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 …

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’ …

This is not really a surprise to many as the acquisition of Double Click back in 2008 for a staggering £1.9bn was a clear indication that Google had some very serious plans to enter the display market.
No body questions that Google is the dominant force when it comes to online search and text advertising and they have dipped their toe in the display market previously alongside the AdWords platform but with limited success, this time however they are looking to change the game.
Google have promised to increase the display pie …

It has been reported that Amazon have not been paying their affiliates when sales are refereed from Twitter or Facebook. According to the Amazon terms of service a sales has to be refereed from “your site” and not a third party, which it classes Twitter and Facebook as.
The only way around this is to twitter details of the deal or offer to a landing page on your site and ensure your affiliate link are there.
Please feel free to comment if you have any experience of this happening.

Over at Google they have many teams covering a whole raft of subjects including travel, retails and tech to name a few. Each dedicated team has recently launched its very own Twitter service to keep you informed of news and information from your relevant sector. The links can be found below as well as a bunch of other useful Twitter accounts from Google. Feel free to post anymore you know of.

Travel
http://twitter.com/googletravel
Tech
http://twitter.com/googletech
Auto
http://twitter.com/googleauto
Media & Entertainment
http://twitter.com/googlemande
Finance
http://twitter.com/googlefinsvcs
Retail
http://twitter.com/googleretail
Creative
http://twitter.com/CreativeSandbox
Google Offical
http://twitter.com/google
Mobile Apps
http://twitter.com/googlemobileapp
Google Books
http://twitter.com/googlebooks
Ad Manager
http://twitter.com/googleadmanager
Google OS
http://twitter.com/googleos
Travel
Tech
Auto
Media & Entertainment
Finance
Retail
Creative
Google Official
Mobile Apps
Google Books
Ad Manager
Google OS