NYAffiliateVoice just reported that S. 3670 has been introduced to the US Senate by Mr.  Jim Bunning, a Senator from Kentucky. Now that this is a Federal level issue, contact your Senator to let them know the issues behind this.
Here are the members of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Contact them and urge […]

Melanie Seery (NYAffiliateVoice) just reported that S. 3670 has been introduced to the US Senate by Mr.  Jim Bunning, a Senator from Kentucky. Now that this is a Federal level issue, contact your Senator to let them know the issues behind this.

Here are the members of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Contact them […]

I saw this headline today at MediaPost: “Report: Affiliate Marketers Use Adware Deceptively.”Great, yet another headline that paint the entire industrywith a broad brush.  Anyone not part of this industry will see the headline and confirm their misguided notions that Affiliate Marketers are scum who will whatever it takes to take money from the merchants.

Why […]

Ok.. I admit to it after Haiko dePoel rightly called me out. I’m asking loaded questions to affiliate managers… yet in doing so I don’t pretend to know what this industry needs or doesn’t need. I want to hear it from you all — and just over a hundred of you answered. […]

When’s the last time you’ve heard anyone in our industry talk about what affiliate MANAGERS want. Let’s set aside that popular question of “what do affiliates really want?” (need you to give them) and explore what YOU want, managers.
Tell the world WHAT YOU WANT! (and I’ll publish the results in a few days)
Let’s blue […]

What are Affiliates?
It is hard to get  concensus on that. In my eyes affilites are “meta-thinkers” who are often dissatisfied with the status quo. Affiliates are all about finding “digital independence” and they do this by naturally pushing the envelope. Tactics vary but the internal make-up, the essence, is often the same. Quick and nimble meta-thinkers and […]

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, […]

Today I received a MyPoints BonusMail email message with the unusual subject line “Tell Congress to Protect Seniors’ Medical Benefits.” That subject line immediately piqued my interest because of its political nature. I was, however, immediately troubled because I knew the focus of MyPoints is to award consumers points for their clicks and actions. Even […]

Everyone knows that subscription business models are based on breakage. A consumer signs up and either never uses the product or never unsubscribes from the service.
Recently I changed banks. I had many subscription services I had tied to my bank debit card. Most were courteous enough to send me a note via email that I […]

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 […]