Set Bing as your homepage, Microsoft donates $3 to charity

[Lordbob75]

If this wasn't such a publicity and marketing stunt, I would do it.

But by asking for an email, and by making you set it to your home page, no. I would rather give a homeless guy a warm meal. Would probably do just as much good, and I wouldn't get more email from MS or have to use freaking Bing.

~Lordbob

 

[logicearth]

If this wasn't such a publicity and marketing stunt, I would do it.

But by asking for an email, and by making you set it to your home page, no. I would rather give a homeless guy a warm meal. Would probably do just as much good, and I wouldn't get more email from MS or have to use freaking Bing.

~Lordbob

So did you give a homeless guy a warm meal?

 

[cloud8521]

wow, set it donate, then..... change it back

 

[Nemix]

Just what I wanted to ask.:

How long does Bing have to stay on as your Homepage for the donation to take affect?

Can I just set it in Internet Explorer 8, even though I never use it except the one time to set my Homepage temporarily as Bing?



Edit: Did not know you needed an email address for this donation.

On second thought, I think I'll just keep my Google Homepage.

 

[Lordbob75]

If this wasn't such a publicity and marketing stunt, I would do it.

But by asking for an email, and by making you set it to your home page, no. I would rather give a homeless guy a warm meal. Would probably do just as much good, and I wouldn't get more email from MS or have to use freaking Bing.

~Lordbob

So did you give a homeless guy a warm meal?

Naw, I haven't really left the house today.

~Lordbob

 

[derekimo]

Doesn't everyone have a throwaway email ? I did the donation and it never even changed my page. I got 2 emails, one from bing, one from donorschoose.org, they just said Thanks.

 

[cloud8521]

Just what I wanted to ask.:

How long does Bing have to stay on as your Homepage for the donation to take affect?

Can I just set it in Internet Explorer 8, even though I never use it except the one time to set my Homepage temporarily as Bing?



Edit: Did not know you needed an email address for this donation.

On second thought, I think I'll just keep my Google Homepage.

about..... 1 second

 

[Klaw117]

This topic's title isn't accurate since you change your search provider, not your homepage. The webpage itself even says it's only changing the default search provider. Once you make the change, you can just change it back to your last default search provider. As for the email, it's not that big of a deal. It just sends you one little message and that's it. If you really don't want to give away your email, just make what someone here called a throwaway email account and use that.

 

[Kari]

This topic's title isn't accurate since you change your search provider, not your homepage. The webpage itself even says it's only changing the default search provider.

I am sorry, mistake is mine. I have no excuse, I knew it to be about search engine so I have no clue why I said it to be home page.

Kari

 

[Klaw117]

This topic's title isn't accurate since you change your search provider, not your homepage. The webpage itself even says it's only changing the default search provider.

I am sorry, mistake is mine. I have no excuse, I knew it to be about search engine so I have no clue why I said it to be home page.

Kari

Dude, don't worry about it, it's fine (that wasn't even directed at you. It was more for those who kept saying they didn't want to change their homepage). Can you edit the title or the first post, or is it too late at this point?

 

[Kari]

Done

EDIT: Could you mods change the title of the thread on News, I could only change it in original post.

 

[FerchogtX]

Done!!!!! I'm glad to help if this really goes for children.

See ya!!

P.D. I missed the code part... which payment option I should choose? it shows from credit card, paypal, amazon and check... I?m a lil' confused here...

 

[cloud8521]

Done!!!!! I'm glad to help if this really goes for children.

See ya!!

P.D. I missed the code part... which payment option I should choose? it shows from credit card, paypal, amazon and check... I?m a lil' confused here...

well you are supose to put the code in when you first make the account

 

[FerchogtX]

got it!!!! thanks

See ya!!!

 

[Topi]

Done.

And thanks for posting this! And thanks for Microsoft for making this available

 

[gladson1976]

Done.

And for those who don't want to give out their email, just use a throwaway email address like I did.
Its always better to have a dummy email id that you check once every month just to delete all the mail and to keep it alive

 

[Reilly]

Done

 

[DirtRider]

Don't like Bing

 

[Reilly]

Then as soon as it is set, remove it

 

[DirtRider]

I did