According to online security firm ScanSafe, a third of employers are now blocking access to popular social networking sites. This is a 17% increase from last year.

Uptime monitoring company Pingdom recently listed Google’s downtime in 32 countries, and to some people’s surprise, the U.S. fared relatively poorly. Brazil, of all countries, experienced the least downtime, while Sweden experienced the most.

According to the latest figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings, Google handled the majority of all Web queries online in the U.S. in August. Yet again, the list was absent of any surprises.

Though it has been no secret that Facebook has had hopes of expanding its territory into international markets, there has been renewed buzz lately thanks to The Financial Times reiterating this on Sunday, and a comment made by Facebook to MSN.

As an affiliate marketer, it’s imperative that you stay up to date with the latest FTC actions against online advertisers. You want to look out for trends, and you also want to be informed when any offers you might be running have attracted unwanted attention from the FTC. Be aware; it’s your best defense.

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Mission Viejo, CA – October 4, 2007 – LinkValu Affiliate Network www.LinkValu.com premiered their exciting new instant issue insurance offer, www.eLifePolicy.com last quarter to rave reviews.

After encountering pixel placement issues with a number of affiliate managers, advertisers, and their tech team, a 101 pixel refresher course is much needed.

After many IMs, phonecalls, emails about why we need subids and transactionids I felt there was a need for a reference piece that would explain their importance. This should clarify some questions and issues about setting up subids and transactionids when creating a new campaign on an affiliate network.

Over 150 Leading Publishers Attended Online Affiliate Leader PartnerWeekly’s Annual Publishers Conference Yesterday In Las Vegas