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Cookie-Stuffing Affiliate Fraudster Facing 5 Years Jail + 250K Fine

Kennedy the developer of popular Cookie-Stuffing program - Saucekit - just pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud, which carries a possible sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Affiliates that...

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How Affiliate Fraud is Like the BP Gulf Oil Spill: An Analogy

The affiliate marketing industry is an ecosystem. It consists of a web of interdependent species: affiliates, merchants, networks, merchant processors, etc. Sometimes they compete, sometimes they are...

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Ethical for Affiliates to Capitalize on the BP Oil Spill Disaster?

The BP Oil Spill is a disaster that is ruining the environment and people's lives. To try to make a buck out of people's misfortunes this way is just unthinkable! This story is ALMOST as bad as the one...

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Affiliate Cookie Stuffers Face 20 Years in Jail and Millions in Fines if...

For the blackhatters out there that say cookie stuffing isn’t illegal and all is fair in love and affiliate marketing – I say you better take a very close look at this case! FBI investigates. CRIMINAL...

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Breaking News – FTC Press Conference re Action Against Acai Berry Internet...

Acai slinging affiliates that have been promoting "Free Trial" scams may want to stay tuned for more information regarding the outcome of a Press Conference the FTC is holding Monday AM in Chicago. I...

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FTC Forces Clickbank Crackdown on Spammy Get-Rich-Quick Offers

The FTC is really cracking down and I for one and happy to see it! Word to the wise - check ALL your offers, not just Clickbank to ensure they aren't breaking any of the rules and use the new Clickbank...

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Affiliate Warning – FBI Gambling Sting Closes 4 Largest Online Poker Sites

I've long warned affiliates to stay away from Gambling affiliate programs. I believe all of those companies had affiliate programs. Did they owe any of you money? Fines up to 3 BILLION and up to 30...

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FTC Busts Fake News Sites – Acai Affiliate Sued – Popular Affiliate Network...

Affiliate busted by State Attorney General re Acai. FTC sues 10 companies including VERY well known affiliate network. Assets to be frozen, will affiliates get paid? Scams don't pay. Clean it up folks!

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Amazon Threatens to Terminate CA Affiliates due to Pending California Nexus...

Governor Brown of California has announced he has secured enough votes to pass his budget, including the Affiliate Nexus Tax and 2 related nexus bills. The law will go into effect immediately upon...

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Amazon Uses California Affiliates as Pawns in their Tax Fight – PULL YOUR...

Most affiliates are too busy to pull links anyway PLUS will be scrambling to deal with the domino effect that is sure to follow from this unjust California tax law that is about to effect their...

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Five Key Points on New California Sales Tax – Impact on Affiliate Marketing...

http://mthink.com/revenue/blog/chris-trayhorn/five-key-points-ca%E2%80%99s-new-sales-tax/trackback/

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Affiliate Feels Heat from California Amazon Tax Law – Moves to Nevada – Video

See video. After years of operating a successful comparison shopping site in California, Nick Loper recently had to shut down his business and move to another state to start over. Why? Loper was one of...

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California Repeals the Anti-Affiliate Amazon Tax

Great news for California affiliates! The California Governor just signed AB155 which gives California affiliate marketers a one year reprieve. The PMA did amazing work to help force this much needed...

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Major CPA Affiliate Networks Crashing and Burning – Here are some Reasons Why

So what is shaking up the industry and causing all these problems? I think it's somewhat of a domino effect that can happen when you have chains of advertisers and networks all interconnected and...

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Affiliate Network To Fork Over $2 Million to FTC for Acai Ads

Wanted to send along another warning to affiliates to be careful who you partner with AND be careful how you promote affiliate products. There was a big rash of crackdowns and busts a couple years ago...

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FTC Warning for Free Credit Report Affiliates

After checking OfferVault to see how prevalent Free Credit Report offers are in the CPA affiliate world, (76) I decided I had better post a warning about a very blatant new FTC disclosure. This will...

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Amazon Terminates Thousands of Affiliates – Uses Them to Fight Colorado Sales...

In spite of the fact that Colorado affiliates were able to get affiliate nexus language removed from HB 10-1193, Amazon still sent termination letters to thousands of Colorado affiliates, informing...

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How Honest Affiliate Marketers Leverage the FTC Guidelines in Their Favor

Now that the initial scare about the new FTC Guidelines is behind us, I see more and more affiliate marketers using disclosures creatively and to their advantage. Some smart marketers are even making...

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MediaTrust Affiliate Network Makes New Acquisition, Gains New President

Another new acquisition on the affiliate marketing front, points toward more growth and consolidation in our industry. MediaTrust, a New York based affiliate network that is No. 9 on Inc. 500, just...

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DMA Says New Consumer Privacy Bill Will Hurt Online Advertising

The bill could have potentially sweeping impact for online marketers. I haven't had a chance to dissect the wording of the bill and to evaluate what kind of impact it could have on affiliate marketing....

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