Microsoft tightens the scroos in search battle Microsoft's Bing unit has published a web site attacking Google Shopping's product, insisting the ad giant's search results as driven entirely by profit. The attack comes in the form of Scroogled.com, which proclaims “Simply put, all of their shopping results are now paid ads”. On Bing, by contrast, Microsoft promises “an …
You say, "...insisting the ad giant's search results as driven entirely by profit."
Aside from marveling at the grammar used in the above sentence fragment, I'm inclined to wonder what else would motivate a corporate entity's actions? Is Bing generating results for purely altruistic reasons?
If you're using a price comparison site to find the best price, and instead of the best price, the site shows the links it is being compensated for, then the site does not fulfill the function of a price comparison site.
It is rather an advertising site masquerading as a price comparison site.
Who buys stuff off google?
That's what amazon is for.
gg://thingIWant amazon
I assume all price comparison sites are dodgy. Amazon is just a starting point.
"Oh I'm sorry sir, you would like that ebook but you life in australia - we can't send those particular electrons to you if you live in australia!"
Not a fan of Bing but google shopping deserves to be attacked. It's rubbish. Despite being signed into google and not having any US info tied to the account it still loves pushing prices in dollars but more importantly, the results are mostly crud. Those results have to be paid for because half the time the results look like they're scam sites. I much rather go anywhere else.
http://whoisxmlapi.com/whoisserver/WhoisService?domainName=http%3A%2F%2Fscroogled.com%2F&outputFormat=xml
Registrant:
Domain Administrator
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond WA 98052
US
domains@microsoft.com +1.4258828080 Fax: +1.4259367329
Domain Name: scroogled.com
Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com
Administrative Contact:
Domain Administrator
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond WA 98052
US
domains@microsoft.com +1.4258828080 Fax: +1.4259367329
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
MSN Hostmaster
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond WA 98052
US
msnhst@microsoft.com +1.4258828080 Fax: +1.4259367329
Created on..............: 2011-12-27.
Expires on..............: 2014-12-27.
Record last updated on..: 2012-11-27.
Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.msft.net
ns4.msft.net
ns5.msft.net
ns2.msft.net
ns3.msft.net
Take a look at the invisible hand add-on/extension for Firefox, Chrome or Safari. I've had it installed for over a year and its pretty good for comparing online shopping and flights.
The FAQs say it's funded by commission so given they publish the list of partner sites that seems reasonably transparent. It has a pretty good range of major online names but bad luck if you're into cheap iPads from www.dodgysite.com.
http://www.getinvisiblehand.com/
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