Google expands Shopping promotion rules ahead of 2026
Google’s 2026 Shopping policy updates give advertisers more flexibility to promote subscriptions, modern offers, and localized payment incentives.
Topic: Cashback website
Yahoo Shopping aims to stand out in commerce discovery with Rakuten cashback rewards
The effort is part of parent company Verizon Media's focus on commerce offerings.
September 2010: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from September 2010: 1) What’s Up With The Google Balls Logo On The Google Homepage Today? – Visiting the Google homepage today may make you go “wow.” It has one of the most wild and explosive special Google logos I have ever seen. There are dozens […]
Microsoft Launches A New Loyalty Program: Bing Rewards
Prior Microsoft search loyalty programs, SearchPerks and Cashback, were retired. But maybe the third time’s the charm: today Microsoft is rolling out Bing Rewards Preview (beta). It’s a credit card or airline-style loyalty program that offers users credits that can be redeemed for products, gift cards or charitable donations. People must first install the Bing […]
Black Friday 2009: Bing Cashback Bumps, Users Searching For Deals
It could be that the general state of the 2009 economy is fueling the increase in early search queries for “Black Friday” related terms, or it it could be that the retail industry as a whole have embraced the annual event as part of a clever marketing strategy to boost overall holiday sales. As you […]
Microsoft: Bing Cashback Price Discrepancies Are A Mistake
In response to a report about pricing discrepancies in its Bing Cashback service, Microsoft says it has tools to prevent the problem from happening and the case in question was a mistake on the merchant’s part. The Bountii blog wrote Monday about a pricing inconsistency for the Canon Vixia HV40 camcorder. In Bing Cashback, the […]
Microsoft Now Promoting Cashback Program With TV Ads
TechCrunch reports Microsoft is continuing with the Bing TV commercials but this time promoting the Cashback program. Most recently, Bing doubled the Cashback rewards to drive more awareness to the program. That double reward increase was so successful on some sites that Microsoft had to pull the program four days early. Maybe TV commercials end […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 16, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Integrates Cashback And Products Vertical
Microsoft announced yesterday that it had folded its Cashback program into Live Search Products. Cashback began as a incentive program for consumers to use Live Search as well as CPA-based advertising vehicle for retailers and e-commerce sellers. Cashback icons appeared beside ads responsive to commercial queries for participating marketers: Cashback icons (like Google Checkout icons) […]
Microsoft Cashback Comes to the MSN Toolbar
Although I don’t personally use it I’m a fan of Microsoft’s Cashback. That sounds like a contradiction I know. But I thought it was a very clever consumer-advertiser proposition when it launched in May of last year. It gives advertisers a way to stand out in search results* (and only pay if there’s a sale) […]
Live Cashback Users Feel Cheated By Microsoft
On Black Friday, Microsoft’s Live Search Cashback program went black, in short, the service went down and many shoppers were unable to use the great deals they provided with their merchants. Back then, Microsoft promised to make things right. Microsoft’s Live Search Blog posted an update explaining that they have been communicating with those customers […]
Live Search Launches Instant Cashback For eBay Purchases
Microsoft just announced Live Search instant cashback rewards. This instant reward currently only applies to items purchased at eBay. If you make a purchase at eBay, using Live Search Cashback, you should see the rewards instantly in your PayPal account. Yes, you won’t have to wait 60 days to see the money. Clearly, having instant […]
Live Search Promoting Again, This Time With “Cashback Back-to-School Deals”
Microsoft has announced a “back-to-school” promotion for using Live Search through the Live Search cashback portal. The promotion adds up to “double the cashback rewards on millions of products from hundreds of participating retailers.” Example promotions include 36-percent off select shoes at Foot Locker, 18-percent off on Lenovo ThinkPad, and 30 percent off on The […]
Yahoo Acquisition Architect Johnson Departs Microsoft
Kevin Johnson, who was arguably the primary architect of the now apparently failed Yahoo acquisition, is leaving Microsoft to run Juniper Networks. Simultaneously, the company is reorganizing the division that Johnson ran (“Platform Services”) into two: Windows and Windows Live + Online Services. Here’s the official Microsoft announcement from yesterday. The company announced no immediate […]