Munich,
21.06.2007 - Since user friendliness and operability of the platform take absolute priority at Scout24,
the Scout24 Group is launching numerous technical innovations and Web 2.0 applications such as new search
techniques, mobile applications, click-to-call and map material on its online marketplaces.
By
means of the latest search technologies in combination with the established database search, Scout24
is making finding products easier for its users in an even more efficient way. JobScout24 now offers
an index-based detailed search, TravelScout24 improved search logic, and the new platform Local24.de
provides an index-based full-text search. For AutoScout24, details and special search functions have
been refined during the course of the relaunch. These now come with optimised presentation methods for
the results lists. Hits can now be viewed in a gallery or tabular view. An Ajax-based mouse-over function
has also been integrated. When the mouse pointer is placed over the corresponding image, information
on the vehicle is displayed automatically. For the user, this makes the search even more convenient,
and provides the required results, together with further information, in the easiest way possible.
"These innovations improve the product experience for Scout24 customers and make a permanent contribution to the strategy of consistent user orientation", explains Christoph Hölzlwimmer, Vice President Marketing of Scout24 Holding GmbH.
The mobile telephone can now also be used. AutoScout24, JobScout24 and FriendScout24 offer mobile applications by means of which users can obtain access to the platform by mobile telephone, enabling them to search for cars, jobs or acquaintances while on the move. TravelScout24 also plans to introduce this feature in the near future.
Anyone searching in a particular environment now also has a further advantage. JobScout24, Jobs.de and Local24.de provide geo-coded map material with different presentation possibilities. In this way, search results can be displayed direct on a map and filtered by locations. 3-D material with the so-called "bird's eye" perspective from Microsoft is already being used with JobScout24. Other Scout24 marketplaces also plan to make use of this technology in the future.
With JobScout24, new search results can be called up automatically by RSS feed. Once a search profile has been set up, information is automatically provided on new vacancies which match the profile. Other marketplaces will also be introducing this feature in future. For the direct and free contact with the company or person placing the advertisement, JobScout24 and AutoScout24 offer a free click-to-call function, enabling Internet telephony at the click of a button.
More service is also offered by the cross-functional Newsletter registration, which is currently also being extended. For example, anyone who takes out a subscription to the FinanceScout24 Newsletter can optionally also order the Newsletter of TravelScout24 or AutoScout24 at the same time.
Further innovations include the aggregation of Web contents on Local24.de and Jobs.de, together with a mashup, with the aid of whose contents the database can be automatically displayed in Google Maps and in Google Earth.
JobScout24 with gadget contents is also the launch partner of Microsoft Vista.
"These innovations improve the product experience for Scout24 customers and make a permanent contribution to the strategy of consistent user orientation", explains Christoph Hölzlwimmer, Vice President Marketing of Scout24 Holding GmbH.
The mobile telephone can now also be used. AutoScout24, JobScout24 and FriendScout24 offer mobile applications by means of which users can obtain access to the platform by mobile telephone, enabling them to search for cars, jobs or acquaintances while on the move. TravelScout24 also plans to introduce this feature in the near future.
Anyone searching in a particular environment now also has a further advantage. JobScout24, Jobs.de and Local24.de provide geo-coded map material with different presentation possibilities. In this way, search results can be displayed direct on a map and filtered by locations. 3-D material with the so-called "bird's eye" perspective from Microsoft is already being used with JobScout24. Other Scout24 marketplaces also plan to make use of this technology in the future.
With JobScout24, new search results can be called up automatically by RSS feed. Once a search profile has been set up, information is automatically provided on new vacancies which match the profile. Other marketplaces will also be introducing this feature in future. For the direct and free contact with the company or person placing the advertisement, JobScout24 and AutoScout24 offer a free click-to-call function, enabling Internet telephony at the click of a button.
More service is also offered by the cross-functional Newsletter registration, which is currently also being extended. For example, anyone who takes out a subscription to the FinanceScout24 Newsletter can optionally also order the Newsletter of TravelScout24 or AutoScout24 at the same time.
Further innovations include the aggregation of Web contents on Local24.de and Jobs.de, together with a mashup, with the aid of whose contents the database can be automatically displayed in Google Maps and in Google Earth.
JobScout24 with gadget contents is also the launch partner of Microsoft Vista.
About Scout24-Group
Scout24 is one of Europe's leading groups of companies for online market places. The seven marketplaces of the Scout24 Group, AutoScout24, ElectronicScout24, FinanceScout24, FriendScout24, ImmobilienScout24, JobScout24, TravelScout24 and the portal Jobs.de are present in 18 countries. As a strong partner, Scout supports its customers in important decisions, in particular in the fields of housing, mobility, employment, partnership and finance.
Every month, around eight million Internet users place their confidence in the offerings provided by the Scout24 Group, which is a part of the Deutsche Telekom Group. Further information is available under www.scout24.com.Press contact:
Scout24 Holding GmbH
Ergin Iyilikci
Vice President Corporate Communications / PR
Rosenheimer Straße 143b
81671 München
Tel.: + 49 89 490 267 397
Email: presse@scout24.com
