I demand #AdFreeSearch For My Kids, Do You?

Eleanor Roosevelt once said “I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” As a mother of a soon-to-be 2nd grader who 'wants to know everything about everything', I couldn't agree more! I wholeheartedly believe that a curious mind can imagine and achieve seemingly impossible things. But in today's world, where the thirst of curiosity is largely quenched by search engines and interactive media, creating a kid-friendly space for curious minds is often a challenge. I know I am there with Mili AT ALL TIMES when she is on the computer; but what about the situations when she is in school? Who can we trust when a parent or guardian is not there to keep a hawk eye on search engines? Well, seems like the people at Bing pondered over the same question! And the answer is Bing in the Classroom. By using Bing to search for anything online, anyone can earn Bing Rewards that can be donated to bring technology to schools and support ad-free searches in classrooms. Bing in the classroom is focused on helping kids use technology, satisfy their curiosity and provide ad-free, safe, private search in schools. Additionally, Bing community members can use their rewards points to earn tablets for their schools. The video below explains why all parents need to know about this amazing program!

In schools, when students use search engines other than Bing, they are shown ads that can distract from their studies. Bing in the classroom helps to get -

 All advertising removed

Strict filters for adult content

Enhanced privacy protection

Safe and ad-free search in schools via Bing will not only help teachers and students, but also help parents breathe easy that their kids will not be distracted by ads or inappropriate content while they are online in school. 

As a Bing Rewards member, I am donating my rewards points to Mili's school to bring Bing in the classroom program to her classroom. You can use sign up for Bing rewards to show support for ad free search for your school.

Internet safety is a big issue for parents of young children and if you too are as passionate about ad-free search engines in schools as I am, please join the conversation on social media with hashtag #adfreesearch and #bingrewards 

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Best Thing Since Sliced Bread - Bing Rewards! {Get Rewarded For Searching The Web}

I love shopping online. I was looking at my latest purchases and realized almost 90% of the things I bought were purchased online. I know, some of you are still hesitant to buy shoes or clothes (specially jeans) without trying them on, but let me tell you , with so much information available on the internet, it is easier than ever to find perfect products and merchandise for everybody. Most retailers offer free shipping and easy returns and exchanges, so if the things don't work out, you can easily send it back. Online shopping has been a real blessing for busy working women and multitasking moms who don't have time/opportunity to go to the stores, or at least the time when the stores are open - and try stuff on to make a purchase! For me, the online reviews and images of real people wearing the product I want to buy help a lot to make my shopping decision. Needless to say I rely on searching the web to get me the right product every time.  We all spend a lot of time searching the web, not only for shopping, but for getting information to function efficiently in our daily lives. So when I found out that with Bing search engine. I can actually get rewarded for web searching, I almost didn't believe it! I mean, it is not like I have to do something differently for getting rewarded. I'd be searching for the things I need anyways, so it will be a bonus to get cool rewards like giftcards from hundreds of retailers (like Sephora, Starbucks, Amazon, Appplebee's etc) and deals and discounts on tickets, concerts and services!  (See rewards here)
The process is super simple, just get the free Bing rewards membership (open to US residents, 13 years or older), log in either with your Microsoft account or Facebook account and start searching! Every time you search for something, you earn points that can be redeemed towards cool rewards! You get your information, and you get rewards! Win-win all around!!

Recently, I was looking for the lace up sandals for summer and using Bing. Using the image search, I narrowed down my search to the styles I was looking for, but did not make a purchase. But when I logged in later, my search was saved so I didn't have to go to hundreds of pages to find what I had liked! I found not only a great looking pair of sandals on Nordstrom (Vince Canuto 'Jillie' Booties) that had rave reviews about quality, style and comfort but also earned points that I can redeem for gift cards, flowers, coffee or many other cool things!

Check out Bing Reawards to see a step by step video on how to take advantage the Bing rewards.

 Bing rewards app is now available for iOS and you can earn rewards via your tablet or smartphone on the go!

So if you ever search for something online, you will love Bing rewards! Earn gift cards, try new features and get exclusive offers just by using Bing Rewards. Follow @BingRewards to find out the latest on Bing Rewards and to share your feedback.

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