majithia23 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Microsoft has teamed up with several online services to promote the arrival of Internet Explorer 9. Folks running the latest iteration of IE will be able to take advantage of deals from Hulu, Groupon, eBay, Slacker and Gilt Groupe. In addition to attracting new users, Microsoft says the partnerships will show other sites how they can customize their web experience to take advantage of IE9's new features.Some of the deals are available immediately while others will go live over the coming months. All of them require Windows 7's new taskbar, so it seems Vista and XP users are out of luck. Starting March 28, IE9 users will receive a free month ofHulu Plus by pinning and accessing the promotion through the Jump List. Hulu Plus usually costs $7.99 a month and includes higher quality videos and more content. You can earn $5 in Groupon Bucks by pinning Groupon to your taskbar and clicking on a deal. We don't see a specific date when this offer will be active, so we assume it's available now. Likewise, from March 28-30 (or while supplies last) you'll be awarded a free Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Kinect bundle or a Samsung Focus WP7 handset by pinning Gilt to your taskbar and making a purchase of $250 or higher. Internet radio service Slacker has a deal "coming soon" that will give IE9 users a free month of premium radio (a $4.99 value, removes ads on top of other features). Two deals are planned for eBay. In April you'll be able to earn 8% extra eBay bucks when you make purchases by clicking through the Jump List, and in May you'll get a $5 discount on the first thing you buy when coming from the Jump List.IE 9 Free Goodies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 19, 2011 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2011 I don't think it's for users outside USA. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 is this their way of making ppl use their browser?haha....fail attempt is fail :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Good promo but Hulu has already blacklisted my country , sure i wont have this promo enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 19, 2011 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2011 @bashar: Hulu doesn't work outside US (and probably Canada). They even detect the proxies easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 You all should be thankful you don't have HULU...most of the shows on there are designed to "program" your way of thinking in a very subtle way. In other words...this is for the North American Union's brain washing. Some of the shows on HULU are cool, don't get me wrong. But most TV shows on now days are geared towards applying a certain kind mind set towards the viewers...why else do you think it's called a TV program? Close enough to conspiracy theory yet it is a fact that propaganda works...but this is very sophisticated propaganda. It's a slow assault over a period of many years. This way, it becomes habitual thinking, not easy to deconstruct that mindset. Simple psychology 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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