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, Ryan Singel over at Wired.com for writing this great article and for mentioning Scour along with all these other great search engines. It has been an excellent year for us and we are looking forward to our continued growth.

Also, as always, we are always looking to get feedback and suggestions on what you would like to see added/changed on Scour. You can also visit our feedback page to read what other users have suggested and cast your votes on the importance of each suggestion.

Thanks again!
-Team Scour

Lately, we have been getting some great feedback from our Scour users through our feedback system and through individual blog posts and we thought we should publicize it…

First we would like to point out that we are seeing a lot more blog posts being posted about Scour and its visa gift card recipients. A big thanks to all those Scour users who have been blogging about us and letting the public know of when they get our gift cards by mail.

One of the most recent blog posts was by our Scour user PaidOpps. This user is  one of the many happy recipients of the Scour Visa Gift card. She has been a member for approximately 8 months and is getting paid for searching on the internet.

Since our original launch, we have given out thousands of dollars through visa gift cards for searching the internet through Scour. This is in addition to the $1,000 Scour giveaway which is currently active for users who are actively searching on Scour.

Secondly, we are seeing a great response to our new Scour Feedback system and we are excited to see how well all of our Scour users have adapted it. It has truly made the Scour community become more lively.

Our new feedback display allows users to post their comments and suggestions, while also allowing users to vote on what they feel are key important issues. This allows us to prioritize based on popular demand from our community.

A big thanks to all of our supporters and for those who have not tried us yet, just do a few searches and give us a try, after all its free to join and we pay you for searching the internet.

Thank you,

Team Scour

As many of you know, we are currently giving away $1,000 for searching on Scour.com and we must admit that it is going extremely well! For the month of May, our records show that our Scour members had 1,048,516 entries and one very happy winner.

Remember that everyone still has more chances to win the $1,000 Scour Giveaway. 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).

Also, remember that Scour members will also receive 1 entry per 4 searches conducted by their Scour Friends who join through the referral sign up process.

Congratulations to the winner and we look forward to seeing who wins the $1,000 for the month of June.

Thanks for Scouring!

Team Scour

Dear Scour Members,

As most of you know, we won a CNET award for Search and Reference and we are extremely excited! As a way to say thank you, we have decided to award 30 FREE POINTS to all Scour members for helping us win the CNET award this year.

To redeem the points, simply log into your Scour account. The free 30  points have already been integrated into your point total.

Thank you all for your support, we greatly appreciate it.

Team Scour

Great News! CNET just announced that Scour.com is a winner of the 2009 Webware 100 Awards for “Search and Reference.” The Scour Team is extremely excited for winning and we would like to truly thank you for voting for us. It has been a great year for all of us and we look forward to providing an even better search experience for all of our users.

For those of you who are not familiar with the CNET Webware 100 Awards, they are known for recognizing the best  Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation. To view the entire list of winners, visit: www.webware.com/100.

Stay tuned to find out WHEN SCOUR users will receive free points for showing us support

Thank you,

Team Scour

Since the launch of Scour, we have received a lot of helpful feedback, which is why we recently integrated UserVoice as part of our new feedback system.

The UserVoice platform allows all users to submit suggestions, vote on existing requests and submit comments. Best of all, the comments and votes can be seen by the entire Scour community.

We feel that the transparency and open communication that UserVoice has to offer is a key part in the development of the Scour community. We look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.

-Team Scour

With Mother’s Day around the corner, it’s always a good idea to have an abundance of gift options. Here at Scour we have done some research on the best gifts a mother could ask for:

• Chocolate
• Jewelry
• Flowers
• iPhone
• Laptops

For more ideas, you can try searching on sites such as gifts.com or mothersdaycentral.com.  Both sites feature a large variety of selection, including: spa gifts, gourmet gifts, gift certificates and even gift baskets.

If none of those ideas work for you, you could always do what we do and make her a macaroni necklace…it is her favorite…

Have a great Mother’s day weekend!

-Team Scour

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).

This means that if you have a total of 10 searches, Scour will award you with 10 entries to win $1,000 for that month. And as a bonus, Scour members will also receive 1 entry per 4 searches conducted by their Scour Friends who join through the referral sign up process.

The winner of each month will be announced the first week of the following month…

Start searching now!

-Team Scour

Hey Everyone,

With only 1 week left, Scour needs your support in order to become one of the top 10 finalists for CNET 2009 Webware 100 Awards.

We appreciate everyone who has already voted for us and ask the support from those who have not done so yet.  Remember that IF Scour wins, we are planning on giving away some free points!!

Thanks!

Team Scour