[Interesting] Microsoft Bing Rewards Program

[GlockSpock]

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9778718&rrid=_4b2494ad-380b-005b-d559-0d6cff9c6b6e

 

It appears that Microsoft Bing has a "rewards program" by which they give you credits for searches. You can then cash those credits in for various goods/services, such as Hulu subscriptions or Amazon credits.

 

​Disclaimer: Sure, I know this is helping advertisers keep pretty nifty profile of you, but lets be honest, unless you take steps to prevent this from happening they already are doing a pretty good job of doing so.

[MacGyver]

Here's to wishing that Microsoft would stop trying so hard to remain relevant and actually use some of their enormous talent pool to actually innovate.

[GlockSpock]

So, I've taken a bit more of a look over everything. It seems you can gain 15 credits per day (30 searches) and other small daily things. Do 30 searches a day and you'll end up with roughly 450 credits a month (it could be more than that due to the daily things.

 

There are two different rewards levels: Silver and Gold.

You start out at Silver and then gain your way to Gold after earning 750 credits total. Prizes for each level are the same, you just get a "discount" once you are Gold.

 

Notably, you can receive:

 

Hulu Plus 1-Month Subscription (450 Silver, 420 Gold)

1 Month Xbox Live Gold Membership (699 Silver, 679 Gold)

$5 Groupon Promotional Card (523 Silver, 470 Gold)

$3 Amazon Gift Card (340 Silver, 330 Gold)

$5 Amazon Gift Card (525 Silver, 475 Gold)

 

Other various sweepstakes/restaurant cards. So If I do my part daily, I should be able to obtain the Hulu Subscription for free. I'll also have a few credits leftover once I hit "Gold". This isn't obviously that big of a deal, but lets do the math:

 

365 days in a year*15 credits per day=5,475 credits yearly.

5,475 exchanged for $5 Gift cards=11 gift cards a year, or $55 bucks to Amazon. If you already pay for Hulu, you'll save a bit more. Nobody is going to get rich by doing this, but considering how many searches I do a day all I did was replace my default search engine with Bing. They have really neat wallpapers!

[Guest PapaB]

I consider not using bing its own reward. Same for google and yahoo. See that? I'm getting triple rewards. :2cents:

[TripleDigitRide]

Here's to wishing that Microsoft would stop trying so hard to remain relevant and actually use some of their enormous talent pool to actually innovate.

I agree. Microsoft is trying very hard to cram Bing down our throats. No thanks.