Due to be launched in summer 2010, the site is designed to build on the popularity of the brochure, ‘The EU: What’s in it for me?’ which was first launched in 2007 and showed U.K residents aspects of everyday life that the EU contributes to.

The website will be available at www.the-eu-and-me.org.uk and will offer information, multimedia and news in a concise and accessible format. A wide range of topics will be covered, including the EU contribution to economic growth, protecting consumer interests, fighting crime & policing borders, and making our food and environment safer.

Cyber-Duck’s role will range from strategic planning of the website and analysis of how to make it more accessible to search engines, through to design, web production and creation of multi-media interactive content that actively engages users.

To gain the award of Best in Class our performance had to surpass the standards of excellence that comprise the webs most professional work. The site was honoured specifically for excellence in the food and beverage industries. We managed to score an impressive 487 (out of 500) for the production of the website, with our scores for Feature Functionality and Standards Compliance & Cross-Browser Compatibility being the particular highlights. A breakdown of the result is shown in the below table:

Our pride at winning this award was increased further by the revelation that we beat off strong competition for the award including the likes of Starbucks, Pepsi, Carte D’or, Waitrose and Magnum.

The achievement of this award signifies Cyber-Duck’s intentions to solidify their position as a leading Digital Agency and with every new award we receive come renewed vigour to ensure that our clients get best possible service.

The user feedback has so far been excellent with a first time buyer registering every 20 minutes – Hablib is already working towards its goal of allowing anyone in the U.K to buy, sell or rent homes at no cost.

Hablib.com brings together social media and property listings online. It offers an alternative to the usual property advertising offering; 0% estate agency fees on sales and 0% letting fees on rentals so that consumers can sell and rent properties online and free of charge.

Although designed to be extremely easy to use for all site visitors, behind the scenes the Hablib system is extremely complex. The site includes a wide variety of AJAX functionalities such as suggestive search, affiliate support, integrated payment gateways and APIs with other companies. Furthermore, all automated processes were designed to strictly adhere to the many regulatory requirements involved in offering property sales services.

The Managing Director of Hablib Anton Kreil, a high profile UK entrepreneur and star of the BBC’s TV show ‘Million Dollar Trader’ has said:

“From the outset it was clear that the user experience was a critical factor in realising my dreams for Hablib. My vision was to bring a fairer approach to the property market and I felt that Cyber-Duck were best placed to transform this vision into an online reality. Cyber-Duck have consistently guiding me through the inherently technical, regulatory and legal minefields that can surround a project of this nature and size. It’s been a great working relationship, and I’m delighted with the outcome”.

Read the official press here: http://ow.ly/1b63G

Boonspace, Cyber-Duck’s latest web development, is an exciting new service that allows users to send virtual emotional gifts along with personalised cards, photos, audio and video messages to loved ones. A cash sum can also be attached to each Boonspace gift and sent securely via the internet so the recipient can choose a real gift to go along with their virtual one.

The service is perfect for those that find themselves away from home and the people that are important to them for long stretches of time. Boonspace makes it possible for people such as servicemen and women, students studying abroad, travellers and ex-pats to send something meaningful to family and friends who are far away.

As part of a series of promotions to mark the imminent launch of the Boonspace website on December 10th, anyone who signs up to Boonspace for free by November 30th will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a brand new 8G iPod Touch. All you need is a name and a valid email address and you could be receiving an early Christmas present.

To be in with a chance of winning, visit Boonspace and sign up before November 30th. Good Luck!

Find out more about Boonspace on YouTube.

Vinifera Boutique are dedicated to importing exclusive wines into the U.K from speciality French vineyards. U.K wine lovers will now be able to access new small batch wines that have not previously been available to them without travelling to France. New wines will be listed on a weekly basis: http://www.viniferaboutique.com

The Challenge
Vinifera wanted Cyber-Duck to come up with a high quality and easy to use website to exhibit their constantly evolving range of wines to everyone from wine aficionados to dinner party hosts. It had to feature an e-commerce shopping cart, live countdown for wine of the week and give users useful articles and advice.

The Solution
Cyber-Duck designed a traditional looking site featuring luxurious hand drawn graphics and a simple navigation system. As far as functionality is concerned, the site was made with integrated shopping cart software to allow Vinifera to edit and add new products. It also features a WordPress blog with a WYSIWYG interface which can easily be edited. The website also has a function for people to sign up and receive exclusive offers and alerts by SMS.

The Result
Vinifera are starting out with a fantastic website on which to showcase their eagerly anticipated range of French wines. The next step is to implement the online marketing plan for the site. This will ensure that people can find the site easily in Google searches and from other sources such as Pay per Click advertising and affiliate networks.

Visit http://www.viniferaboutique.com to view this stunning website and to check out the luxury wines on offer.