| What is an Internet news clipping service? |
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Thousands of new Internet pages are created everyday and it is impossible for any individual to keep up with them all. The Clip Genius Internet news clipping service uses proprietary technology to monitor the most important news sources across the US and around the world - including major newspapers, magazines, television networks, and internet-only publications. This powerful technology then creates a custom news report from the sources you’ve chosen and sends it to you each day.
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| Why should I use Clip Genius and not a public search engine? |
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Accuracy and timeliness are the most important reasons not to rely on public search engines. Public search engines (Yahoo!, AltaVista, Lycos, etc) are not able to provide updated information on all the news sites to you on a daily basis. In addition, they scour much of the Internet but rarely come back with exactly what you’re looking for. Clip Genius provides you more accurate and directed searches and saves you time by sifting through the clutter. We focus on finding you exactly the news you want, delivered to you daily, freeing you up to focus on other things. We deliver top-notched service at an affordable rate and believe that some things in life are worth paying for.
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| My current service sends me too many stories I don’t want. How can Clip Genius help? |
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It’s easy to get information over the Internet. However, it’s often not exactly what you’re looking for or too much information is received causing major “clutter.” To avoid information overload, Clip Genius puts you in control, allowing you to customize the resources you want searched. Secondly, whereas some services charge $1.50 or more per clip, Clip Genius does not – so there is no incentive for us to generate more clips than you want. And most importantly, we don’t believe in sending full-body text to clutter up your mailbox. You’ll receive excerpts of each story, along with a link, so you simply click on those stories for which you want to see the full text.
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| I already have an offline clipping service. Why should I use Clip Genius? |
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Traditional clipping services physically go through newspapers and magazines and cut out the clips that cover the topics in which you are interested. These services can take weeks to get you your clips. Often, this time lag hampers a company’s ability to make timely strategic and tactical decisions.
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| What is a “clip”? |
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A clip is another name for a news article. Every day, Clip Genius enables you to access the news “clips” you want from the news sources you choose.
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| What if my link to a particular news story doesn’t work? |
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A link is good for as long as the news source displays that particular article. A publisher or host of a news story regularly updates articles with new content. When this happens, the original link (URL) may no longer be valid, and the original news story will no longer be available.
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| Why do I sometimes get duplicate articles in my clip search results? |
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There are several reasons for getting articles that look like duplicates. While Clip Genius technology removes the majority of these duplicates, some remain. The most common reason for getting duplicate articles is that the same article, with minor differences in the headline and/or content, is posted on different sections of the site. Duplicate articles may also occur when an article is updated with minor changes during the course of the day.
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| Why do I sometimes get article matches that do not have anything to do with my search terms? |
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All article matches returned do have your search terms somewhere in the HTML; however, sometimes your search terms may be in the footer of the article or some similar location. Because some users want every mention of their company, competition, or other search terms, we have chosen to include these references. To help save time, Clip Genius provides an excerpt of the article that allows you to quickly determine if you want to read the story.
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| I’m a professional and use another service, why should I consider Clip Genius? |
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Some other services provide high-end clipping services that assign a hefty price tag for tracking news. While some users find them to be comprehensive and helpful, others complain that some articles take anywhere from 24 hours to 3 weeks to arrive – long after they are of immediate use. Clip Genius delivers the news you control on a daily basis. Plus, the low rates are only a fraction of what others charge. This makes Clip Genius a strong supplement to these services as well as a potential replacement for many of them.
Clip Genius was developed to give you timely information and allow you to react to it immediately. Clip Genius is a reliable service that is comprehensive and delivers news daily – not weeks after your customers, competitors, and investors have read it.
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| I’m a busy person. Tell me what advantages Clip Genius gives me. |
- Timely delivery – we deliver the news you want on a daily basis. No more waiting 2-3 days, or even weeks to stay on top of what’s going on by using traditional clipping services.
- Cuts through the “clutter” – we let you control the publications you want searched and we only send excerpts and links, allowing you to select only the full-body text you want.
- Complete flexibility - you can modify your searches and change the media outlets you want monitored as often as you want. Your clipping needs may change everyday – Clip Genius can change with you.
- No hidden costs – there’s no set-up fees, hidden charges, or “per clip” fees which can quickly skyrocket your bill. Many services charge extra for custom searches, or to modify the search terms. With Clip Genius, what you see advertised is what you pay.
- Great, low cost – at the end of the day, it’s an incredible service at an affordable rate. You can use Clip Genius to replace your existing service or as a supplement to what you already have.
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| Does Clip Genius cover print publications? |
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No. Clip Genius focuses on comprehensive coverage over the Internet because it is more timely, gets you virtually the same news (only earlier), and it costs a lot less.
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| Is the full-text of each clip available? |
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Yes. We send excerpts of each clip to quickly allow you to see if you’re interested in that story. We do not send full-text stories because we do not want to clutter your mailbox with long stories you may not even want. Clip Genius helps you cut through the clutter. You can access only the full-text stories you want by simply clicking on the links provided in the email.
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| What are your rates? |
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The searches are sold in packages and the cost varies depending on the features of the package. Corporations can purchase bulk accounts. Please click here for more information on our rates and packages.
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| Can I get a free trial? |
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Yes! We know that many people want a “test drive” before they make a purchase. We are confident you will appreciate the power of Clip Genius. Click here to try Clip Genius
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| How do I get started? |
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Simple! Click here to become a customer.
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| How do I conduct a search? |
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It’s simple. When you are defining your search, start by giving your search a name or title. This way, you can keep your searches organized the way you want. The next step is to Target Your News Sources. Then, you specify the search terms you want us to monitor. You can use up to 100 characters for each search. You can also define what you want us to find – all words, phrases, etc. You can even exclude articles that have certain words or phrases. With the professional packages, you can also select one of our popular groups of news sources or create your own custom set of sources from our list of available sites. It’s simple; you customize it; and it’s quick. The Search Set Up page of our website will prompt you through the steps if you are a first time user. And there are convenient Help buttons on the page to answer your questions.
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| How can I forward information about Clip Genius to a friend? |
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That’s easy too! Simply click here to let a friend know about us.
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