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Comments on: Explaining the workings of Live Search Cashback

The new program may or may not be game changing for Microsoft's search share, but it does offer advertisers a new approach. News.com's Ina Fried explains the numbers.

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by theantibush May 21, 2008 3:34 PM PDT: what an innovative and brill idea ballmie, u litl rascal u

http://news.cnet.com/5208-13860_3-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=37344&messageID=405030&start=0; Like this Reply to this comment


by aafter May 21, 2008 4:55 PM PDT: MSFT is approaching it as a new cashback advertiser at their search engine. They can advertise the same at Google or Yahoo.
AAfter Web Search has been giving cashback for a year. It has a much focused search approach. We invite you and your reader to check us out, and give us some feedback.

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Subhankar Ray

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by colamix May 21, 2008 7:24 PM PDT: The only way I'd see this brining in search engine loyalty is if it truly was innovative and the rebate was immediately deducted at the retailer when referred to by Microsoft. This isn't the case, it's another one of those cashback offers only 10% of consumers bother to go through the red tape to take advantage of.; Like this Reply to this comment


by powderbunny May 22, 2008 12:51 PM PDT: Hum...up one day...down th next?
Been trying to check out the buzz all day today, but can't connect.
Anybody know why the live cashback site cannot be reached.; Like this Reply to this comment


by sumthin May 23, 2008 3:48 PM PDT: "This isn't the case, it's another one of those cashback offers only 10% of consumers bother to go through the red tape to take advantage of. "

You said this as a negative, but in reality 10% would be HUGE for Microsoft. That would be billion$ per year.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ram108 May 24, 2008 1:02 AM PDT: Attimes live and yahoo didnt work for me very well. MS can pay percentage of .
Microsoft ad center can give some more better deal than this.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ram108 May 24, 2008 1:05 AM PDT: Attimes live and yahoo didnt work for me very well. .
Microsoft ad center can give some more better deal than this.; Like this Reply to this comment


by cashbackshopping June 6, 2009 7:31 AM PDT: The is a really good offering from livesearch but i found another site which i have been using quiet often called rewardlover.com. I compared the cashback rates and on some offers they pay more than live so its always worth checking around before you buy for example rewardlover pays out 50% cashback for eBay. And cashout level is only $10 which they pay you by Paypal or Amazon e-vouchers. Plus they give you $1 for joining.; Like this Reply to this comment

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About Beyond Binary

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft.

Beyond Binary is a look at how technology is changing our lives and the people behind all that life-changing stuff, with an extra emphasis on that which emanates from Redmond, Wash.