Junoba is a head’n’shoulders of search engines - it is a 2 in 1 application. One of its functions is aggregation of social bookmarking services topics and the other one is ability to search through these services. Among them user can find Digg, Yahoo Buzz, Delicious, Reddit, Propeller and Mixx. It does not work on any new algorhtym, but it uses Google Custom Search technology. It is another decent initiative that uses GCS tools - recently I wrote about KidRex that is also based on Google Custom Search.

Idea of searching through web 2.0 services is not new, I bet that everybody interested in SE business can name at least few engines that search through social web services. However searching through bookmarking services is fresh idea. It is a great tool to get information a little bit different to mainstream media news. Junoba can help in reducing the meaning of agenda setting effect - users can learn which opinions are really popular on specific fields.

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Swagbucks is a search engine that offers its users a sort of a game. By searching you can win prizes. All you have to do is to register - to enable Swagbucks’ administrator localize you and send you prizes. It works very simply - the more you search, the more valuable prizes you get. This service is also connected with e-shopping - when you shop you earn some points that you can later change on prizes from offer.

Swagbucks is also kind of Argentinian piramid loyalty programme. You can invite you friends and when they are getting points you get part of it. These who register as really first ones will get more of goods. So hurry up if you want to get a piece of pie.

Service as entity looks like someone connected few different marketing tools to camouflage e-store as search engine. If this will work and gather nice community around it might bring a proper income.

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