 Affiliate Crooks- One Man's Mission, The technology that steals affiliate $ |
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 Jul 14 2004, 09:26 AM
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 Psycho Mom  Group: Admin Posts: 6,124 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 11:48 AM From: Columbia, SC Member No.: 3  |
Damning report on "stealware"
<snippet> Benjamin Edelman is a man with a mission. He is out to find, identify and eradicate the companies he considers the villains in the current debate over online adware practices. </snippet> |
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Jul 14 2004, 01:55 PM
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 HR 6  Group: Active Members Posts: 887 Joined: 1-December 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 09:48 AM From: Near St. Louis, Missouri Member No.: 1,507 |
I scanned - so I may not have the full picture - but these "stealware" software programs do something to reset or create affiliate codes so ( 1 ) the "real" affiliate loses current and future earnings plus ( 2 ) the company(ies) running the software get paid a commission they didn't earn?
:!: So... the computer user gets unsolicited software installations, the affiliate gets (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/censored.gif) out of money, the company paying affiliate commissions gets overcharged PLUS I guess a disgruntled affiliate force and the (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/censored.gif) stealware company siphons ill-gotten gains into their bank accounts. The affiliate marketing industry must be livid! (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/ranting.gif) I wonder if there have been any action taken by the affiliate industry or statements from trade organizations? [Scottie you must have been busy this morning digging up all this great stuff! (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup1.gif) ] |
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Jul 14 2004, 09:12 PM
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Psycho Mom Group: Admin Posts: 6,124 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 11:48 AM From: Columbia, SC Member No.: 3 |
ROFL-
Every now and then I read all the stuff I've subscribed to in my e-mail... (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Jul 14 2004, 11:41 PM
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 High Rankings Advisor Group: Admin Posts: 29,199 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 10:48 AM From: Ashland, MA Member No.: 2 |
c'mon we know you were just avoiding work!
We get the best articles out of you under those circumstances! (Me too!) |
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Jul 14 2004, 11:45 PM
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Psycho Mom Group: Admin Posts: 6,124 Joined: 21-July 03 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 11:48 AM From: Columbia, SC Member No.: 3 |
shhhhhh!
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Jul 16 2004, 07:07 AM
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 HR 4 Group: Active Members Posts: 107 Joined: 7-June 04 User's local time: Feb 9 2010, 08:48 AM From: Mountainair, New Mexico USA Member No.: 3,849 |
For this to work, you have to allow the scumware companies to join your affiliate program so they can get paid.
You can stop them in two ways. 1. Don't let them join and kick any current ones out. 2. Add to your affiliate agreement that these companies are not allowed to use such tactics and they will not be paid if they do. It's not always easy to identify them since they change their names and sign up under dba's. However, you can state that any affiliate using tactics you consider unfair will not be paid for their sales. And, you reserve the right to judge what is fair and what is unfair. Right now on many affiliate forums people are saying that they refuse to join programs that do not state that they oppose scumware. To stop them, hit them in the wallet. It's the only language they understand. |
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