New search engine Blingo suggests it pays to surf the Internet

The idea behind a new Internet search engine www.blingo.com is that surfers will prefer it to Google since they may win a prize with each search they do. In December 450 prizes will be given out ranging from movie tickets to Amazon.com certificates, Netflix subscriptions, digital cameras or iPods, with the winners chosen at random by computer. To make a profit, Blingo sells advertising and gets click-through revenue, the same as Google and Yahoo. Though the search quality will be less than Google, it is hoped that Blingo will do what the surfer requires, with a chance to win something,

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30/12/2004

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