To: Neocon who wrote (10201 ) 6/18/2001 7:06:42 PM From: Gordon A. Langston Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 59480 I think you are more correct than you thought. Perhaps flap is dilletante UK entrepreneur. Wednesday, March 21, 2001 New service bridges the information gap... Keen Europe today announced the launch of a UK advice service that can help you find advice for your everyday life by connecting you to someone who can share their advice and experience live and immediately over the telephone. Advisors on a huge variety of subjects – including psychic and astrological advice - offer their services at the Keen website (www.keen.com). Just click on your chosen advisor’s “Call Now” icon and Keen will immediately and anonymously connect you via your telephone. Modern life is full of issues but finding the right person to advise you on them can be a challenge. Increasingly people are turning to spiritual alternatives when seeking advice on all aspects of their lives. A MORI poll commissioned by Keen found that 59% of people in Great Britain would like access to people (personal advisors) beyond their circle of family and friends who they could speak to for advice and information. Despite the huge amount of information available from the Internet, 88% of respondents said they would still rather speak to a person experienced in a particular area than search the Internet. Keen’s community of advisors covers a wide range of topics on subjects that affect all of our day-to-day lives. For example there are KeenSpeakers on subjects fromhoroscopes to healing, tarot to therapy and relationships to recurring dreams . The range of other topics available includes health, fitness, business, computing, Internet, travel, shopping, home and family. How Keen Works Keen works using a website, www.keen.co.uk and a telephone. Once connected to Keen, KeenSeekers (people seeking advice) browse a directory of KeenSpeakers (people selling their advice) and select the Speaker who's right for them. From dieting and relationship advice to computing and Internet help to counselling on life’s everyday problems, Speakers create listings which indicate the type of advice they can provide, their per-minute fee, and how other Keen members have rated their experiences with this person in the past. Visitors to the Web site simply click on the “Call Now” icon of the KeenSpeaker of their choice, and Keen automatically connects the two parties privately for a live telephone call. Speakers set their own per-minute fee for each listing they create, and Keen offers a full money-back guarantee if Seekers are not completely satisfied with their experience. About MORI Market and Opinion Research International (MORI) is the largest independent, full service agency of its kind in the UK, with research expertise in many specialist sectors. MORI is comprised of various research areas, each of which has a team with particular expertise in that field. For more information on MORI visit www.mori.comor call Robert Cumming or Alnoor Samji on 0207 928 5955. About the Survey A nationally representative sample of 1,973 GB adults aged 15+ were interviewed face-to-face on one wave of the MORI General Public Omnibus between 15-20 February 2001. Data has been weighted to reflect the national population profile. For more information, contact: Debra Blundell/Sophie Brown Flapjack Communications T: 020 7224 4554 E: debra@flapjack.com sophie@flapjack.com