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blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com - 12/2/2008

Microsoft offering instant cashback to "eligible shoppers" on some eBay purchases

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As Microsoft works to contain fallout from angry Live Search cashback shoppers who didn't get a promised 40 percent discount on some Hewlett-Packard purchases on Black Friday, the company said today it's tweaking the service.

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LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews: Live Search Team Apologizes For Black Friday Cashback Blackout, Promises Full Refund To Those Affected!

blogs.msdn.com - 12/1/2008

You asked for it: instant cashback!

— blogs.msdn.com — When we asked users about the improvements they'd like us make to Live Search cashback, many said they want to receive cashback instantly instead of waiting for 60 days. Well, I'm happy to announce that we've just released the Instant cashback ... (more) You asked for it: instant cashback!

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Microsoft promises full 40% refund to HP customers hit by Cashback glitch - TechFlash: ...

— techflash.com — Microsoft is vowing to make things right for the online shoppers who received refunds of 3 percent , rather than the promised 40 percent, when using its Live Search Cashback service to make purchases Friday through HP's online store. The company is ... (more) Microsoft promises full 40% refund to HP customers hit ...

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blogs.msdn.com - 12/2/2008

Black Friday cashback blackout

— blogs.msdn.com — We want to respond to those of you who've commented about your problems using cashback last Friday. For a few hours on Friday, November 28, Live Search cashback experienced an unexpected outage. If you completed a purchase that day, you can follow up ... (more) Black Friday cashback blackout

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Live Search Team Apologizes For Black Friday Cashback Blackout, Promises Full Refund To Those Affected!
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... Search cashback experienced an unexpected outage. If you completed a purchase that day, you can follow up on a cashback rebate by contacting Microsoft at https://support.search.live.com/. Be sure to have the order number and the email address provided for the transaction. We apologize for the inconvenience. Let’s hope they are prepared for more traffic now, esp. with the new Live Search Instant Cashback feature for eligible shoppers on eBay! It does explain somewhat why we still haven’t seen the promised ...

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Live Cashback Having A Bad Black Friday
techcrunch.com 11/28/2008 — Microsoft lined up some great deals for Live Cashback users today. But users are reporting that the site has been down much of the morning, and more than half of my attempts to connect are timing out). Given the high volume of ecommerce sales that take place today, that’s not good. ...

Live Search Instant Cashback - Now get cashback in PayPal with eBay purchase — D' Technology Weblog

A new Live Search Instant Cashback feature is announced that’ll now deposit your cashback amount immediately into your Paypal account when you purchase at eBay. This feature will be eligible for some, but not all users. Eligible shoppers will be ...

Microsoft's Live Search Cashback Mea Culpas — AppScout

Guess you get what you pay for? Microsoft's Live Search Cashback program offers discounts ("cash back") for Windows Live Searches . Certain online stores, such as eBay's online shop, also feature the refunds. Normally, these discounts are on the order of 5 percent or so, and take a few months ...

You asked for it: instant cashback! — Bink.nu

When we asked users about the improvements they'd like us make to Live Search cashback, many said they want to receive cashback instantly instead of waiting for 60 days. Well, I'm happy to... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu

Live Search’s Cashback Blackout — Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim

By Carrie Hill SearchEngineLand.com reported Live Search Cashback being broken for most of the day on Black Friday - of particular note the HP site was offering 40% cash back - but the program wasn’t working for those looking for it on one of the heaviest shopping days of the year. ...

Microsoft’s Black Friday Black Eye — Technologizer

If Microsoft wants to become a serious Web competitor to Google it should stop tripping over its own feet. On Black Friday, it was offering more apologies than bargains after embarrassing technical glitches incapacitated the company’s Live Search Cashback, scuttling its initiative to gain ...

Live Search Instant Cashback! — LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews

Good news! Live Search Cashback will now deposit your cashback amount immediately into your Paypal account when you purchase at eBay. This Live Search Instant Cashback feature just got announced at the Live Search Blog : I'm happy to announce that we've just released the Instant cashback ...

Memo to Microsoft: Enough With The Bribery — Today @ PC World

Not everyone is excited about Microsoft's new Live Search instant cashback promotion announced today.

Microsoft Cashback Not Giving Enough Cash Back — Silicon Alley Insider

CNET's Ina Fried reports: Microsoft on Monday apologized for glitches on its Live Search Cashback site , which frustrated online shoppers looking to scoop up Black Friday deals. Amid heavy volume on Friday, consumers encountered a range of problems from site sluggishness to seeing the ...

Live Cashback checks out on Black Friday — The Microsoft Blog

Microsoft's Live Cashback program, which gives Live search users who buy selected products a percentage of the purchase price back, was down for much of Black Friday, according to a number of reports.