ShopLocal.com Marks First Anniversary With 1.8 Million Site Visits

No one can compete with the accuracy,
depth, and breadth of our content," says Hand. is owner and operator of Points.
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SEMphonic brings over 9 years of experience in Internet marketing
competitive analytics to search engine marketing (SEM) professionals.

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"We are pleased that GiftCertificates.com
on February 17, 2006. The
company 's best selling consumer gift and incentive reward, the
SuperCertificate(R), can be redeemed at GiftCertificates .
By Christmas, "Toys and Games" had experienced a 17 percent decline from
its highs. Not only does this illustrate the staying power
of "instant-access" products, it illustrates how complementary products to
top Christmas items have their own unique timeline.

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(NYSE: KRI), are partners in ShopLocal and other joint ventures to
provide consumers online products such as CareerBuilder.

PRESS RELEASE SEMphonic(TM) Keyword Pricing Index (SKPI) Shows 2005 Holiday Keyword Bidding Shifted Away From High Wish List Items to Post Holiday Redeemable

Not every category experienced a similar decline as Christmas neared and
passed. This category posted an 11 percent
increase overall from December 12 to December 26, concentrated in the high
volume keywords of "Chocolate", "Wine Gift", and "Food Gift.

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com is now the 12th largest multi-category shopping site, placing it
in company with Yahoo Shopping , BizRate, MSN Shopping, and other Internet
pioneers.com helps retailers connect with
84 million consumers who use the Internet each year to research what they want
to buy before they go to the store.com, Cars.com(TM) is adding AirIncentives(TM) as a redemption option
within the GiftCertificates .com is using AirIncentives as part
of their redemption mix," said Peter Lockhard, Vice President of Points.points. These programs include customer and employee acquisition,
loyalty, reward and retention initiatives.giftcertificates.

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com is well-recognized as a leading
provider of consumer gifts and incentive rewards, and this agreement presents
an exciting opportunity to demonstrate the appeal of frequent-flyer miles to
consumers and businesses.

"Every category has a unique seasonal pattern -- with dramatic differences
in how pricing and volume run-up to and through the holidays," states Gary
Angel, President and CTO , SEMphonic.

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"The growth of our network, including our media company partners and
recent affiliates Washingtonpost. TORONTO, Points International Ltd.com
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This effort
will provide consumers with the most complete picture of sales and promotions
available anywhere, from national chains to independent businesses. Customers will also be
able to buy AirIncentives SuperCertificates directly through
GiftCertificates .com

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original merchant certificates, including national and local retailers, travel
services, popular restaurants, and many other choices within the apparel,
sports, home, electronics and entertainment categories.
This increase was driven by "music download" rising from $1.

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Web-to-Store Site Continues Dominance As Most Popular Online Destination For
Offline Shopping

CHICAGO, ShopLocal.com, the leader in online
shopping information and the leading provider of Web-to-store marketing
solutions for retailers, reached the milestone of 1.com, Starbucks, Aeroplan(R),
AsiaMiles(TM), Cendant TripRewards (R), Delta SkyMiles(R), Gold Points Reward
Network, InterContinental Hotels Group's Priority Club (R) Rewards, and S+H
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SuperCertificate(R) is a registered trademark of GiftCertificates . However all three of these categories saw
similarly sharp declines as Christmas neared and shipping deadlines passed.semphonic.

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A History of Helping Retailers Move Online
While August marks the one-year anniversary of the ShopLocal. The GiftCertificates .
SEMphonic, search engine marketing (SEM)
analytics tool provider, today announced that its SEMphonic Keyword Pricing
Index (SKPI), an index of cost-per-click and bids on selected
industry -specific keywords, shows keyword bidding shifted away from high
wish list items to downloadable gifts , gift card redeemable items and
perishable items that can be used for the remainder of the holiday period
or longer. All rights reserved.

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Worth will see messages from
dozens of their local advertisers .com and
Apartments.com. "GiftCertificates. Customers can
redeem AirIncentives miles on their choice of five North American airline
award programs.com
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Corporation. SEM professional now get faster, more actionable
insights to help improve SEM campaign performance.

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com as the online
destination for those looking to shop offline.com site,
ShopLocal the company has been on the front lines of online shopping and local
search for more than six years. (NYSE: GCITRB ), and Knight Ridder,
Inc. The marketer decides how
many miles to award, and activity that triggers the award. Established in 1997, the Omaha-based company's corporate
sales organization works with thousands of companies of various sizes and
industries to design and deliver incentive programs that motivate, reward, and
drive results to achieve their clients' business objectives. "The classic patterns experienced by
traditional retailers don't always translate directly into the online world
and search marketers have to be constantly on watch.

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Shoppers can search by product or store
within a specific zip-code radius to find deals at major chains as well as
independent businesses.
(TSX: PTS; OTC Bulletin Board: PTSEF) is pleased to announce that
GiftCertificates.com. At Points.

Between Thanksgiving and the third week of December, a number of
traditional gift categories saw double-digit growth in keyword Price. For
both "Toys" and "Electronics," the declines began well before Christmas
Day.

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In 1999, CEO Brian Hand had an idea that was
ahead of its time -- to bring retailers' promotional content online to a
searchable Web site., Inc.

GiftCertificates.com(TM) Adds AirIncentives as Travel Redemption Option

"AirIncentives is an excellent program, with great
airline brands and tremendous reach and value.com(TM) is the leading provider of results-based
incentive solutions to a wide range of corporate customers. All other marks are properties of their respective owners.

The "Kitchen, Food and Wine" category also demonstrated how time-centric
bidding is in the online holiday world.

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Among shopping directories in the multi-category commerce grouping ,
ShopLocal."
ShopLocal.com in July alone. Retailers benefit from ShopLocal's DataPoint services , the most complete
Web-to-store tracking information available, providing retailers with the
understanding necessary to make each Web-to-store effort more successful.
Points International Ltd.
Website: http://www.

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Along with the significant traffic increase, ShopLocal continues to
partner with hundreds of small and mid-sized retailers, running nearly 6,000
unique ads for local businesses on ShopLocal."
AirIncentives will appear as a redemption option on GiftCertificates.

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Just one year after the site launch in August 2004, ShopLocal
has grown 640 percent, from an average of 9 ,000 visitors to more than 58,000
visitors per day, making it the most popular site in the online to offline
shopping information category.
But as retailers began seeing the benefits of multi -channel marketing,
Hand steered ShopLocal back to its original concept. The ShopLocal
Network , consisting of ShopLocal."
"The addition of AirIncentives as a redemption option will truly enhance
and strengthen our Travel category and provide more choices for our
customers," said Nat Salvione , Director of Merchant Partnerships at
GiftCertificates.com, the world's
leading reward-program management portal.50 per click.com for more information.

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com and Boston.com consumers can Swap,
Earn , Buy, Gift, Share and Redeem miles and points from more than 25 of the
world's leading reward programs .
AirIncentives is the world's first incentive program that allows marketers
to use frequent -flyer miles from multiple airline award programs in a single
campaign.airincentives.
GiftCertificates . Not
surprisingly, the biggest single increase was in "Toys and Games" -- where
prices skyrocketed 31 percent in just two weeks. "Electronics" had returned nearly to its Thanksgiving Day levels
(with a 14 percent decline) and "Clothing" was down about 7 percent.

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(Source: Nielsen//NetRatings). Participating programs include American
Airlines AAdvantage(R) program, Amazon.
GiftCertificates.com currently provides ROI-based solutions for 77% of the
Fortune 100.51;
this keyword now joins this study 's top ten keywords prices ranging from
$2." Not only is
perishability a factor in the food category -- making for later delivery
requests -- but gifts like chocolate are a classic fall-back for the
desperate procrastinator.

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8 million traffic visits
in July 2005. And when the Tribune
Company , Gannett, and Knight Ridder purchased ShopLocal last year, the company
already had access to the promotional content it created and hosted on behalf
of hundreds of retailers. "The rest of the world has
caught up, but we've always been focused on the power of local shopping.
Gannett Co.

About Points International Ltd. The AirIncentives program allows a marketer to pre-purchase, in
bulk , frequent-flyer miles to offer as incentives. Participating programs include: Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan,
Delta SkyMiles(R), Midwest Airlines Midwest Miles, Northwest Airlines
WorldPerks, and US Airways Dividend Miles. The cost of doing
business can change dramatically for these guys in just a few days time!"

To purchase a full copy of the study or to request a customized version,
please contact John Williams at jwilliams@semphonic.

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"And in the coming months,
improvements to our site will further establish ShopLocal.
"On any given day, a market like Dallas-Ft. Traditional retailers were still figuring out how the
Web fit into their marketing strategies, so ShopLocal re-invented itself and
began digitizing local sales info and catalogs for big companies like Sears,
one of its earliest clients."

About ShopLocal
ShopLocal is the leading provider of Web-to -store services for retailers
and other local businesses. ShopLocal.com and 200 leading media, search and
shopping Web sites, provides retailers with access to a dynamic,
geographically-based marketplace of ready-to-buy shoppers looking to purchase
items from t-shirts to televisions, and food to furniture at a store near
them.com
Business Solutions.

With 14 million iPods
sold in the holiday period, there is a lot of demand for downloadable music
post holidays.

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(Source: 2005 Web -to-Store Benchmark
Survey, The Dieringer Group.) Retailers use ShopLocal to take advantage of the
convenience and efficiency of the Internet to distribute sales and promotional
content through their own Web sites, offering a localized experience for their
customers through its SmartCircular and Smart Catalog services.com also provides gift certificates and gifting advice to
consumer audiences . "Gift cards" terms held up very well and "Arts and Entertainment,"
for example, showed a 22 percent increase from $0. Visit us at www.

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com, continues to deliver for
retailers," says ShopLocal CEO Brian Hand.com uses a geo-targeted search engine to help the roughly 84
million shoppers who use the Internet to gather pre-purchase information
before they shop at local retailers. Categories include apparel , furniture, home
improvement, automotive, home office, health and beauty, electronics, and
more .
"Things have come full-circle," says Hand.

com Travel category.com and Gifting Resource Center
offer universally appealing gifts and rewards for all ages and interests. Price gains were also seen
in such traditional gift categories as "Electronics" (16 percent) and
"Clothing" (19 percent).14 in the high
volume words with the majority of the increase occurring after December 23 . The
company focus is to develop and deliver powerful online campaign tracking
tools that provide SEM practitioners worldwide with accurate and rapid
methods to report comparative PPC search engine performance and competitor
campaign performance.

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From that date, customers will be able to redeem
SuperCertificates(R) for miles in the award program of any of the five
airlines that participate in the AirIncentives program.

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