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In a down economy search engines have to keep coming up with ways to stay ahead of the pack. Many of you may be aware of Microsoft Live's new search
sweepstakes, where as for every search you perform you get 1 credit and at the end of the promotion you will be able to trade you points in for merchandise. This may seem new to some of you, but it isn't new to the web. There are quite a few search engines with a similar model. With so much competition among new and even existing search engines, search companies are trying to find ways to stand out from each other.