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The Evolution of Search Since the 1990s

September 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Interesting Scour findings

So we recently came across a fun blog post on SixRevisions.com which compares the changes that some of the earlier search engines have undergone over the past 10 years…can you believe how long it’s been!?
So take a look at the post here, it’s always fun to see the evolution of search engines as time [...]

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Scour Gives Away $3,000 for Summer 2009

August 17th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Announcements

Dear Scour Community,
We’ve given away $3,000 over the past 3 months! Time goes by so quickly, so let’s take a look back at the give-aways to the lucky 3 Scour users!

It has been an exciting event, and we look forward to providing you with more ways to win in the future.
Thank you for participating,
Team [...]

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Scour is Upgrading Its Reward System to Include All Countries and Increase Payouts!

July 31st, 2009 · 90 Comments · Announcements

(UPDATE TO REWARDS SYSTEM, READ HERE: http://blog.scour.com/2009/09/01/scour-focuses-on-search-and-features/ )
Dear Scour Users,
Over the last year we have seen tremendous growth thanks to the feedback from the Scour community. As a result, we are excited to announce that we are upgrading our current point rewards system as of September 1, 2009, and instead we will be offering a [...]

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Scour.com Gets a Shout-out from Guardian.co.uk

July 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Announcements

With all of the latest news about MSN and Yahoo, its nice to know that people are still searching for alternative search engines. We recently uncovered an article where Charles Arthur gives Scour a shout-out as an alternative search engine.
Thanks Charles!
-Team Scour

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Scour.com is featured on Wired.com as “Cool Search Engine”

July 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Announcements

Hey Scour Fans,
Wired.com recently published a story which gave tribute to “Cool Search Engines That Are Not Google” and of course Scour was mentioned
It is great to see that even with all the search engines out there, Scour.com is being recognized as an industry leader in social search.
A big thanks to the author, [...]

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Scour Giveaway Will Give you $1,000 for Searching

May 1st, 2009 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

Hey Everyone,
For the next 3 months, Scour is going to give away $1,000 to one lucky user each month. That’s right, 1 Scour user will receive $1,000 for searching on Scour.com.  All you have to do is conduct your normal searches and Scour will award you with 1 Scour entry per search (Up to 50/day).
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Scour Gets socalTECH Interview

March 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Announcements

Hey Scour Fans,
Benjamin F. Kuo of socalTECH.com recently interviewed Scour CEO, Daniel Yomtobian. On behalf of the Scour Team, we would like to say “Thanks”!.
As you know, Ben is a well known and respected for his coverage on innovative technology. He has been promoting the technology industry in Southern California since 1998 is widely known [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Announcements

It’s that time of the year again!

Did you know that “the leprechaun is a purely American invention, [which] quickly evolved into an easily recognizable symbol of both St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland in general.” ? (To learn more about St. Patrick’s Day click here.)
Have a safe and enjoyable day!
-Team Scour

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Cotton Candy Friday!!!

March 6th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Announcements

As it turns out, some of the team members decided to surprise us with a cotton candy machine. Wish we could share our cotton candy with everyone, but  we can’t since we ate it all.
Did you know Cotton candy was actually a “popular trend in Italy that began in the 1400’s. The old fashioned way [...]

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Scour Contest Deadline EXTENDED!

January 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Announcements

We know the holidays were a crazy time for many of our loyal followers, so we elected to extend the “Be A Star!” contest until midnight on February 15, 2009. That means you get one extra month to show off your amazing talents and create an entertaining video to tell the world what [...]

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