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I’m disappointed in you because it seems like you didn’t even listen to the podcast. I would be disappointed in CJ if they actually fell for your continuous baiting. I was disappointed that on your first blog on this, 3 weeks ago (old story)that you had to be contacted to correct some of your statements to “accurately reflect the known facts.” and the other edits you had to make. That was sloppy.

http://www.revenews.com/carstencumbrowski/questionable-business-practices-in-affiliate-marketing-part-278/

And again, you don’t have all the facts but you continue to make judgements and blog away. This is between them and their legal departments.

Jonathan, I'm expressing my personal opinion. Regarding the facts that I had to correct I have to say that it didn't change anything about the core of the message at all. It was a mere technicality. I am not legally involved with this incident and play cat and mouse games. What CJ actually did had the same goal as what I was stating. The only difference was that they did it in a more sneaky way with a few hoops in between to distort the situation from a legal point of view. My personal guess is that this was done based on recommendations made by CJ's legal council.

I think it was mentioned somewhere, but I won't spend the time and try to dig it up, because I also do not need to, because I said that I "believe" and not that I "know" if it is the case or not. And it also does not matter if I am right or not about it, because it does not change anything and it is also not defaming and thus questionable from a legal point of view.

If it would be a legal hearing and statement, things would of course be different. There you have to play the game differently. Opinion would not matter anymore.

I don't like paying time wasting games and tend to cut right to the chase whenever possible. That is how I am, if you like it or not. You either cope with it or ignore it, its your choice.

“That’s nonsense but what Ryan said, Kelli did address it some in the podcast.”

I must have missed the part where she explained why they sent CJ Access advertisers who use PJ for their OPM services unreasonable (time window) ultimatums behind the back of PJ and without explaining the advertisers the reasons for sending out such an ultimatum in the first place.

“more that this is being handled where it always should have been handled”

Silently without anybody knowing about it.. but you are right, dirty business is done that way. Leaving no trace of what happened behind and shred the little bit of documents that was done on paper for whatever unfortunate reason. Is that the way you do your business as well? Do you like it? I hope that this is not the case, because I would be a bit disappointed in you.

“if you’re got another Jason Calacanis blog post ready to go, trash it.”

Not really, but I am thinking about one that was triggered by some of the discussions that happened. It’s interesting to hear a complete outsider, but Internet business veteran, talk about what he perceives of the affiliate marketing industry and what his understanding is of how it works.
Some other stuff kept me more busy than I intended so I didn’t find the time to write about a bunch of thing that I wanted to write about. Well, eventually and you will may be liking some of the stuff as well. We will see.

That’s nonsense but what Ryan said, Kelli did address it some in the podcast. And the “lack of response” has nothing to do with the community, more that this is being handled where it always should have been handled and it’s not in one way blog posts. This has been milked to death already. And if you’re got another Jason Calacanis blog post ready to go, trash it.

thanks for your comments.

Again, I am not complaining about what CJ did or does, but how they did it.

If you got to fight, you got to fight, but if you do, would you prefer doing it in a ring with rules and a neutral who makes sure that the rules will not be broken or do you prefer a street fight without any rules where any nastiness goes unpunished and is accepted as legitimate and okay?

I am not ranting btw. It might looks like it on the surface. I am shouting and try to wake some people up and spell some stuff out that people tend not to talk about very much, because it makes them feel uncomfortable.

I hope that my additions to the post make my intention with it much more clear now.

Cheers!
Carsten

You might want to listen to that, then re-write your entire rant.