www.google.com.ph/stimulus between now and December 15, 2009 will have their company websites developed by STI College for free.

“Any Philippine company that has a product to sell and a valid business permit can apply for the package,” he said in a presentation in Makati City.

He added that subsequent participants need only pay a one-time fee of P3,000 to STI College for the website development work. Since the websites are hosted on Blogger.com, which is owned by Google, there would be no hosting fees charged to the business.

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Until now, running a shop on Multiply has technically been a violation of our terms of service. As long as you didn’t spam anyone though, we simply looked the other way and let you go about your business. I know that this policy didn’t exactly give you all a lot of comfort, so I’m happy to announce that we’ve updated our terms of service to reflect the fact that running a shop on Multiply is now an officially endorsed activity.

If you would like to run a shop on Multiply, all you have to do is identify yourself as an online seller. To do this, click on “my account” at the top of any page and then on “My Account Info”. In the Account Type field just check the box to indicate that your account is an online shop. That’s it! Once you make this change, you’ll see “Online Seller” appear below your headshot on your site (or “Premium Seller” if you have a Premium account).

Please help us spread the word on this. You will need to check this box in order to continue to run your shop on Multiply, but we understand that it will take time for everyone to get the message.

Also, please continue to be mindful of our spam policy. Sending unsolicited personal messages, or posting to groups, for the purpose of promoting your shop is considered spam and could result in the cancellation of your account.

Being officially supported and having the ability to identify yourself as an online seller is a great first step, but we have more to come. In the near future we’ll start adding features designed explicitly for you to help you better run your business on Multiply. The reason for this group is to allow you to help guide us in those efforts.

For now, thanks for your continued support of Multiply and I’ll be back in touch soon with many, many questions.

From Multiply.com