Earn Free Microsoft Points with Bing

[Rebel Rouser]

Bing, a Microsoft internet search engine, recently updated their experimental Bing Rewards program to include Microsoft Points. Bing Rewards is a promotional service that rewards you for loyalty in using Microsoft's search engine.

According to Bing, earning credits is a simple process:
"Sign up for the Bing Rewards Preview, take advantage of offers to earn credits and then redeem those credits for rewards. Offers may include searching on Bing, setting your homepage to Bing or trying out new features of Bing. Once you have enough credits to redeem for a reward, access the Redemption Center to select from a wide variety of rewards. Shipping is free!"

To get free Microsoft Points, you need to collect 100 Bing credits. For every 100 Bing credits that you earn, they may be exchanged for 100 Microsoft Points. There's currently an offer which involves installing the Bing toolbar into Internet Explorer; simply installing the bar will earn you a free 250 Bing credits. Those can instantly be traded in for 200 Microsoft Points, and get you halfway to earning 100 more.

This offer is currently only available in the United States and only on a Windows system with Internet Explorer 7 or above. There is no word on if Microsoft intends to expand this program, but if they do you will be the first to know.

Reposted due to crash because everyone loves free stuff!.

[Start a Riot]

Too bad I'm on a Mac. And too bad my PC sucks too much to install this. But, regardless, this deal seems pretty awesome.

[Nightrise]

Bing clearly is not succeding to plan.

[Zolner MD]

Personal Update: I have earned over 400 points through this program, without changing any of my browser habits. Unfortunately, they sent my Microsoft Points through snail mail and had an expected delivery time of 4-8 weeks. I imagine they're doing this to avoid misuse of the system.

I'll let you know when I actually get the Points in the mail. Gotta love free MS Points

[Sorarules20]

I'm still waiting for those 200 MP to come in the mail, and I had to erase the searchbar, it was lagging up my computer hard.

[all else failed]

I'm still waiting for those 200 MP to come in the mail, and I had to erase the searchbar, it was lagging up my computer hard.

I would seriously considered doing it if not for this.

[Zolner MD]

I would seriously considered doing it if not for this.

Waiting for it to come in the mail, or because it taxes your PC?

[neur0tk]

I will give it a whirl.... what the heck ;p

[all else failed]

Waiting for it to come in the mail, or because it taxes your PC?

Them potential of it taxing my computer.

[RUL Jakeyy]

U.S only