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Romeos Turn to The Net For Valentines Day

- Yahoo! Australia & NZ Gives Romance a Hand -

 

SYDNEY, February, 5 2002 - If you're the kind of Cupid who likes to aim high on Valentine's Day then Yahoo! Australia & NZ can help you celebrate the day of love with plenty of ideas to ensure your arrow hits its mark.

Make this Valentine's Day the most memorable ever by giving an original or quirky gift. With the help of Yahoo! Australia & NZ Shopping you can buy a gift worthy of any love-god or goddess with numerous brand name and specialty retailers to choose your gifts from.

If you're in a hurry or a last minute shopper, Yahoo! Australia & NZ Shopping will come to the rescue, with its specially designed Valentine's Day Shopping site that is bound to please with its 'His' and 'Her' gift guides.

For the traditionalist, why not send a 'Mountain of Roses' from Roses Only or a Valentine Bear. Luxuriate together in Godiva chocolates from Bon Bon or better still turn yourselves into works of art with 'Heavenly Edible Body Paint'. For the real romantics, there's poetic book suggestions; while modernists can go for cufflinks, earrings or a new DVD!

Yahoo! Australia & NZ Shopping's Valentine's Day site is also ideal for all those wishful lovers who prefer to romanticise from afar. Love-sick admirers will have the anonymity and convenience of shopping online and sending their perfect gift with just a click of a mouse, and thanks to the Fiji Tourists Bureau, there's even two trips for two to be won to this most romantic of destinations!

Long term lovers with diamonds in their eyes need look no further than SOLD.com.au. If you're looking for a gift that says 'will you be mine?' SOLD.com.au's online auction site allows prospective buyers to find spectacular jewellery for an affordable price. Buyers simply browse through the extensive jewellery listings, click on the 'Place a Bid' box, enter how much you want to spend and you're in line for a bargain or unique gift! New, used, antique and exotic are all available and with you in control of your bidding you'll never end up spending more than your bank balance allows.

If the budget is a little tight, if you need to spread your love around, or you left it a bit late to decide on whom to lavish your affections an alternative may be to express your thoughts by sending a romantic or fun online card with Yahoo! Australia & NZ Greetings. If you hate the idea of Valentines Day, there's even some anti-Valentines Day cards to suit.

The useful new Yahoo! Digital How-To-Site, sponsored by Intel, can help you create digital gifts for your loved onefrom a CD of your favourite tunes to a digital photo album, there's plenty of helpful tips here. While for Romeos on the go, Yahoo! Australia & NZ Mobile (http://mobile.yahoo.com.au) is offering a special SMS ringtone, logo and picture section so you can ring in Valentines Day on all the right notes.

Busy Romeos who haven't yet had time to meet their Juliets will enjoy Yahoo! Australia & NZ's Member service. Yahoo! Australia & NZ Members is designed for people wanting to meet other people who share the same interests as themselves either in their own state or anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. Interest topics to choose from include everything from games to government, computers to community work, entertainment to extreme sports, films to finance and romance to religion. The topics and groups are endless and users will be able to find a like-minded soul with just a click of mouse. To join, simply login with a Yahoo! Australia & NZ i.d, type in your area of interest, whether you would like to speak with men or women, what age group you're interested in and you're away!

To double check your prospective partner is the one for you, have some fun with Yahoo! Australia & NZ Astrology. Peruse star signs and compatibility, and even if you're a star sceptic, it will be a good laugh working through your good and not so good points as a couple!

Then if all goes to plan, you can share your wonderful news with family and friends instantaneously by capturing the happy moment on film and uploading your memorable shots to Yahoo! Australia & NZ Photos.

Make this year's Valentine's day the best one yet by visiting Yahoo! Australia & NZ and you'll be on your way to a February 14 filled with good living and good loving!

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About Yahoo! Australia & NZ
Yahoo! Australia & NZ is one of the most recognised Internet brands in the region. www.yahoo.com.au and the online auction site SOLD.com.au are part of the global network of Yahoo! sites. By working with leading local companies, Yahoo! Australia & NZ provides comprehensive and localised media, commerce and communication services to over four million Australians and New Zealanders each month. For marketers, government and businesses, the company offers intelligent, innovative and integrated marketing, selling and Internet broadcast solutions for maximum impact.Yahoo! Australia & NZ has offices in Sydney and Melbourne and can be found on the Web at www.yahoo.com.au and www.yahoo.co.nz

About Yahoo! Inc
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 219 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customised enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States.

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Anna Featherstone Yahoo! Australia & NZ
Tel: 02 8925 0100
or email: pr@au.yahoo-inc.com

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