So it may only seem like five minutes ago but all the way back in July I commented on Amazon's policy of rejecting affiliate commissions for sales generated through social media , specifically Twitter, in part due to a clause that requires sales to be generated from the domain listed in the Associate...
So, Amazon won't pay commission to affiliates who use links within Twitter to drive traffic. Is this fair? Is their policy right? There are many different ways of looking at this problem. Let's take a look at Amazon's position. They are paying commission to affiliates who drive new customers...
With the release of the government's Digital Britain report this week, it comes at a timely juncture in the industry of public relations, where new technology tools are increasingly being used for communications campaigns, far more than in past years. While the main highlights of the report address...
Brands that have been opting out of the social networking craze should take notice of the situation Amazon.com found itself in over the Easter holiday weekend, when authors of gay and erotic literature took to Twitter to instantly raise awareness that the online bookseller had dropped titles with "adult"...
Having sifted the rumour mill this morning, I'm not sure if there are any gold nuggets there. It appears, to me at least, that Twitter is to work more closely together with Google rather than be acquired by it. There are several reasons why I'm thinking this: 1. The Google buying Twitter story...
There is speculation on Valley Wag about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos being in talks with Twitter. He's already an investor, but is Amazon looking to a future that might include buying into the real time web? The Gawker Media blog says it has heard whispers that Amazon.com is talking to Twitter about buying...
