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Google lets you make money by solving problems

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Google has launched a new social platform where people can earn money by solving problems. Prizes.org  is run by Slide, a gaming company that Google acquired last year for $182m. The Idea behind this new service is simple: Users create a contest where they post a question or task and fix a cash amount for the best answer or task to be done. For example users can ask for ideas for a new website, advice on a comprehensive “Get Healthy” plan, or planning an ideal summer vacation, etc. Each task is to be done within a fixed amount of time, during which people can vote for the best answer or advice given. The user with the most votes wins the cash prize. The money on offer currently for the questions is between 10$-50$. Interesting to note that the site features very little Google branding and the sign-in, currently is through Facebook or Twitter, not with a Google ID, which may be a smart move to reach a bigger audience. Prizes.org  is in beta but its available for everyone, although the

How to Find Images From a specific Country using Google Advance Image Search

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Searching for images by region is a new option that Google has added to its existing set of advance image search options. If you want to search for images but wish to get the results returned from blogs and websites from a specific country, just visit the  advance image search  page and select the desired country from the dropdown menu in Region option at the bottom. The screenshots below, display image results for the word “Protests” using Egypt and Libya as an example. The results are entirely different in both cases, with photos from the recent protests in the respective countries. 1)  Search Term ‘ Protests’  for  Egypt 2)  Search Term ‘ Protests’  for  United Kingdom

Find Flight Related Information Easily With Google Flight Search

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Google has added a new search feature that will help you sort through flight information and fares. Compare flights, dates, destinations, and fares in an instant. The search feature is available initially to a select group of U.S cities and displays results for economy class round-trip flights only.  Whether you are looking for the cheapest flight to a particular city or a non stop flight, Flight Search can help you quickly find the best option for your trip. Flight search results can be filtered out in several ways: dates, price, duration, number of stops, airlines, connections, outbound time and return time etc. The map itself can be used to find several bits of information: View flight options for a city by clicking that city on the map. Click on an airport marker to see nearby airports with their lowest price flight, and check off the boxes for the airports to include in your flight search. Zoom in on the map to see more airports in a particular area. O