Tag: Industry Trends

Ten years ago, Jaime lived outside Managua, Nicaragua, worked in a shoe factory and took college classes. The then-35-year-old did not own ... Read Article

In early February, just six months after LinkShare agreed to be acquired by Japan-based e-commerce portal giant Rakuten for $425 million, the ... Read Article

By the time Revenue magazine hit newsstands in January 2004, performance marketing and affiliate marketing had already had their share of ups ... Read Article

Back in the early days of the dotcom boom, rampant speculation arose about how or even if online sales should be taxed. ... Read Article

Years before the Nasdaq tanked and banner advertising died, e-commerce pioneers like Amazon.com and CDNow began partnering with topic-centric websites to drive ... Read Article

It doesn't take Edwin Hubble to recognize that the search universe is expanding. Instead of studying faraway galaxies to see the shifts ... Read Article

If you are looking for help with your water heater in Plano, Texas, Harvey West is your man. Type in "water heater ... Read Article

The last of the big independent affiliate and performance marketing networks was finally swallowed up by another large international conglomerate.In early September, ... Read Article

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone more knowledgeable or dedicated than Ben Edelman when it comes to the evils of spyware. The ... Read Article

Affiliates interested in offering digital music downloads should pay tribute to Apple for legitimizing an over-hyped and under performing market that was ... Read Article

It was the summer of 1998 when GoTo.com launched its pay-per-click (PPC) program in a fairly straightforward way. Back then, there were ... Read Article

Suddenly, Joe Speiser's phone rings more often than it used to.The calls are coming from venture investors and executives at some "very ... Read Article

To state the obvious, eBay has become a household name, at least in the US where everyone recognizes the brand as the ... Read Article

Talking about Steve Messer's role in online affiliate marketing is like talking about Davy Crockett's role on the wild frontier. Since founding ... Read Article

Schlepping his burgundy leather briefcase and navy canvas travel bag through the Portland airport, George Bragg doesn't care as much about how ... Read Article