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Yahoo Launches New Ad Unit with Charity Contest

Yahoo is launching a new Yahoo Mail ad unit called "Tandem," to be reserved for "the most creative" non-profit campaign. The company has partnered with the Ad Council to launch the initiative, which it refers to as "Create for a Cause."

Netflix Announces Contest Winner...Finally

Update: Nefflix officially announced the winner of the first contents today, and the beginning of the second contest. The winner of the first one is a team of engineers, statisticians and researchers.  Read the release here.

Real-Time Search API Mania

Real-time search engine Collecta announced the release of its API today, meaning developers will be able to use it to pull real-time search results directly into their applications.

Who Can Take the Cake in Chrome Creativity?

Update: Google says the Google Chome Icon Project is over now.

10 Days In Google Books Game Begins

Free stuff has a way of piquing people's interest, and Google intends to capitalize on this fact with a new competition that is starting today.  10 Days in Google Books may drive use of the search giant's literature-related service by putting Sony Readers on the line.

Bing Starts Summer Travel Photo Contest

The photos that rotate through Bing's homepage are, at least from an aesthetic standpoint (we mean no disrespect to the search engineers), one of the best things about the site; it's always a pleasure to stop by and see some interesting scene.  And now artistic types are getting a chance to contribute thanks to the new Bing Photo Contest.

iPhone: Fun Facts and Apps of the Day

As you are probably aware, Apple announced last week that the iPhone 3G S would go on sale this Friday. Phone recycler Gazelle tells WebProNews that 300 iPhones were traded into its site that day alone. Saving Money on the iPhone Upgrade

Google Photography Prize Voting Begins

About one month ago, Google put out a call for students to submit photo collections.  Now, the Google Photography Prize contest is coming to a head as 36 groups of pictures have been made into iGoogle themes and voting has begun.

Yahoo Giving Out $20K in Search Marketing Credits

Yahoo is launching a campaign with Bank of America this week, which a spokesperson for Yahoo tells WebProNews is essentially "a big online push for BofA to build visibility and facilitate dialogue in the small business community." Yahoo's Small Business Answers Center is designed for small business owners with "great ideas and good questions," who don't always get credible answers.

eBay Challenges Sellers to Use Only eBay

eBay aims to "spark the entrepreneurial spirit" among its sellers with today's launch of the eBay Sellers Challenge. The challenge is for sellers to answer the question: "How would you use $25,000 go grow - or start - an eBay business?"