Bing

[DrLeftover]

MS is really pushing "bing" as the next great thing.

Well, it is.

For Microsoft.

If I opt-out, what happens?
Opting-out does not mean you will stop getting ads or see fewer ads; however, if you do opt-out, the ads that you receive will no longer be personalized.
In addition, opting-out does not stop information from being collected. However, neither this information nor any information collected from you in the past will be used for displaying personalized ads. Microsoft may continue to deliver non-advertising content that is personalized for you, such as the news articles that are displayed on MSN and the results that appear when you search for software updates.

http://choice.microsoft.com/en-us/opt-out


So, you tell me. "Opting out" of their advertising does exactly what?

 

[Nebulous]

I dont really like Bing. I am loyal to Google.

 

[DrLeftover]

I have no use for "sponsored results".

From what I've seen of Bing, that's what it returns on almost any search.

 

[Nebulous]

I just saw a bing commercial, it said they have a different homepage everyday and thats why we should use it... Meh

 

[Raven]

I always use Bing. Not really sure what it means about the ads though, I've never noticed any :/

 

[BitsofOats]

I got an email from Microsoft with some sort of Bing search rewards program. As much as giftcards or rewards can be incentive, I still prefer a search engine that "minimalistic" in it's own way; Google.

 

[Evil Eye]

So, you tell me. "Opting out" of their advertising does exactly what?

It removed transparency with regards to some of the data they're collecting.

it said they have a different homepage everyday and thats why we should use it... Meh

To be fair, it does have nice images.

 

[DrLeftover]

Most of the results on the top half of the search pages appear to be sponsored.

That's the advertising.

Your history and preferences, that's the payment.