Just because we have a new administration that has been more supportive of Net Neutrality does not mean that the battles are over or that we need to stop paying attention.  The Telco shills are still at it, trying to show people that having unfiltered access to the Internet is not a consumer issue, that […]

Holy hell what a day! For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter (@bradwaller), today was a day to forget.  My plan was simple: drop my daughter off at school and head off to Santa Barbara for CJU so I could check into the hotel and man the PMA table at the expo. […]

Jeff Molander wrote a post for the new blog of the Advaliant affiliate network that is pure dynamite.
I agree with Jeff on many points, including the lack of innovation in the industry during the past five years. Why was there not much innovation you might ask yourself? In my opinion networks and also many advertisers […]

This concept is in my head for far beyond 2 1/2 years and I admit to myself that I am not going to do anything with it myself anytime soon. I outlined the general idea to several companies and people, but only shared the much more specific details only with a person who is as […]

The Associated Press thinks that Fair Use means it’s Fair to Use unless you’re a blogger.  They don’t like the blogoshpere’s use of too many quotes from AP articles and they want to set a policy of what constitutes fair use, as opposed to the federal government.
Check out this article’s coverage of the issue:
Jim Kennedy, […]

With the announcement that the state of New York will be collecting sales tax from affiliates, and the termination of New York based affiliates, we have an opening for a new business model.  We already have outsourced affiliate program managers, and merchants can choose any number of solutions to run the technical side of the […]

Yes, it’s true.  Jason wants to work you to death.  The New York Times printed a story that says that blogging is deadly so it must be true. Jason has evidently built his wealth on the graves of many.  I’m waiting for the NYT to do a complete investigation into the whereabouts of every blogger […]