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  • Is Google ripping us off?

    Back in July, I wrote an article about Google’s new changes to its AdWords program. The changes were intended to both simplify keyword management as well as give advertisers more control. The AdWords keyword status system was simplified to either…

  • Digital Thoughts – Looking For Katrina, Part One

    This week saw one of the more unexpected and larger transactions of the year. After two week’s of little news on the acquisition front, one of Japan’s largest internet firms, Rakuten, announced its intent to purchase affiliate network pioneer and last…

  • Digital Thoughts – Hurricane Katrina, Part Two

    Anyone who has not been in a cave without any form of media has seen the almost incomprehensible destruction the waters have had on parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. For many reasons, this tragedy is unlike any other most of us have ever experienced…

  • Think Partnership’s PrimaryAds Subsidiary Files Motion to Enforce Consent Decree

    NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 29, 2005–CGI Holding Corporation d/b/a Think Partnership Inc. (“THK” or the “Company”) (AMEX:THK – News) announced that its PrimaryAds Inc. subsidiary has filed a motion in the Court of Common Pleas in Pittsburgh, PA…

  • I thought Spam was for Email?

    We’ve all felt the ill effects of spam. Whether it be that feeling in the pit of your stomach after munching down some of that pseudo-meat popular with Hawaiians, or all those emails promising a bigger penis bombarding your inbox, it sucks for the consumer.

  • MaxBounty 2.0 allows merchants to run their own affiliate program in an open marketplace format similar to the current big 3 networks

    MaxBounty 2.0 allows merchants to run their own affiliate program in an open
    marketplace format similar to the current big 3 networks, only at a much
    more affordable price… namely no fees at all for 2005.

  • Network Noise

    There are so many CPA Networks for publishers to pick from currently. What makes you so different? Below, I will discuss some basic elements necessary to capture your publishers’ attention.

  • Digital Thoughts – Extra Credit

    There exists one thing that follows us around wherever we go, impacts our adult life at all phases, yet we have little to no access to it, little idea how it gets measured, and little control over it. Three companies control it, one of whom just…

  • Digital Thoughts – Extra Credit Part 2

    The idea behind credit and a credit score is a good one. It means a reduced reliance on cash and a way for consumers to leverage their past behavior. For lenders it means having a tool to help gauge an applicant’s loan worthiness. The credit…

  • Direct Response Technologies, Inc. refuses to provide confidential system information

    Pittsburgh, PA – August 30, 2005 – Direct Response Technologies, Inc., (DRT) a leading provider of online media and technology solutions, received a motion from PrimaryAds, a client utilizing…