Get out your cameras, it’s time for a couple of search-related contests. If you enjoy the large images Bing features everday on its homepage, now you have the chance to see one of your images featured on the brand spankin’ new decision engine. Bing is holding a photo contest where the winner’s image will be featured on Bing.com for a 24 hour period.
Photos are submitted via Facebook. You have until July 16 to submit your photos. The winner will be determined by public voting, via the Facebook application. The winning image will appear on Bing.com on August 3 and will include “hot spots” created by the Bing team, just like you see with the daily images.
Meanwhile, ChaCha has launched a video contest. The theme of the contest is “Life with ChaCha.” The deadline for submissions is August 10. Judges will pick 5 finalists and the winner will be chosen by a public vote.
There are three criteria that the judges will use to choose the 5 finalists. They are:
- Showing ChaCha to be a “smart friend” (50 percent)
- Originality (25 percent)
- Humor (25 percent)
The prizes here are worth moolah. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in cash as well as an Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and a Sony HDR-XR500V 120GB High Def Handycam Camcorder. The runner up gets $1,000 and third place gets $500.
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