Comments on: Affiliates Click Phishing in Twitter http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/ Discussion of Online Marketing, SEM, Social Media, Mobile and Video, Micro-Content, and Affiliate Marketing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Affiliates hijacking Merchants twitter accounts | Fish and Clicks http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-23374 Affiliates hijacking Merchants twitter accounts | Fish and Clicks Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:47:06 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-23374 [...] I guess the solution/question here is how does a brand validate themselves as the legitimate account on twitter, or any social networking platform for that matter? If this all sounds like I’m getting ahead of myself and that this is something that’s not already going to happen then think again. [...] [...] I guess the solution/question here is how does a brand validate themselves as the legitimate account on twitter, or any social networking platform for that matter? If this all sounds like I’m getting ahead of myself and that this is something that’s not already going to happen then think again. [...]

]]> By: Wayne Porter http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22145 Wayne Porter Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:55:27 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22145 Hi Heather! The odd thing was Chris Boyd and researched and wrote about this over two years ago. (Couldn't find anything so we dubbed it Twishing- I guess we could have said "Pheeting" The mainstream press totally ignored it. The Japanese press where all over it very next day. Maybe it was a sign on how far ahead Japan is with digital culture. e.g. mobile <a href="http://japan.cnet.com/news/sec/story/0,2000056024,20347999,00.htm" rel="nofollow">http://japan.cnet.com/news/sec/story/0,2000056024...</a> Hi Heather!

The odd thing was Chris Boyd and researched and wrote about this over two years ago. (Couldn't find anything so we dubbed it Twishing- I guess we could have said "Pheeting" The mainstream press totally ignored it.

The Japanese press where all over it very next day. Maybe it was a sign on how far ahead Japan is with digital culture. e.g. mobile

http://japan.cnet.com/news/sec/story/0,2000056024…

]]> By: Heather Paulson http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22144 Heather Paulson Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:43:57 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22144 Hi Wayne!! Twishing it shall be then! Have a great weekend! Heather Paulson Hi Wayne!!

Twishing it shall be then! Have a great weekend!

Heather Paulson

]]> By: Wayne Porter http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22143 Wayne Porter Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:38:02 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22143 SUNSS, It was dubbed "twishing" <a href="http://blog.spywareguide.com/2007/04/first_spoofing_attacks_against.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.spywareguide.com/2007/04/first_spoofi...</a> SUNSS,

It was dubbed "twishing"

http://blog.spywareguide.com/2007/04/first_spoofi…

]]> By: SUNSSS http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22141 SUNSSS Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:07:16 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-22141 Most URL shortening services do not have preview feature. And i just worry click on a site that has virus. Most URL shortening services do not have preview feature.

And i just worry click on a site that has virus.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20656 Sarah Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:44:29 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20656 Although this is something common, not many people aware of how to detect affiliate links especially when the url is shortened and this really helps to educate people about affiliate links. Although this is something common, not many people aware of how to detect affiliate links especially when the url is shortened and this really helps to educate people about affiliate links.

]]> By: Heather Paulson http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20472 Heather Paulson Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:03:02 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20472 Hello, Great suggestion you have concerning the preview. Thanks for participating in the discussion. :-) Heather Hello,

Great suggestion you have concerning the preview. Thanks for participating in the discussion. :-)

Heather

]]> By: FullworxNetwork http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20471 FullworxNetwork Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:55:04 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/heatherpaulson/affiliates-click-phishing-in-twitter/#comment-20471 I would never hit a shortened URL unless it was TinyURL as I know and use it myself. The main thing I would advise anyone clicking on shortened URLs is to keep the "Preview Feature" turned on. This means that if I hit a TinyURL shortened web-address, I am directed straight to the TinyURL web-site where I am instantly informed as to where that URL will take me. If I don't know or trust the web-site, I do not proceed to that URL. I would never hit a shortened URL unless it was TinyURL as I know and use it myself.

The main thing I would advise anyone clicking on shortened URLs is to keep the "Preview Feature" turned on. This means that if I hit a TinyURL shortened web-address, I am directed straight to the TinyURL web-site where I am instantly informed as to where that URL will take me. If I don't know or trust the web-site, I do not proceed to that URL.

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