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'''192.com''' is a Limited company that publishes an online [[Directory (databases)|directory]] for the [[United Kingdom|UK]], based in [[London]]. |
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Founded by the British entrepreneur Alastair Crawford, 192.com Limited is the company behind the directory, which evolved from a [[CD-ROM]] product called UK Info Disk,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icdpublishing.co.uk/ |title=(UK) - Home |publisher=i-CD Publishing |date= |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> the best selling non-game CD-ROM product of its time. 192.com Limited was the first company to publish the [[electoral roll#United Kingdom|Edited Electoral Roll]] in electronic media, previously the roll had been available for consultation only in public libraries and town halls. The company offered an alternative to [[British Telecom]]'s previous monopoly of telephone [[directory enquiries]].[http://www.192.com/]. There were a number of lawsuits related to this online challenge. |
Founded by the British entrepreneur Alastair Crawford, 192.com Limited is the company behind the directory, which evolved from a [[CD-ROM]] product called UK Info Disk,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icdpublishing.co.uk/ |title=(UK) - Home |publisher=i-CD Publishing |date= |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> the best selling non-game CD-ROM product of its time. 192.com Limited was the first company to publish the [[electoral roll#United Kingdom|Edited Electoral Roll]] in electronic media, previously the roll had been available for consultation only in public libraries and town halls. The company offered an alternative to [[British Telecom]]'s previous monopoly of telephone [[directory enquiries]].[http://www.192.com/]. There were a number of lawsuits related to this online challenge. |
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During the dotcom bubble in 2001<ref>{{cite web|last=Beattie |first=Andrew |url=http://www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/crashes8.asp |title=Market Crashes: The Dotcom Crash |publisher=Investopedia |date= |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> icd publishing was valued at £100 million. |
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192.com Limited provides free online directory enquiries and competes with [[BT Group|BT]] and the [[Yell Group]] (the holding company is now known as hibu, as of 2012 <ref>{{cite news|author=Gideon Spanier |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/yell-surprises-with-change-of-name-to-hibu-7778853.html |title=Yell surprises with change of name to Hibu |publisher=The Independent |date=2012-05-23 |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> ) or the directory enquiry market. It is the market leader [[Directory assistance|DQ]] for finding people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/192.com |title=192.com Site Info |publisher=Alexa.com |date=2010-02-16 |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> |
192.com Limited provides free online directory enquiries and competes with [[BT Group|BT]] and the [[Yell Group]] (the holding company is now known as hibu, as of 2012 <ref>{{cite news|author=Gideon Spanier |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/yell-surprises-with-change-of-name-to-hibu-7778853.html |title=Yell surprises with change of name to Hibu |publisher=The Independent |date=2012-05-23 |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> ) or the directory enquiry market. It is the market leader [[Directory assistance|DQ]] for finding people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/192.com |title=192.com Site Info |publisher=Alexa.com |date=2010-02-16 |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> |
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192.com contains circa 700 million residential and business records. Of these records, 200 million come from the 2002-2013 Edited Electoral Rolls, though some of these are duplicate records. 192.com’s other records come from [[Companies House]] Director Reports, the [[Land Registry]], and Births Deaths and Marriages Data for England] and Wales. 192.com also offers a directory of UK businesses, providing company [[credit report]]s, financial statements, employee numbers, current and previous directors, web mentions and county court judgements. Registered users can also add details to any business listings. |
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The majority of visitors do find the website useful for contact information. A very small minority of people do find the depth of detail an invasion of privacy, with some of the information being seen using search engines.<ref>"28 posts on digitalspy.co.uk from 5-11-2010"</ref><ref>"which.co.uk conversation 61 comments from 20 October 2011"</ref><ref>"73 signatures from Oct 18, 2010 'Shutdown 192.com' petition on gopetition.com"</ref> These have the option of deleting their details. There is an opt-out on the electoral roll registration paper's, or on 192.com’s website by filling out a 'C01' form which can be downloaded and sent online. 192.com is licensed and regulated by the [http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/data_protection.aspx Data Protection Act]. |
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| ⚫ | The 192.com has reunited missing family and friends, for example the [http://www2.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf Salvation Army] |
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| ⚫ | In 2011, 192.com reunited a woman with her father,<ref>"http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/20/daughter-tracks-down-dad-she-never-knew-in-story-that-mirrors-mamma-mia-plot-115875-23212996/ " Daily Mirror published 20th Juen 2011.</ref> one of several reunions the company has helped with. |
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| ⚫ | The 192.com has reunited missing family and friends, for example the [http://www2.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf Salvation Army] use 192.com to reunite an estimate 3,000 families each year. However in September 2011, 192.com's competitor won the Salvation Army account. <ref> "PRLog Press Releases" 28 Sept 2011 http://www.prlog.org/11676832-tracesmart-and-the-salvation-army-team-up-to-help-reunite-families.html </ref> In 2010 it featured in the BBC 1 series [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tn9wm Trackers] as a tool for tracing lost family and forgotten financial assets. In 2010, 192.com enlisted the help of World Cup winner [[George Cohen|George Cohen, MBE]] to reunite the original football fans of 1966. |
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192.com has most recently been as a research tool for ITV'1s Long Lost Family series, and in 2013 the site was used to find the actor and comedian David Walliam's former classmates for the reunion programme Snapshot in Time. |
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| ⚫ | In 2011, 192.com reunited a woman with her father,<ref>"http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/20/daughter-tracks-down-dad-she-never-knew-in-story-that-mirrors-mamma-mia-plot-115875-23212996/ " Daily Mirror published 20th Juen 2011.</ref> one of several reunions the company has helped with. |
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In February 2011 icd publishing Ltd split into half, the two units were named, 192.com Ltd and 192business Ltd. |
In February 2011 icd publishing Ltd split into half, the two units were named, 192.com Ltd and 192business Ltd. |
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On 1 March 2012, half of the company 192business Ltd was sold to Experian Plc <ref> "cite web|url=http://www.experian.co.uk/identity-and-fraud/news-and-events/experian-completes-acquisition-of-192business.html |title=Experian completes acquisition of 192business |publisher=Experian.co.uk |date= accessdate=2013-02-12" </ref> for an undisclosed sum, though the gross value of the assets were £9 million <ref> "cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/experian-buys-fraud-expert |title=Experian buys fraud expert |publisher=City A.M. |date=2011-11-29 accessdate=2013-02-12" </ref> |
On 1 March 2012, half of the company 192business Ltd was sold to Experian Plc <ref> "cite web|url=http://www.experian.co.uk/identity-and-fraud/news-and-events/experian-completes-acquisition-of-192business.html |title=Experian completes acquisition of 192business |publisher=Experian.co.uk |date= accessdate=2013-02-12" </ref> for an undisclosed sum, though the gross value of the assets were £9 million <ref> "cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/experian-buys-fraud-expert |title=Experian buys fraud expert |publisher=City A.M. |date=2011-11-29 accessdate=2013-02-12" </ref> |
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In 2012, 192.com released a new product 'See Who's Looking for You' |
In 2012, 192.com released a new product 'See Who's Looking for You'. |
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192.com has reunited a goodly number of people over the years. |
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Individuals wising not to appear on the site can opt-out for free. |
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==192.com in literature== |
==192.com in literature== |
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Revision as of 21:20, 19 June 2013
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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Directory |
| Genre | Directory |
| Predecessor | iCD publishing |
| Founded | London (1997) |
| Founder | Alastair Crawford |
| Fate | Operating |
| Headquarters | London, |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Managing Director - Keith Marsden;[1] Robert Foley - Financial Director; Dominic Blackburn - Product Director. |
| Products | People search, Business directory, Property Prices, Maps |
| Owner | Alastair Crawford, majority shareholder & other investors |
Number of employees | 45 [2] |
192.com is a Limited company that publishes an online directory for the UK, based in London.
Founded by the British entrepreneur Alastair Crawford, 192.com Limited is the company behind the directory, which evolved from a CD-ROM product called UK Info Disk,[3] the best selling non-game CD-ROM product of its time. 192.com Limited was the first company to publish the Edited Electoral Roll in electronic media, previously the roll had been available for consultation only in public libraries and town halls. The company offered an alternative to British Telecom's previous monopoly of telephone directory enquiries.[1]. There were a number of lawsuits related to this online challenge.
During the dotcom bubble in 2001[4] icd publishing was valued at £100 million.
192.com Limited provides free online directory enquiries and competes with BT and the Yell Group (the holding company is now known as hibu, as of 2012 [5] ) or the directory enquiry market. It is the market leader DQ for finding people.[6]
192.com contains circa 700 million residential and business records. Of these records, 200 million come from the 2002-2013 Edited Electoral Rolls, though some of these are duplicate records. 192.com’s other records come from Companies House Director Reports, the Land Registry, and Births Deaths and Marriages Data for England] and Wales. 192.com also offers a directory of UK businesses, providing company credit reports, financial statements, employee numbers, current and previous directors, web mentions and county court judgements. Registered users can also add details to any business listings.
The majority of visitors do find the website useful for contact information. A very small minority of people do find the depth of detail an invasion of privacy, with some of the information being seen using search engines.[7][8][9] These have the option of deleting their details. There is an opt-out on the electoral roll registration paper's, or on 192.com’s website by filling out a 'C01' form which can be downloaded and sent online. 192.com is licensed and regulated by the Data Protection Act.
In 2010 192.com Limited launched i192 an app for iPhones supplying free directory enquiries and 192.com's business and residential listings for mobile web users, however some users found the app difficult to use.
The 192.com has reunited missing family and friends, for example the Salvation Army use 192.com to reunite an estimate 3,000 families each year. However in September 2011, 192.com's competitor won the Salvation Army account. [10] In 2010 it featured in the BBC 1 series Trackers as a tool for tracing lost family and forgotten financial assets. In 2010, 192.com enlisted the help of World Cup winner George Cohen, MBE to reunite the original football fans of 1966.
In 2011, 192.com reunited a woman with her father,[11] one of several reunions the company has helped with.
In February 2011 icd publishing Ltd split into half, the two units were named, 192.com Ltd and 192business Ltd. On 1 March 2012, half of the company 192business Ltd was sold to Experian Plc [12] for an undisclosed sum, though the gross value of the assets were £9 million [13]
In 2012, 192.com released a new product 'See Who's Looking for You'.
192.com has reunited a goodly number of people over the years.
192.com in literature
192.com is mentioned in Dick Francis's novel Shattered where the protagonist uses 192.com to trace a missing person.
References
- ^ "investing.businessweek.com/research/"
- ^ "ukdata.com/company/07180348/192.COM-LTD". February 2013.
- ^ "(UK) - Home". i-CD Publishing. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Beattie, Andrew. "Market Crashes: The Dotcom Crash". Investopedia. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Gideon Spanier (2012-05-23). "Yell surprises with change of name to Hibu". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "192.com Site Info". Alexa.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ "28 posts on digitalspy.co.uk from 5-11-2010"
- ^ "which.co.uk conversation 61 comments from 20 October 2011"
- ^ "73 signatures from Oct 18, 2010 'Shutdown 192.com' petition on gopetition.com"
- ^ "PRLog Press Releases" 28 Sept 2011 http://www.prlog.org/11676832-tracesmart-and-the-salvation-army-team-up-to-help-reunite-families.html
- ^ "http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/06/20/daughter-tracks-down-dad-she-never-knew-in-story-that-mirrors-mamma-mia-plot-115875-23212996/ " Daily Mirror published 20th Juen 2011.
- ^ "cite web|url=http://www.experian.co.uk/identity-and-fraud/news-and-events/experian-completes-acquisition-of-192business.html |title=Experian completes acquisition of 192business |publisher=Experian.co.uk |date= accessdate=2013-02-12"
- ^ "cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/experian-buys-fraud-expert |title=Experian buys fraud expert |publisher=City A.M. |date=2011-11-29 accessdate=2013-02-12"