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I've been using Bing since I found the Bing Rewards (http://www.bing.com/rewards http://www.bing.com/rewards), which gives you a point per 2 searches and lets y

by bkhl 15y ago

I've been using Bing since I found the Bing Rewards (http://www.bing.com/rewards http://www.bing.com/rewards), which gives you a point per 2 searches and lets you redeem the points for something later on. I have not found myself going back to Google, yet.

r00fus 15y ago
So each point is worth between $.007 and $.01 (based on the gift card conversions). Assuming you make 50 searches per day, you'll make at most $.50 - is it really worth it for a half dollar a day?
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- bkhl 15y ago
  I don't know... $0.50 (Bing) vs. $0.00 (Google). What is better for me when I can still find whatever I need to find in both?
  - mcantelon 15y ago
    Weird that you find them comparable. I've compared the two and Bing's results are just kind of weird (old results and non-related results come up). It's worth 50 cents a day for me to have decent results.
    - DaveMebs 15y ago
      When did you do the comparison? In the summer of '09 when Bing launched I gave it a shot, but just did not like it as much as Google. A few months ago I went back and tried it again, and have not gone back to Google since.
      - mcantelon 15y ago
        I've tried it a few times since it launched and just did a quick try doing a self-Google. Again, less useful results than Google.
        underwater 15y ago
        Google have a special case for vanity / people searches. I don't think that searching for yourself would given an accurate representation of the two search engines.
  - barista 15y ago
    Same here. I had switched much earlier. The rewards just make the deal a bit sweeter
- ajays 15y ago
  $0.50/day could pay for an EC2 micro instance... :-)
lotusleaf1987 15y ago
If you really were getting 2 points per search I'd do it, but I just tried it out and it doesn't work that way, you only get points by taking advantage of their offers which are similar to Dropbox's free storage promos and WoW quests: How do I earn credits? You earn credits by taking advantage of offers that may include searching or exploring features of Bing. Offers are found in the Rewards credit counter located in the top right of the header on Bing. And this buried a bit deeper: Search and earn. Earn 1 credit per 5 Bing searches up to 8 a day until Apr 30.

by bkhl 15y ago

r00fus 15y ago

So each point is worth between $.007 and $.01 (based on the gift card conversions). Assuming you make 50 searches per day, you'll make at most $.50 - is it really worth it for a half dollar a day?

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bkhl 15y ago
I don't know... $0.50 (Bing) vs. $0.00 (Google). What is better for me when I can still find whatever I need to find in both?
- mcantelon 15y ago
  Weird that you find them comparable. I've compared the two and Bing's results are just kind of weird (old results and non-related results come up). It's worth 50 cents a day for me to have decent results.
  - DaveMebs 15y ago
    When did you do the comparison? In the summer of '09 when Bing launched I gave it a shot, but just did not like it as much as Google. A few months ago I went back and tried it again, and have not gone back to Google since.
    - mcantelon 15y ago
      I've tried it a few times since it launched and just did a quick try doing a self-Google. Again, less useful results than Google.
      - underwater 15y ago
        Google have a special case for vanity / people searches. I don't think that searching for yourself would given an accurate representation of the two search engines.
- barista 15y ago
  Same here. I had switched much earlier. The rewards just make the deal a bit sweeter
ajays 15y ago
$0.50/day could pay for an EC2 micro instance... :-)

lotusleaf1987 15y ago

If you really were getting 2 points per search I'd do it, but I just tried it out and it doesn't work that way, you only get points by taking advantage of their offers which are similar to Dropbox's free storage promos and WoW quests: How do I earn credits? You earn credits by taking advantage of offers that may include searching or exploring features of Bing. Offers are found in the Rewards credit counter located in the top right of the header on Bing. And this buried a bit deeper: Search and earn. Earn 1 credit per 5 Bing searches up to 8 a day until Apr 30.