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Google Paying for Firefox Installs

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the paid-to-play dept.

slashkitty writes "Google updated their AdSense service to pay publishers for referrals. What's interesting is that now they pay publishers $1 US for each FireFox download with the Google Toolbar installed. Is this the bump that Firefox needs to boost downloads? Will Google be able to pay the millions for all the downloads?"

4 of 233 comments (clear)

  1. Oh geez, CAN GOOGLE AFFORD ALL THE DOWNLOADS?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What a stupid question.

  2. Absolutely by eclectro · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Put one buck in and get two back from all those people clicking on the topical paid links from google searches.

    Great business decision. I just wish I could have gotten in with the IPO stock.

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  3. Re:Huh? and yes. by computernut · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mod one up for a worthwhile comment. Thx for the link

  4. Re:Wow. by LaughingCoder · · Score: 0, Redundant

    +4 Interesting? Let me try ... Microsoft really wants to kill Google! MWAHAHAHA. Now I'll just sit back and collect the Karma.

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