The newly launched Bing search engine wasted no time in entering into the user-generated content (UGC) contest foray for user attention and retention. Bing is the latest incarnation of Microsoft that in the past has produced the search engines MSN and Windows Live. One purely aesthetic yet defining aspect of the Bing user interface is the constantly changing background image; it will be this image that is at the heart of the contest. (more…)

Radus announced a new media hub platform that provides consistent user experience for reading news feeds, sharing content, blogging or watching videos while also offering access to mainstream and user-generated content like news, sports and entertainment.

“Today, you’re forced to jump between an endless array of news, entertainment, and social sites just to keep up,” said Radus CEO Scott Rankine in an article here. “Radus solves this problem by offering consumers a new approach, one that brings together the best in online media and social networking in a way that’s visually stunning and remarkably easy to use.” (more…)