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Toolbar Wars - You don’t know the power of the dark side!
 I sense something… a presence I’ve not felt since… a very long discussion about the One Cause CPO (commission poaching object) at ABW. The force is strong with this one.
What is this power, this force, this magnetism? What feeds and energizes it? Could it be a frantic clamor to offset the ravages of a harsh economy? The plight of the street walkers? The destiny of the unprepared? This is YOUR destiny? You’re drawn, and don the cloth of the dark side, to cloak your true intentions, your hood pulled close around your face, your glare staring from the darkness within, stalking your next victim, ready to pounce. Spotted! The deliverer, the seller, the naive, hoping, working for nigh. You spring to snatch the prey from their grasp. The truth? The vast majority of affiliate toolbars, residing on Internet shopper’s computers, sit and watch for the shopper to happen by an affiliated merchant’s website, and either entices the shopper to click it’s own affiliate link, or sets it’s affiliate tracking cookie transparently. The result is a commission snatched from the grasp of the ones who did the work of delivering the buyer, by one who simply waits to spring. |
One of the last vestiges of the good side of the force, Share A Sale Inc., is preparing to More »
A BHO is a Toolbar is a Parasite is a Spy is a… CPO
First in a series of articles centered around affiliate software methods.
BHO is the acronym for Browser Helper Object. A BHO is a plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer that was introduced in 1997 as a feature providing the ability to More »
Affiliate Ponzi Schemes Kill Affiliate Programs
A notice crossed my desk[top] today about a merchant, Boca Java (bocajava.com) which has teamed up with TrialPay (trialpay.com) to offer a discount if the shopper attempts to exit their site without completing a purchase. A popup is utilized that the shopper must either click to leave, or proceed to learn more about a $15 Boca Java gift certificate that is offered if they proceed to TrialPay and purchase a More »
New Years Call To Action
In the latter part of ‘08 the Internet marketing industry experienced an onslaught of ’cause’ affiliates working under monikers like A Good Cause, One Cause, Give Clicks, and others. Their methods are not new by any means, but their numbers are More »
When a Picture Isn’t Worth a Thousand Words
Of the five senses, which is the most prevalent? Some believe it to be sight. Sight certainly does play a large roll in our daily life. Consider a blind (or is that “sight impaired”) session on the Internet. Well, never mind. Rather, consider More »
The Parasite War…
Dear ABestWeb Reader,
Over the past few months we’ve given attention to four or five of these “cause” parasites. I believe this is just the tip of the iceberg. While we give so much attention to More »