[1 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
Digital Window Acquires Buy.At

Gossip has been rife over recent weeks and chatting to a few industry contacts a whisper of a merger between two well know networks seemed to be the talk of the town.  Today’s news that Digital Window has acquired the Newcastle based Perfiliate Ltd, better know to us as Buy.At, ended that speculation. This acquisition signals the formation of the UK’s biggest performance based marketing group. AOL purchased Buy At in 2008 for a whopping $125 million CASH!
What does this mean for affiliates?
An official statment sent to all affiliates signed up to Affiliate Window reads:
As …

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[17 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Unsung Heroes of Affiliate Marketing – Part 10 – Karen Clarke

Now I have not actually met Karen, I was introduced to her by a mutual friend as she had a few questions about affiliate marketing. Since then we have spoken a lot via IM and email, I can honestly say I don’t think I have met a more passionate person about affiliate marketing and online in general. She has recently started at The Slice and is no doubt a future star in the world of Affiliate Marketing.
Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Karen …

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[17 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
A Clever Way To Land That Dream Job

It speaks for itself really but this is a great way of using online and paid search to land that dream job.

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[29 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]
Unsung Heroes of Affiliate Marketing – Part 9 – Neil Mitchel

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?
I am Neil Mitchell, former UK Account Manager of William Hill Casino in the UK. These days I run 15 gaming review websites including www.casinosaurus.co.uk, www.bingosaurus.co.uk and www.pokersaurus.co.uk. I also consult for www.easyodds.com and work with 2 or 3 other affiliates on web based projects.
What is your day to day role?
I start each morning at 7.30. Working from home means that I can get a lot more done in the day without any ‘water cooler moment’ …

Music, Online »

[28 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]
M.I.A Video Banned By YouTube

M.I.A the controversial MC and rapper has seen her latest song, “Born Free”, banned from YouTube in the UK and US. Anyone who knows M.I.A’s music will know she has been known to deal with a range of political subjects. I am personally a fan of M.I.A and this song is a winner for me. The video is a little hard hitting, to say the least, but when you are tackling subjects that provoke controversy in your latest single, its hard to produce a fluffy music video for the MTV generation.
The video can …

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[28 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Unsung Heroes of Affiliate Marketing – Part 8 – Karel Ellis-Gray

Anyone who knows Karel will know what a great guy he is. We were all sad to see him leave Idealo, mainly because he doesn’t have much time for us these days.
They say a picture paints a thousand words, enough said then I guess….
Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you do?
For those of you that don’t know me – I am Karel , despite the funny sounding name I am originally from Bristol and have lived in Berlin for the last 4 years. I am …