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  • Google Looking to Invade Video Games

    Google has a stranglehold on the search engine realm, and consequently dominates Internet advertising, but the company is not satisfied with that. In recent times, Google has been making progress in its print, radio, and even…

  • Affiliate Summit Roundup

    This week, the fastest growing tradeshow that many have not heard of took place in Las Vegas. As was the case last year, and the year before that and perhaps at every show they’ve organized, this year’s show sold out. Several of…

  • MySpace Makes A Statement

    Those in the Web 2.0 world know Michael Arrington. The affiliate world has no direct equivalent, but one of its larger than life personalities, Jon F***** (he doesn’t like his last named shared), founder of Wicked Fire Forums, had site…

  • Kimberly-Clark, The View Team for Room Makeover Sweeps

    Kimberly Clark and daytime talk show The View are out with a sweepstakes awarding free room makeovers worth $25,000 each.

  • Ace Hardware Offers Store Ownership in Contest

    Ace Hardware is out with a national contest that offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to compete to win their own store, valued at $1 million.

  • Personal Service and Privacy

    According to a new survey called “Personalization Survey” released by ChoiceStream, it seems that consumers are warming up to the idea of exchanging personal information for an enhanced, more personal…

  • E-Mail Sites Losing Their Allure to Advertisers

    New numbers released by Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance show that e-mail sites received 44.2% of online display ads in December 2006. This number shows a noticeable decline from November’s 47.5% and October’s 51.1%.

  • Wazap Headed Stateside

    Don’t look now, but another search engine with a specific target audience is looking to make its way into the U.S. market.

  • Google, Yahoo Gain Ground in December

    According to the most recent numbers released on Monday by comScore Networks, Google and Yahoo were the only two of the five top search engines to gain ground in December 2006. Microsoft, Ask, and Time Warner all fell a…

  • Focus on Affiliate Summit West 2007

    The stratospheric rise of the Affiliate Summit series of tradeshows is no secret in the industry. I remember attending my first Affiliate Summit a few years ago and I was struck in particular by two things: (1) I had never seen such a high…