A brief history of my professional life – past and present

iBooking.com started life in 2003 as Clearfuse Ltd. Originally launched as a general web agency with a focus on bespoke solutions, the focus soon changed to web application development in the travel and hospitality sector. With the acquisition of the remnants of a small technology company who had developed a booking engine for hotels, the company adopted the ASP [Application Service Provider] model and started developing a range of online

Clicksco Group was created in early 2011 to act as a group structure to link DistinctMEDIA, Click.net and Social360.com. All three companies operate in the paid search, shopping comparison, and affiliate marketing industries. As the first, and largest, company in the structure, DistinctMEDIA was created in late 2008 from the merger of shopping comparison specialists, Clickspace, with Dubai based, Forsight Publications. From small beginnings, the business has grown to become of the

Launched in 2009/10, Click.net was a good domain name looking for a business model. With the experience of DistinctMEDIA in the paid search space, as one of the largest Yahoo traffic partners in the world, a natural extension was to consider the syndication marketplace. Recruiting a proven success story in the form of now CEO, Phil Aspin, the fledgling business got off to a great start. The first 12 months

Restaurantdiary.com was created as an iBooking product in 2004. Spun out as a separate company later that year, the concept was the result of a meeting in a Glasgow City Centre restaurant with experienced restaurant operator, Mike Conyers. Mike was a fan of using technology to improve restaurant performance and marketing and been an early adopter of web-based reservation systems such as Live Bookings. With iBooking having experience in development

Although I don’t consider myself a domainer, I do have both a liking for the sector and direct experience dating back to around 1995. This was the year I registered my first domain, although I can’t recall exactly which domain it was! During my first real job prior to starting Marcat in 1997, I had the challenge of connecting a web server to a 64k leased line and trying to

A list of the most interesting domains I currently own. Most of these were registered between 1997 and 2005, although a few are more recent. mob.com rollerball.co.uk citron.co.uk sextherapy.co.uk malecontraceptive.co.uk mx5.co.uk hiundai.co.uk digicash.co.uk digitalanimations.com digitalanimations.co.uk crazyloans.co.uk glasgowharbour.co.uk fairmontpalm.com pricemoz.com supplierprices.com toughbooks.co.uk scottishbiscuits.com scottishpaintings.com thewesthighlandway.com ayrshireandarran.com gourmetscotland.com rejoindre.com vrgin.co.uk flashtools.co.uk     If you are interested in any of these domains please contact me – m@rcus.co.uk &nbsp