Commission Junction released some data today that goes a long way to show that having an affiliate program helps you grow your business compared to competitors without programs. In the most recent Internet Retailer Top 500 guide, they look at…

After the first day of ad:tech I thought things were going pretty well for the industry.  Day two gave me time to make some more sessions (I live twittered them) and spend some time on the two levels of the…

ad:tech moved to Moscone West this year which I didn’t notice until I walked into RSA and worried that I had the wrong week for ad:tech. A short walk and I was Moscone West a new three story convention hall. …

Unless you have been living under a rock, you are aware of California (and other) states efforts to copy New York and collect sales tax on affiliate initiated transactions. Collection of sales tax is important, and states are right to…

There are merchant programs that have been with certain affiliate networks for so long you think of them almost as growing old together. Today one of those relationships ended. After seven years Overstock.com and LinkShare have split.

Not since Barnes and…

This morning, Imwave has announced that it has acquired Move Marketing’s performance search marketing business. Although we are unable to disclose the financial nature of the deal, I would like to let you know my thoughts on why I think this…

Melanie Seery (NYAffiliateVoice) just reported that S. 3670 has been introduced to the US Senate by Mr. Jim Bunning, a Senator from Kentucky. Now that this is a Federal level issue, contact your Senator to let them know the issues behind…

As more people learn about the tactics of NebuAd, more groups come out against them and they are organizing. ClickZ is reporting that six advocacy groups have formed a loose coalition to fight NebuAd. The groups so far are: Electronic Privacy…

The Associated Press thinks that Fair Use means it’s Fair to Use unless you’re a blogger. They don’t like the blogosphere’s use of too many quotes from AP articles and they want to set a policy of what constitutes fair…

I previously reported on a big win ($230 million) MySpace got on Sanford “Spamford” Wallace, and today comes news that Scott Richter and his company, Media Breakaway must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in attorney’s fees for sending…