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UberVU - Track conversations wherever they go on the Web and rep. FriendFeed. Spokeo. Plaxo » Stay in touch with the people you care about. Direct Line v Confused: The War of the Machines » Insiders View. Three hundred aggregators started paying attention on June 4th 2007. The survivors of the broker battle called the war Judgement Day. They lived only to a face a new nightmare, the war against the direct insurers. On the day in question, Direct Line began an above-the-line advertising campaign specifically set up to slam price comparison websites. In a bold move, Direct Line (who refuse to appear on price comparison or aggregator websites) decided to go on the attack.

Not a great surprise considering how the brand launched into the personal insurance market. Direct Line have cast doubt on the independence and transparency of insurance comparison sites by saying: …price comparison sites are middlemen……additional benefits are only available direct… Confused called it:. “an act of desperation” “Direct Line’s claims simply don’t stand up to scrutiny” “…Direct Line doesn’t even make the top ten” Not surprises that these two brands have come head to head – RBS versus Admiral. Beware ‘biased’ switching sites - Times Online.

Tesco’s chief hits out as profit warning hits shares The new boss of Tesco has attacked his predecessors for adopting “artificial” tactics to hit aggressive profit targets in the final few months of each financial year. Tesco’s shares plunged by 10 per cent to 168p on a warning this morning that the chain’s profit for the year to February will be no more than £1.4 billion, well short of the £1.94 billion that investors had been anticipating.

Dave Lewis, chief executive, said his efforts to turn around the business were costing £500 million. He conceded: “It’s been a difficult time for Tesco – none of us would argue about that.” Part of the shortfall is down to changes in the way Tesco deals with suppliers in the wake of accounting scandal over its treatment of marketing contributions from food companies, which has prompted an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. However, Mr Lewis said… New Scotland Yard sold to Abu Dhabi Financial Group The Metropolitan Police has cashed in… Top 20 Viral Videos. Fuser: Manage All Your Email and Social Networking Messages in O. Another product that aims to simplify your digital lifestyle is launching today. Give Fuser access to your email and social networking accounts, and the website will organize all of the messages from those accounts in one place so you don’t have to bounce back and forth between multiple interfaces to handle them.

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