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Yahoo! to Deepen UK Content with Launch of Yahoo! Contributor Network

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*Looking to recruit writers in parenting, fashion, beauty, technology, movies and showbiz to enhance key verticals*

LONDON –– Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, today launched Yahoo! Contributor Network in the UK — a platform for crowdsourced content that will expand Yahoo!’s quality content in key editorial segments as well as offering freelancers, bloggers and writers the potential of paid work that reaches a potential monthly audience of over 26 million**

Up and running in the United States for over a year, Yahoo! Contributor Network in the UK is looking for writers on parenting, fashion, beauty, technology, movies and showbiz for our News, Lifestyle and Entertainment categories, with more to follow. Potential writers sign up to the Yahoo! Contributor Network at https://uk.contributor.yahoo.com/signup/ and, once approved by Yahoo!’s editorial team, they will be eligible for editorial assignments. These can attract an upfront fee as well as performance payments based on article page views. (more…)

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Bing Home Page Springs to Life With Fall Video

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*Bing introduced video to its home page today to celebrate the start of fall, bringing motion to the iconic visuals that have helped differentiate Microsoft’s search engine.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Sept. 23, 2011 – Bing is celebrating the first day of fall with a first for its users: an autumn-hued video on its home page.

Visitors to the U.S. Bing home page today will be greeted by a time lapse video of the sun slowly rising over fall foliage. The video – visible to people using an HTML5-enabled browser – is the first to appear on the Bing home page, where eye-grabbing images have become an iconic part of the search engine’s brand, said Stephanie Horstmanshof, managing editor of Bing. Friday’s video represents the next step in Bing’s efforts to bring people into an experience they can’t get anywhere else. (more…)

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