Microsoft is going to give rebates to folks who buy from their ads. Kinda goofy I think, as who uses MSN Live to search for anything? I don't think Microsoft has ads on anything but some large sites versus Googles millions of small publishers. Maybe they should just stick to software??.
Here is the link: http://search.live.com/cashback It's a new service, it looks interesting to filter out the results.
Yeah, you can get a whole $9 back after purchasing an $800 camera. Woohoo (Of course, the rebates do vary.)
haha, besides the fact of the rebates, wildfire07, please research before you post xD Not to mention the whole MSN AdCenter section on DP xD
well, as far as i can see, this has nothing to do with adcenter and MSN ads, so apparently you cannot compare it to google since google doesn't have anything like this. It all is a big site with affiliate products in it. Microsoft gets paid per lead, and then gives a portion to the buyer. Kinda like ebates.com
The percentage is set by the merchants in the program. So some areas (electronics/cameras) are going to have a lower % than other areas due to markup.
How could this possibly be a google killer? They do not provide anything more in search functions. People looking to by items go to other places.
It's a solid market entry strategy and no doubt will make MS more money in the long term... there's still a large MS population out there that will sign up for this program