Imagine a site where you could define a project, application, or task you wanted to have completed and a global workforce of talent would bid on doing the project on an hourly or fixed cost basis.  You then get to review…

I was updating and expanding my affiliate product data feeds and APIs resources at Cumbrowski.com, in particular the resources to the product feeds and store builder feature provided by the PepperJam affiliate network, which was launched about one year ago.

I liked what…

A look under the hood of LinkShare’s Targeted Merchandiser API web service and the Easy Links widget feature, which is based on this new LinkShare web services.

Somebody contacted me recently with some very specific questions about affiliate product data feeds.

“I have an Affiliate company with 1 other person and right now we have a little over 1000 SEO-based sites. We want to add product data from…

I am participating in the Association of Virtual Worlds, a new collaboration between 3D social and business explorers. The new organization has surpassed 2,000 members in only three months. As part of my research into 3D worlds I found a…

Subtitle: About Data Feeds, Web Services and the use of Interfaces (APIs) in Affiliate Marketing.Slow progress is made when it comes to the utilization of data feeds and web services by affiliate networks and also by advertisers. The biggest progress is…

The old affiliate model’s walls are crumbling and have been for years now. The misguided Amazon tax is just just another sign of the times. So what’s next? I believe there are a bevy of options that are being overlooked. Let’s have a look…

Mark Wielgus created last year in August a mash-up script for YouTube, Amazon.com and Ebay.com and released the code for free under the Creative Commons Share Alike licensing model at his blog 45n5.com.I am interested into data feeds and web services myself…

Affiliates are always looking to understand the mind of the consumer. Knowing how they think will enable you to drive more and better traffic. I’d suggest checking out the work of Douglas Hofstadter. He’s famous for the book Godel, Escher,…

For those of you yearning to get back to Vegas, after your Affiliate Summit experience, I’m here to tell you that this year’s eBay Developers Conference has been announced! It will be held right down the Strip at Mandalay Bay, June…