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Internal Microsoft Scroogled video leaked, takes a few stabs at Chrome

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:04 +0100

After Google released a new ad for their Chrome browser yesterday, a Microsoft-flavored parody appeared warning users that Google uses Chrome to track its users and server them ads. Read more...

Microsoft hits out at Google with new "Scroogled" ad

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:30:04 +0100

Microsoft have restarted their "Scroogled" advertising campaign against Google, hitting out at them over their privacy violations regarding the Play Store, claiming Google gives out sensitive info. Read more...

Microsoft says manipulating search results affects traffic, stares disapprovingly at Google

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:23:13 +0000

Microsoft claims a recent study shows that manipulating the position of links in search results can affect traffic for those links, as it launches yet another attack on Google's search practices. Read more...

Microsoft not killing Scroogled campaign after all

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:50:23 +0000

Despite previously saying it would wind down the Scroogled marketing campaign against Google, Microsoft apparently has no plans on abandoning the campaign anytime soon. Read more...

With over 3.5 million hits, Microsoft winds down Scroogled advertisements

Brad Sams — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:46:05 +0000

Microsoft's Scroogled campaign has been a concentrated effort by Microsoft to attack Google's core values and paint them as a company who invades your privacy but the funn appears to be over. Read more...

Google's head of privacy slams Microsoft's Scroogled ad blitz

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:15:35 +0000

Keith Enright, the head of Google's privacy division, publicly trashed Microsoft's recent "Scroogle" ad campaign, calling the attempt to question Google's attitude on privacy "misleading" Read more...

Microsoft warns: "Don't get Scroogled by Gmail"

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:47:37 +0000

Microsoft has once again launched a campaign against Google and their advertising practices, warning users not to get "Scroogled" by Gmail, which scans the contents of emails to tailor ads Read more...

Microsoft's corporate PR head calls out Google PR exec on Twitter

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:40:57 +0000

Frank X. Shaw, the corporate PR head at Microsoft, took to his Twitter account to personally call out Google PR exec Jill Hazelbaker due to some quotes she made in a New York Times article. Read more...

Microsoft's DC insider could throw the kitchen sink at Google

John Callaham — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:55:56 +0000

Microsoft's recently hired Corporate Vice President Mark Penn is the man in charge of the company's recent holiday "Scroogled" campaign that tries to show Google Shopping searches have paid ads. Read more...

Microsoft's new "Scroogled" video is also a holiday poem

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:00:22 +0000

Microsoft continues its Bing-themed "Scroogled" campaign with another video that's (sort of) an animated adaptation of The Night Before Christmas poem made to show Google's shopping search results. Read more...

New Bing commercial uses Surface to show people getting "Scroogled"

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:05:02 +0000

Microsoft has launched its "Scroogled" TV ad campaign that claims to show Google doctors its shopping search results, with the couple using the Surface tablet to demonstrate the point. Read more...

Microsoft slams Google again, warns shoppers not to get "Scroogled” [Update]

John Callaham — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:57:04 +0000

Microsoft is taking another shot against Google and its search practices, but with a holiday shopping theme, saying that users should not be "Scroogled" by Google's shopping search features. Read more...