Entries from CompareRewards.com tagged with 'Bing Cashback'
Bing Cashback to Close
Microsoft announced yesterday that it will shut down Bing Cashback. In a blog post entitled, "A Farewell to Bing Cashback," Bing's Senior VP of its Online Audience Business Group, Yusuf Mehdi, explained the reasoning for the decision and the technicalities...
Bing "Hidden Cashback," "Secret Key Words," and First for Women
A few months ago, I was interviewed by First for Women magazine for a piece running in the current (May 3rd) issue entitled, " The high-tech strategies that saved us $$$." My part of the article is about using Microsoft's...
Bing Cashback Offers Webinar to Elicit Member Feedback
Do you have experience with Bing Cashback? If so, do you have ideas on how they could improve the program? On April 14th, Bing is holding a webinar with members to get their suggestions on improvements to their Cashback program....
Bing Cashback "Hasn't Worked Fantastically," Says Microsoft CEO
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer discussed Bing Cashback (starts at 38:15) at yesterday's Search Marketing Expo - West, and he admits it hasn't been the success that they would have hoped. "Cashback has been interesting. I would say it has worked;...
20% Cash Back on HP Purchases Through Bing Cashback
Bing has HP cashback as one of their secret search terms on Bing.com to trigger a sponsored link for 20% cashback on all purchases at HP.com! They can't say how long this will last -- it's up to HP --...
Bing Cashback: "Spend Less, Love More" Plus 20% Cashback at Walmart
Bing's Valentine cashback promotions were highlighted yesterday in a Bing community posting by Bing cashback product manager Kelly Scott. The Bing Cashback Valentine's Day Gift Guide features cashback increases running through the 10th including direct links to receive 10% cashback...
TigerDirect Hidden Bing Cashback at 15%, Macy's at 30%
Looking for the secret search terms to use to trigger those sponsored results for increased cashback at Bing? As of this writing, go to Bing.com, search for HDTV, and click through the Tiger Direct sponsored link for 15% cashback on...
30% Cashback on Valentine's Day Flowers and Jewelry From Bing
Bing has a hidden offer for 30% cashback on Proflowers: go to Bing.com and search for flowers, then click through the sponsored link for Proflowers with the gold coin beside it. You'll be prompted to log into your Bing Cashback...
20% Bing Cashback on Drugstore.com, 25% on GNC
Bing Cashback has a couple of great cashback rates for those of us interested in improving our health as one of our new year's resolutions: go to Bing.com and search for vitamins and you'll be given two sponsored results with...
Best Bing.com Cashback Rates
There are some really amazing shopping rates right now at Bing. Keep in mind that as a general rule, you can't use coupon codes and still get cash back from Bing, so you have to take that into account. Some...
30% Cashback Plus Free Shipping on All Ice.com Orders Through Bing
I love Ice.com and this is an amazing deal -- do a search on Bing.com for jewelry and click through the sponsored link to Ice.com for 30% cashback from Bing! AND, Ice is doing free shipping on all orders! Time...
Ebates Article in Washington Times
Ebates (aff) got a nice write-up in the Washington Times today: "Ebates.com links shoppers, store sites -- Coupons in a click." In the article, Ebates CEO Kevin Johnson says that 8% of Ebates shoppers are millionaires, people who can afford...
Updated List of Search Terms to Trigger Higher Than Listed Cashback Rates at Bing
The faithful deal detectives over at SlickDeals.net have put together a great, updated listing of search terms you can use on Bing.com to trigger higher cashback rates (vs. their standard rates listed on the Bing Cashback site). The SlickDeals folks...
Welcome, Tribune Readers!
Hi! If you're just finding CompareRewards.com for the first time, thanks to Gregory Karp's article in today's Chicago Tribune, "Christmas shopping: Move up your buying season to Labor Day," let me welcome you to the site! I think the advice...
Bing Cashback TV Ads Debut
Very slick ad, and Bing Cashback is nice, but it's far from revolutionary or even unique. Let's give credit where it's due: Ebates (aff) was the first online cashback shopping portal, way back in 1998, consistently in operation since...
Bing to End Double Cashback Promotion Early (Today!)
Bing sent an email to its merchants on Tuesday advising them that their Bing Double Cashback promotion, slated to run through August, will actually end today, August 27th. Internet Retailer reported yesterday that The Watchery, one of the merchants participating...
Microsoft/Bing Asks Merchants to Lower Cashback Rates
In a very interesting article on InternetRetailer.com, it was revealed that Microsoft/Bing themselves were to blame for the lower Bing Cashback rates on several of their double-cashback merchants, including Eastbay and Foot Locker. As I reported earlier this week, Ashford...
Triple eBay Bucks Through Sunday
If you're in the eBay Bucks rewards program, it's time to go shopping! They're tripling eBay Bucks through Sunday on purchases in the categories of Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Books, and Computers & Networking. That works out to a 6%...
New 50% Cashback Stores at Bing
Ashford and The Watchery have been bumped up to 50% cashback on Bing, joining Eastbay, Foot Locker, TrimLife, NowDiscountShoes, and Dan's Jewelers. Ashford and The Watchery carry watches from Seiko, Citizen, Fossil, DKNY, Timberland, Kenneth Cole, and even high-end watches...
Bing eBay Cashback Update -- Now at 13%
If you've been holding out for the promised 15% cashback rate on eBay BINs from Bing Cashback, keep waiting...the rate still hasn't made it that high. Today it's at 13%. It may be worth it for you to go ahead...
MyPoints.com Email Sends Members to Competitor Bing Cashback
In a MyPoints.com BonusMail yesterday, MyPoints members were told about the cashback opportunities available at rival cashback program Bing. From their August 12th email entitled, "Search, shop and save -- all on one site!": "Don't break the bank getting your...
Bing Cashback's Double Cashback Promotion Riddled With Problems
The long-awaited Back to School Bing Cashback promotion started yesterday but suffered from a myriad of problems. Perhaps the biggest concern voiced by shoppers was that although Bing Cashback tweeted to its Twitter followers that "On Aug. 10th, use Bing...
Bing Double Cashback Starts Today
Starting today, August 10th, Bing Cashback is offering "up to" double their regularly competitive cashback shopping rates "for a limited time." The increased rates are now reflected on the Bing merchant list. Currently, Trimlife, Eastbay, and Dan's Jewelers are at...
Bing to Increase Ebay Cashback to 15% Starting Monday, Other Increases Confirmed; A Loophole?
Update, 8/11: Read my recap of the issues related to this promotion, including Bing's failure to live up to the 15% eBay cashback promise, here. According to Microsoft's Bing Cashback Facebook page, cashback for Ebay purchases WILL be included in...
Bing Press Release Confirms Double Cashback to Start August 10
In a press release issued today, Microsoft confirms that its Bing cashback shopping program will be doubling its cashback rates starting on August 10th, as I originally reported here a week ago. The release's wording is that users can save...
Bing Cashback Twitter Contest Starting Today: Fill a Backpack with Bing Cashback
Bing Cashback is having a Twitter contest starting today, and running every weekday through July 31st. The details on the contest are here, but basically the way it works is that you have to watch Bing Cashback's Twitter page and...
Bing to Double Cash Back Starting August 10th
Bing will be doubling their already-high cashback rates starting on 8/10, according to an email last Thursday from Bing to their participating merchants. This will be part of their back-to-school promotion, which will include a "broad marketing campaign" to raise...
12% "Hidden" Cashback on Sears Purchases; 15% on HP Through Bing
Click through the sponsored link (with the gold coin) in the Bing.com search results here for 12% at Sears, or here for 15% at HP. This is rumored to be a very short-term offer, possibly for today only -- hurry...
Microsoft Live Cashback Sues for Fraud
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on Tuesday that Microsoft Live Cashback (now Bing Cashback) filed suit on May 21st against unnamed defendants for breach of contract and violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The complaint, filed in King...
15% Cashback at Tiger Direct Through Bing (Up From 8.2%)
Update, 6.12.10: The current best rate for Tiger Direct on Bing Cashback is 12%; no hidden keywords are triggering ads featuring a higher rate. Read for more information on Bing Cashback closing and alternatives to Bing Cashback. Bing Cashback's...
Microsoft Live Cashback Changes Names to Bing Cashback; My Critique
First it was Jellyfish.com. Then it was Live Cashback. Now, yet another name change (though this time, there's no change in ownership -- it's still Microsoft but by another name), to Bing Cashback. The switchover happened around midnight, and while...
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