Get international football fever with Ciao and win a weekend trip to the Munich Oktoberfest

During UEFA Euro 2008 you can tip against millions of Ciao users from seven great footballing nations and travel as ‘Europe’s Top Tipster 2008’ to the Oktoberfest in Munich. A special “UEFA Euro 2008” category at Ciao.co.uk will in addition provide all the tips, opinions and recommendations concerning Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

Munich, 3 June 2008 – The countdown has begun: from 7 June 2008, for a good three weeks at the European championship in Austria and Switzerland, everything will revolve around the world’s favourite pastime. But who will be the Champions of Europe? How will the host countries of Switzerland and Austria perform? Will France play Italy off the field? Will Croatia outclass Germany? Whether you are an expert or just a layman, in the free online Tipping Game (until 29 June 2008) on Ciao.co.uk, users and fans from all the important footballing countries Germany, France, England, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands can meet one another to compete for points. The main attraction is that when Europe’s largest opinion portal is looking for “Europe’s Top Tipster 2008”, even English users can dream of gaining the title. An attractive main prize awaits the Top Tipster with the highest number of points: a weekend trip to the Munich Oktoberfest for six people (including travel and accommodation). In addition the Top Tippers can expect satellite navigational equipment from Navigon, LCD televisions from Otto.de, advanced remote controls from Logitech and Apple iPods from Euronics.

Taking one game at a time! Where will the final take place? Which hotels are worth recommending in the host towns? Where can you order funny football accessories on the Internet? Ciao.co.uk provides all the answers. In a comprehensive special “UEFA Euro 2008” category, fans of that spherical piece of leather will find helpful tips and recommendations for travel to the host countries. In addition there are topical discussions and opinions from football experts about the teams, the players and the stadiums.

According to Daniel Keller, managing director of Ciao GmbH, ‘Our Tipping Game is for the whole of Europe. Together with our massive special ‘UEFA Euro 2008’ category this will make Ciao a huge forum for all football fans on the Net. The European championship will certainly provide ample material for topical discussions about top players and about favorite teams. Football fans from every country can exchange ideas and debate these matters. We are looking forward very much to seeing the winning fan in Munich.’


About the Tipping Game
Taking part is really straightforward. If you are mad about football you can sign up for the Tipping Game for free at Ciao.co.uk The players can create personal profiles using nicknames and passport photographs, and using countless features in the Tipping Community get to know other competitors from the whole of Europe. Are you an individualist or a team player? Players can enter individually, or they can invite friends and colleagues to go on the quest for points as part of a Tipping Community.

All 31 matches will be tipped from the opening game in Basle to the Euro 2008 final in Vienna. The tips can be made throughout the whole of the European championship right up until the kick off for a particular game. In addition to whether it is a win, a draw or a defeat, the actual score is taken into consideration.

Tables which are updated daily and a regular tipping game newsletter keep the players informed of their current positions and their points totals, which will be worked out according to the results and the actual scores. Additional charts will show the total number of points for each match day: group stages or knockout rounds, as well as showing the average points obtained by all the tipsters taking part.

Tipp on Ciao.co.uk against millions of fans from seven great footballing nations and become ‘Europe’s Top Tipster 2008’.

About Ciao GmbH
Ciao GmbH is Europe’s leading provider of consumer and price comparison websites*. The firm operates shopping communities in seven countries and languages (ww.ciao.co.uk, wwww.ciao.de, www.ciao.fr, www.ciao.it, www.ciao.es, www.ciao-shopping.nl, www.ciao.se). Internet users will find more than 4 million products and more than 5 million independent product evaluations and reports of people’s experiences in over 20 categories, such as cars, computers, digital cameras, finances, mobile phones, travel, electronics or foodstuffs. At the moment Ciao.co.uk is ranked the most popular shopping web site in Europe*.

Ciao GmbH was founded in Munich in 1999 and since 2005 it has belonged to Greenfield Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRVY). The main office of Ciao GmbH is in Munich. Further offices are located in London, Paris, Timisoara (Romania) and Wroclaw (Poland).

Further information including digital material to provide illustration can be found at: http://www.ciao-group.com or http://www.greenfield.com.

Press contact
Alejandra Rojo
PR Manager / Ciao UK
Telephone: +44 (0)207 324 0025
Fax: +44 (0)207 324 0073
email: alejandra.rojo@ciao-group.com
Website: http://www.ciao-group.com
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Ciao is a multi-million-strong online community that critically reviews and rates millions of products and services for the benefit of other consumers. Available free of charge to consumers in local-language versions in major western European markets, Ciao combines unbiased consumer reviews and up-to-date price information from hundreds of online merchants to make it the most comprehensive source of shopping intelligence on the web. Testimony to Ciao's success, more than 38 million consumers visit the site every month, making it one of the largest shopping portals in Europe.

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