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Entries from August 2008

Improved Results for Scour Image Searches!

August 30th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Announcements

We have received a lot of great feedback and are excited to announce that we have improved our image search results.  As of now we are using Flickr photos to populate our image search. We felt that this was a necessary change due to some of the short-comings of our previous filters.  Scour wants to [...]

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A Scour, Cuil and Google Face-Off: How each stacks up with results

August 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General

One of our users alerted us to a test that TheSEOCyclone.com ran recently between Cuil, Google, and Scour to find out which search contender  provided the most results. After plugging in the search query “How to use a tachograph,” the results filed in and Scour came out on top with more than both [...]

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Real Quick…

August 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Announcements

Just wanted to let everyone know that our servers are being updated right now and you might have some bounce backs when trying to email Scour or Scour Support (as some of you have already pointed out). This is only temporary and they will be up and running shortly!
Thanks so much,
Scour Team

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Scour Update – Changes For Users

August 27th, 2008 · 136 Comments · Announcements

The last several weeks following our launch have been quite a mix of experiences for the Scour Team. We are thrilled with the success and number of users that have made Scour their dedicated resource for search. However, we’ve also endured countless instances of false “users” who have attempted to gain rewards through invalid usage [...]

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Google Party Recap!

August 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Special Events

Just in case anyone has ever doubted Google’s ability to throw a party, let us assure you that they know what they are doing. The Scour team recently just got back from Mountain View, California- home of the Google Campus and it sure was a night to remember. There was loud music, fun activities, and [...]

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Scouring the Olympics –What are you finding?

August 15th, 2008 · 15 Comments · Special Events

Maybe it’s the inspirational stories of the athletes, the rush of competition, or the surge of pride when your team wins a medal, but the Olympics is one of the few things that seems to really captivate the world’s attention.
Whether it’s tracking your favorite athlete or finding interesting sites, pics or [...]

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Scour User Abuse Guidelines

August 6th, 2008 · 33 Comments · General

We would first like to thank all of our helpful community members on Scour; our continued success of our community is based on your contributions. As you may have heard, we already had our first Scour cash payout along with others and plenty more coming up.
Lately, there have been several members who are unclear as [...]

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“And the first Scour payout goes to…”

August 5th, 2008 · 45 Comments · Uncategorized

We know you’ve all been wondering, and we’re excited to share the news that the very first payout of $25 was issued to… (drum roll please)… Peter Yu in British Columbia, Canada! Congratulations Peter!!
This Waterloo engineering student heard about Scour from a friend and decided to put our news social search to the test. After [...]

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