Both affiliates and merchants should be aware of this contextual adware application which is already acting as an affiliate in multiple affiliate programs. Here’s a screenshot of their information from Commission Junction (taken off their today’s application into an affiliate program): Why should you be concerned? Well, they are not […]
Parasite Alert: LinksAdor / GimmeBargains Adware Read More »
Yesterday an important information has been posted by Kellie Stevens of Affiliate Fair Play in the 5StarAffiliatePrograms’ forum. Her alert is about a fairly newly created contextual adware that operates according to a model similar to Zango, Clicksor, or MediaTraffic. As an advertiser, you may buy traffic on DirectCPV.com which
Parasite Alert: DirectCPV / LoudMo Contextual Adware Read More »
In continuation of my last two posts, and pondering on some of the comments at Econsultancy.com, let’s see what parties can benefit from adware pop-ups, and if anyone really gets hurt. To begin with, let’s list who is involved in the game: (a) adware affiliate, (b) merchant, (c) affiliate network,
Who Benefits & Who Gets Hurt By Adware Affiliates Read More »
I have been thinking and discussing the issue of parasitic affiliates a lot over the past 40 hours (since the publication of this post, and the recording of this video), and there are 2 things that stand out to me as the main downsides of having a parasitic/adware adware affiliate
Parasitic / Adware Affiliates Hinder Affiliate Program Growth Read More »
Earlier this morning I published an article on Econsultancy.com where I talked about the problem of parasitism in affiliate marketing, and channel cannibalization, and how it should not be viewed as a problem for affiliate marketers only, but be tackled on a much wider scale. As I was adding more
Programs on Multiple Networks: Parasites Hurt All Read More »
Today is a U.S. national holiday – the day when America commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a passionate activist and proponent of the civil rights movement. This morning I have spent a some time flipping through the writings of the Reverend, and two phrases especially spoke to
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