Microsoft Launches SearchPerks; Like Credit Card Rewards, Except for Search
Microsoft is today launching a new incentive program for Live Search. The program is called SearchPerks, and it works very much like a credit card reward program.
Every time you search, you earn tickets. You can earn up to 25 tickets a day. Tickets can later be redeemed for all sorts of rewards including music downloads (5 for 525 points) and airline miles (1000 miles for 1800 tickets).
Here’s how it works. Sign up for the program, and download a simple piece of code. That will give you a Perk Counter for your desktop.
You can begin earning tickets today, October 1, all the way through April 15th of next year. You can begin claiming your rewards on April 16. However, you can only sign up for the program through December 31, 2008 and the program is capped at 250,000 people.
Microsoft will be evaluating the program and could possible expand it if all goes well.
Microsoft’s Frederick Savoye, senior director at Live Search, assured me that this is an incentive program that fits into their three overall pillars of search:
So while programs like SearchPerks and Cashback may seem like Microsoft is just trying to pay people off to use Live Search, the team remains strongly devoted to improving technology and the user experience.
What do you think of this program? Will you sign up? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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