Scour’s Elevator Pitch

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:26:08 +0000

A few days ago our friends over at TechCrunch were kind enough to include Scour’s “elevator pitch” in its weekly showcase of interesting startups. Our CEO, Dan Yomtobian (wearing a t-shirt that will give Ed Hardy a run for his money), gives a nice overview of Scour and how it works. TechCrunch’s Robin Wauters also does a nice job at describing the functions of a social search engine and the benefits of participating in the Scour network. Thanks for including us!

We’re proud that we’ve caught the attention of TechCrunch and thank everyone for their support. Happy scouring!

-The Scour Team

The Scour Team!

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:55:09 +0000

Hey Everyone,
You ever have one of those days where you just the need to take a pre-planned group photo? Well we did! We thought today would be a good day to take a group shot of the scour team!
From the left we have Alina, Tami, David, Vanessa, Diana, Tony, Alina and Cynthia. In the back we have Simon, Alex and Bryan….what a good lookin’ bunch!
Not to worry though, shortly after the picture we got back to work on making Scour.com the best search engine ever.

-The Scour Team

Scour Needs Your Vote

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:49:24 +0000

Attention Scour Users!

As you may have heard, Mashable is hosting its 2nd annual Open Web Awards and we intend on winning for best “Social Search Engine” but we need you help!

Mashable is the largest blog for social network coverage. They are the go-to blog for the newest and trendiest web 2.0 sites on the net.

We know we can take the cake as best engine in the “Social Search” category.

All you need to do is click here and follow these two steps:

1) Submit your email address

2) Confirm your vote by clicking on the verification link in your email.

It will only take a second and With your help we can win the award, grow the Scour community, and further improve the relevancy of our search listings.

Thanks for your support!

The Scour Team

Scour Wishes You A Happy Halloween!

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:18:51 +0000

Everyone is talking about this Halloween thing so we jumped on board. What did we learn? It’s tough to type while holding a basketball or a plastic gun. Amusing to watch, but very difficult.

As proof that you can pay for your Halloween costume and more with scour we are posting top cashout members on Scour. We also have some exciting updates coming over the first of next week - so thats something to look forward to after your sugar high wears off!

Scour wants Image and Video Search Input from Users

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:19:09 +0000

Attention Scour Users!

We are always looking to enhance our features based on our your feedback. One of our next projects is make video and image results more enjoyable for you, which is why we are reaching out to you for advice!

We want to know which websites you prefer to use when searching for images and videos and why. Is it the results? The style? Do you have an idea that no one else is doing?

Leave us your comment on the blog and we’ll use your input to develop the best image and video search you’ve ever seen!

Scour on!

-Scour Team

Scour Featured on InternetNews!

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:35:36 +0000

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to say “Thank You” to David over at InternetNews for the coverage he provided on Scour’s newest updates.

InternetNews is a great site to keep readers in the know, be sure to visit their site and check out the Scour Review.

Thanks again David!

-The Scour Team

California Fires – Feeling the Heat

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:01:17 +0000

A hillside burns near homes in the Los Angeles area

As any Californian will tell you, we’re facing some serious heat this month, not from the economy, but from fires that are blazing across the state. Well known search industry expert and CA resident, Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land pulled together some great resources to monitor fires and even witnessed a fire from his own home near the Newport Beach foothills. Hopefully that’s as close as he gets.

For information on efforts underway to help and ways to support Direct Relief International, which provides emergency assistance and support to those communities affected by the fires, check out the official website. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all of those impacted by these fires.

-The Scour Team

New Features Live in Scour Results!

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:25:01 +0000

Our newest version of the Scour Search Results is now LIVE!

Here is a breakdown of what’s new:

1. Faster Search Results!….We’ve improved search speed by 80%! We recently clocked a search for “shoes” at .123 seconds! That’s even faster than Google at .16 seconds!

2. New Layout: We’ve removed the top sponsored results for most listings and added more listings per page. This eliminates a lot of the clutter allowing you to find your links faster.

3. New Search Filter: By “double-clicking” on any word in the results, you can refine your search in one click.

4. Open results in a new tab: Open links in a new tab for easier navigation!

5. Site Search from Results: Search within a site, using your current query

6. New Points Box: View how many points you and your friends have earned without leaving the page.

7. Rank other people’s comments and take charge of your community!

8. Sorting of Comments- Sort by “Newest”, “Oldest”, “Positive”, “Negative” and “Recommended”comments

Try the new Scour Now!

Scour pays everyone….even Zombies??

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:33:39 +0000

Today we wanted to share one of the best parts of working at Scour- The blog posts Scour users make when they get their reward!! This one in is from one of our scour leaders who definitely lives/dies up to their screen name!

One of our Scour users by the the name of “ZombieMoney” was nice enough to mention us on a blog after receiving a Visa Gift Card …we thought we would return the favor. Zombiemoney has been a loyal Scour user since late July and is a testament to Scour rewarding our users, even those that consider themselves Zombies!

We also wanted to mention that we are currently reviewing another batch of individuals who have made it through to our final round of Cashout Review. So if you have not heard back from us yet, just be patient…ZombieMoney was!

Scour On!

-The Scour Team

Your Wish Is Our Command!

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:51:25 +0000

Since our launch, we’ve received tons of feedback from Scour users, so we’re pleased to be implementing some of your suggestions to help make you Scour experience even more efficient. These updates should be live on Scour within a week.

Here is a taste of what we have been working on. We look forward to hearing your feedback on these changes to Scour and please feel free to let us know what else we can do to make Scour easier to use and more enjoyable!

1. Faster Search Results!

We’ve improved search speed by 80%! Currently a search for “shoes”! is clocked at .634 seconds, our newly improved results will be .123 seconds! That’s even faster than Google at .16 seconds!

2. New Layout: We’ve removed the top sponsored results and added more listings per page to help you find what you are searching for quicker and clutter-free!

3. New Search Filter: Double click on any word in the results to add or remove the word to your search!

4. Open results in a new tab: The more tabs the better!

5. Site Search from Results: This will allow users to conduct a site search using their current query on any site in the results page.