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Google Checkout

2024-12-07T18:19:10Z

95.24.5.7: Google Checkout was still available in the Wayback Machine because i wanted to see if its available or not so i checked a random capture and thankfully it worked.

{{short description|2006–2013 online payment processing service by Google}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Google Checkout
| logo = Google Checkout.png
| logo size = 250px
| screenshot =
| caption =
| developer = [[Google]]
| released = {{Start date|2006|06|28}}
| discontinued = {{end date|2013|11|20}}
| latest_release_version = Online
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2006|06|28}} (US), {{start date and age|2007|04|13}} (UK)
| latest_preview_version =
| latest_preview_date =
| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] (web-based application)
| genre =
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'''Google Checkout''' was an online payment processing service provided by [[Google]] aimed at simplifying the process of paying for online purchases. The web checkout service was combined with the NFC mobile payments app launched in September of 2011 called [[Google Wallet]] under a platform brand of the same name. On November 20, 2013, the web checkout part of the service was fully retired.<ref name="checkout retired">{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/answer/3080449|title=Retiring Google Checkout Announcement|publisher=Google Inc.|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625050321/https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/answer/3080449|archive-date=June 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Users would store their [[credit card|credit]] or [[debit card]] and shipping information in their [[Google account]], so that they could purchase at participating stores by clicking an on-screen button. Google Checkout provided [[fraud]] protection and a unified page for tracking purchases and their status. It is a checkout process that people would integrate into their online shops so that customers can quickly buy things by providing a simple username and password. Then, they could charge the customer's credit card and process their order.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing Google Checkout {{!}} Google Search Central Blog |url=https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2006/09/introducing-google-checkout |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Google for Developers |language=en}}</ref>

== Merchant Referral Program ==
The Merchant Referral Program was a program where you could earn cash by referring your sellers to use Google Checkout. You would earn '''$25''' for every merchant that processes at least '''3''' unique customer transactions and '''$500''' in sales by using Checkout.

==History==
{{Google payment apps}}

Google Checkout service became available in the United States on June 28, 2006, and in the UK on April 13, 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm Google unveils UK payments system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215103638/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm |date=2009-02-15}} BBC News</ref> It was free for merchants until February 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://checkout.google.com/seller/freetransactions.html|title=No Processing fees until February 1, 2008|work=Google Checkout Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224143633/http://checkout.google.com/seller/freetransactions.html|archive-date=February 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> From then until May 5, 2009 Google charged US merchants 2.0% plus $0.20 per transaction, and UK merchants 1.4% + £0.20. Google subsequently moved to a tiered cost structure, identical to that of [[PayPal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://checkout.google.com/seller/fees.html|title=Google Checkout - Fees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923200902/http://checkout.google.com/seller/fees.html|archive-date=2011-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref> From that date, Google also discontinued its offer whereby merchants who advertised with an [[AdWords]] account were not charged fees on monthly transactions totaling less than ten times their monthly AdWords expenditure.

Google Checkout used to have a program allowing US IRS Certified 501(c)3 Non-Profit organizations to collect donations online without being charged the standard fee (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction under $3,000 monthly income, with lower rates for larger volumes).

In 2006, [[eBay]], which owned PayPal at the time, added Google Checkout to its banned payment methods list, forbidding the use of Google Checkout to pay for eBay transactions. As of June 2011, eBay forbids the use of ''any'' external checkout system to pay for eBay transactions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m07/i06/s02|title=eBay Bans Sellers from Using Google Checkout|publisher=AuctionBytes|first=Ina|last=Steiner|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604064716/http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m07/i06/s02|archive-date=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/ebay-to-ban-google-checkout-in-june-2011-what-about-that-paypal-android-deal|title=eBay To Ban Outside Checkout Services By June 2011|date=1 September 2010|work=TechCrunch|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013041417/http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/ebay-to-ban-google-checkout-in-june-2011-what-about-that-paypal-android-deal/|archive-date=13 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6091240-7.html|title=eBay bans Google Checkout|work=CNET|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915074217/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6091240-7.html|archive-date=15 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-checkout-vs-ebay-pay-pal-where-is-the-competition/|title=Google Checkout vs. eBay Pay Pal: Where is the competition?|date=20 August 2006|work=ZDNet|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017162232/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/micro-markets/google-checkout-vs-ebay-pay-pal-where-is-the-competition/359|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 20, 2013, Google Checkout was discontinued. The company offered a replacement solution for certain payments called [[Google Pay Send|Google Wallet]].<ref name="checkout retired"/>

Google Checkout remains available in the [[Wayback Machine]].

==Support==
Google Checkout supported customers through multiple channels such as a Help Center, Help Forums, and email support. Google Checkout Buyers could find help at Google Checkout Buyer Help Center<ref>[https://support.google.com/checkout/?hl=en Google Checkout Buyer Help Center]</ref> and Merchants could find help at Google Checkout Merchant Help Center<ref>[https://support.google.com/checkout/sell/?hl=en Google Checkout Merchant Help Center]</ref> and Google Checkout Merchant forum.<ref name="npo">{{cite web|url=https://checkout.google.com/seller/npo |title=Google Checkout for Non-Profits |access-date=2009-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406123035/http://checkout.google.com/seller/npo/ |archive-date=April 6, 2009 }}</ref> This was subsequently only available for Google Grants recipients, and only through March 31, 2012.<ref name="npo"/>

==See also==
* [[Amazon Pay]]
* [[Electronic bill payment]]
* [[Electronic commerce]]
* [[Google Wallet]]
* [[List of online payment service providers]]
* [[Online banking]]
* [[PayPal]]
* [[Softcard]] (Isis Mobile Wallet)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060702090225/http://code.google.com/apis/checkout/ Google Checkout API]
*[http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com The Official Google Checkout Blog]
*[http://www.facebook.com/googlecheckout Google Checkout's page on Facebook]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5128126.stm Google launches payment service]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6549643.stm Google unveils UK payments system]

{{Google LLC}}

[[Category:Payment systems]]
[[Category:Discontinued Google services|Checkout]]
[[Category:Electronic funds transfer]]

Bing Shopping

2024-12-07T18:04:55Z

95.24.5.7: Becuase Bing Ads was replaced by Microsoft Advertising in some srvices including bing

{{Short description|Microsoft product search website}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Bing Shopping
| screenshot = Microsoft Bing logo.svg
| caption = Logo of Bing Shopping
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| latest_preview_version =
| latest_preview_date =
| operating_system =
| genre = [[Search engine]]
| license =
| website = http://www.bing.com/shop
}}
'''Bing Shopping''' (formerly '''MSN Shopping''', '''Windows Live Shopping''', '''Live Search Products''' and '''Windows Live Product Search''') is a products search and discovery service that allows users to search for products from various sellers together on a single website. It uses [[Microsoft Bing|Bing]] to show product results–including photos and product details. Products can be filtered and prices compared. Purchases are completed on the seller's website.

Discontinued around October 1, 2013,<sup>[[Bing Shopping#cite note-1|[1]]]</sup> it was relaunched in August 2017 using a paid model where merchants pay to list their products on the service using [[Microsoft Advertising|Bing Ads Product Ads.]]

== History ==
[[Image:WLShoppingIE7.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A screenshot of Windows Live Shopping homepage]]

Windows Live Shopping was originally launched in Beta form as part of Microsoft's [[Windows Live]] suite. It was built entirely on AJAX technology and had many social and community features. In addition to a retail shopping website, it featured drag-and-drop items to a shopping list, share lists with other users, product and seller reviews, public shopping guides with ''Windows Live Shopping Guides'' and an enhanced preview.

On February 20, 2007, Windows Live Shopping beta was rebranded as MSN Shopping. Part of the reason for this decision was to reduce the number of shopping services Microsoft offered, which included [[MSN Shopping]], [[Windows Live Expo]] and [[Live Product Search]]. Microsoft's spokesperson stated that the beta testing was intended to obtain an insight into user behavior and the data would be incorporated into plans for future products. It was stated that user-created content from Windows Live Shopping beta (lists, guides, and reviews) would continue to be available on MSN Shopping.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/02/19/windows-live-shopping-no-more-msn-shopping-to-remain.aspx|title=Windows Live Shopping no more - MSN Shopping to remain|date=February 19, 2007|work=LiveSide|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222143252/http://liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/02/19/windows-live-shopping-no-more-msn-shopping-to-remain.aspx |archive-date=February 22, 2007 }}</ref> ''Windows Live Shopping Guides'' was discontinued as part of the rebranding.

As MSN Shopping, the service aggregated millions of product offers from thousands of retailers, allowing users to search or browse for products. Searches could be sorted by relevance, popularity or by price (either ascending or descending). Refinements were available to allow the user to narrow the results set.<ref name=Direct-Marketing-MSN-Shopping>{{cite news|last=Carr|first=Lisa|title=MSN Shopping Adds Comparison Shopping.|url=http://www.dmnews.com/digital-marketing/msn-shopping-adds-comparison-shopping/article/89416/|newspaper=Direct Marketing|date=14 November 2005|access-date=29 December 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215540/http://www.dmnews.com/digital-marketing/msn-shopping-adds-comparison-shopping/article/89416/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=PC-Magazine-MSN-Shopping>{{cite news|last=Rothberg|first=Deborah|title=Testers Check Out MSN Shopping Portal Beta 2.|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1839478,00.asp|newspaper=PC Magazine|date=21 July 2005}}</ref><ref name=Media-Post-MSN-Shopping>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Shankar|title=MSN Shopping Surges 21% Thanksgiving Weekend.|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/51792/msn-shopping-surges-21-thanksgiving-weekend.html|newspaper=Media Post|date=29 November 2006}}</ref><ref name=Business-Wire-MSN-Shopping>{{cite news|last=Kane|first=Michelle|title=PriceGrabber.com Announces Strategic Alliance with MSN; PriceGrabber's Alliance with MSN Provides Consumers Expanded Selection on MSN Shopping.|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050613005366/en/PriceGrabber.com-Announces-Strategic-Alliance-MSN-PriceGrabbers-Alliance#.Vc21IOEVgu5|newspaper=Business Wire|date=13 June 2005}}</ref>

On August 23, 2013, Bing announced<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.bing.com/search/2013/08/23/find-it-faster-with-bing-product-search/|title=Find it Faster with Bing Product Search|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref> that it would replace Bing Shopping with Product Search which integrates product results within Bing search results instead of linking to a separate webpage.

== Cashback program ==
{{see also|Microsoft Rewards}}
[[File:Live Search Cashback.png|thumb|A screenshot of Bing Cashback homepage]]
'''Bing Cashback''' was a [[loyalty program]] which allowed users to search for products and receive [[Rebate (marketing)|money back for purchases]] made through the site. It was originally started in June 2006 by [[Jellyfish.com]].<ref name="rubber_chicken">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802053.html|work=Washington Post|first=Buzz|last=Worthy|title=At This Auction Site, Prices (on Chickens, iPods, Etc.) Are Going, Going Down|date=July 1, 2007|access-date=March 13, 2008}}</ref> On October 2, 2007, Microsoft announced it was purchasing Jellyfish.com for an estimated price of $50 million,<ref name="microsoft_announcement">{{cite web|url=http://livesearch.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8560B877FE8E9138!1372.entry|work=Official blog of Live Search team|title=Microsoft acquires Jellyfish.com|access-date=13 March 2008|date=October 2, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223100149/http://livesearch.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%218560B877FE8E9138%211372.entry|archive-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name="zdnet_blog">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=772|work=[[ZDNet]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|title=Microsoft buys Jellyfish comparison-shopping search engine|access-date=March 18, 2008|date=October 1, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006220856/http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=772|archive-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref> with the intent of using the Jellyfish engine as part of their Live Search services in attempt to catch up to [[Google]] in the search market.<ref name="bbc_news">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7413099.stm|work=[[BBC News Online]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Microsoft adds cashback search|access-date=22 May 2008|date=21 May 2008}}</ref>

The cashback service was officially announced as ''Live Search Cashback'' on May 22, 2008. From December 1, 2008, it began offering users to receive cashbacks instantly, instead of having to wait for 60 days. This feature only worked in conjunction with [[eBay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2008/12/01/you-asked-for-it-instant-cashback.aspx|work=Live Search team blog|title=You asked for it: instant cashback!|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=December 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203062513/http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2008/12/01/you-asked-for-it-instant-cashback.aspx|archive-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref>

Microsoft officially merged Cashback with the rest of the Live Search products on April 14, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bing.com/search/2009/04/15/saving-money-just-got-a-little-bit-easier|title=Saving Money Just Got a Little Bit Easier|date=April 15, 2009|work=Bing Blog|publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref> later renaming it to Bing Cashback on June 3, 2009, as part of its rebranding of Live Search to Bing. On June 4, 2010, Microsoft announced that Bing Cashback would be retired on July 30, 2010, due to lack of interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bing.com/search/2010/06/04/a-farewell-to-bing-cashback|title=A Farewell to Bing cashback|date=June 4, 2010|work=Bing Blog|publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Cashback website]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.bing.com/shop}}

{{Bing}}

[[Category:Microsoft Bing|Shopping]]
[[Category:Comparison shopping websites]]