One Concierge Introduces Lifestyle Management Services in Bulgaria

One Concierge Introduces Lifestyle ManagementPRLog (Press Release) - Mar 18, 2012 -
One Concierge (http://www.oneconcierge.com), a luxury lifestyle and on demand global concierge service, announced today that the company will be increasing it’s European coverage to  include the country of Bulgaria, through a new agreement with City Club Concierge (http://www.cityclubconcierge.bg), a Bulgarian personal concierge and lifestyle management firm. Through this new agreement, City Club Concierge aims to provide One Concierge clients with increased service capabilities by offering a variety  of high quality concierge services, lifestyle management, VIP shows, awards access, VIP travel, and much more.  After extended collaboration and cooperation, One Concierge & City Club Concierge identified the potential for co-development and promotion of their portfolio of services in Bulgaria and the United States, with the option for One Concierge to service City Club clients in over 115 countries and territories in which One Concierge operates.

This new opportunity provides One Concierge clients with access to City Club Concierge’s numerous service offerings for lifestyle management, travel, tourism, health, beauty, event planning, and of course around the clock access to experienced local concierge teams and worldwide connections. The primary motive behind the agreement is the creation of a mutually beneficial relationship where both parties will serve each other’s client base with the potential for marketing opportunities and other co-marketing/business initiatives. The new agreement will allow One Concierge to expand their already expansive coverage area to Bulgaria, an emerging market in which both concierge programs and lifestyle management solutions are high demand.

“City Club Concierge brings with it many new thoughts, ideas, and concepts for future business development. One Concierge is delighted to embark on this venture with City Club Concierge. One Concierge aims to align itself with others that have proven track records and are willing to go above and beyond to come out on top in today’s competitive markets,” remarked Dustyn Shroff, COO of One Concierge.

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Netflix splits its movie services

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The streaming service will keep the name Netflix but the postal DVD rental business will be renamed Qwikster.

The announcement comes two months after US firm Netflix bumped up the price of the combined renting and streaming service by 60%.

The price hike is thought to be behind the sharp drop in subscriber numbers Netflix has seen.

In July, Netflix reported that it had about 25 million subscribers. In an earnings report last week it said it now expected subscribers to number 24 million at the end of September.

The news caused shares in the firm to drop 19% which brought the total decline in its share price to almost 50% following the July price rise.

Netflix boss Reed Hastings took to the company's blog in a bid to calm the ongoing furore by explaining its reasoning behind the changes.

He said problems had arisen as Netflix evolved from the DVD rental business that spurred its initial growth to a company in which most of its customers were streaming movies via the web.

"...streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses, with very different cost structures, different benefits that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently," Mr Hastings wrote.

This was the reason it split DVD rental and streaming into separate businesses and charged for both, he said.

After the split, customers will be charged for each service they use and their bank and credit card statements will show separate payments. In addition, any feedback they give on good or bad movies via one service will not be mirrored on the other.

"Arrogance" based on past success meant the company neglected to keep its customers informed, he said.

"I messed up," he wrote. "I owe everyone an explanation."

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Microsoft services hit by outage

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Hotmail, Office 365 and Skydrive were among the services affected.

Microsoft was still analysing the cause of the problem on Friday morning, but said it appeared to be related to the internet's DNS address system.

Such a major failure is likely to raise questions about the reliability of cloud computing versus local storage.

Especially embarrassing is the temporary loss of Office 365, the company's alternative to Google's suite of online apps.

The service also went offline briefly in mid-August, less than two months after it launched.

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