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The advice that shoppers receive comes from partnerships with major publishers, who also embed the tool into their site to allow their experts and wider communities to answer the questions posed by shoppers. The young business already has 12 regular clients, including international media group Future Plc and cycling community BikeRadar &ndash; the site launched the HipSnip-powered &lsquo;Ask BikeRadar&rsquo; page in December 2012 and the section has since become, on its own, the 8th most popular cycling site in the whole of the UK. 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