Quoted from Amazon correspondence: Hello, For well over a decade, the Amazon Associates Program has worked with thousands of Connecticut residents. Unfortunately, the budget signed by Governor Malloy contains a sales tax provision that compels us to terminate this program for Connecticut-based participants effective immediately. It specifically imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on [...]

Quoted from Amazon correspondence: Hello, For well over a decade, the Amazon Associates Program has worked with thousands of Illinois residents. Unfortunately, a new state tax law signed by Governor Quinn compels us to terminate this program for Illinois-based participants. It specifically imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on sales by online retailers – [...]

Greetings from the Amazon Associates Program: Starting March 1st, we are changing how we pay Associates for phones purchased on AmazonWireless.com. While we are reducing the bounty amount to $50, we’re extending the bounty to all Products sold on AmazonWireless so that now you can earn the bounty not only by referring Qualifying Purchases of [...]

It can get very frustrating dealing with some of the online conglomerates that use software instead of people to determine intent and loyalty. Google is one of those “monsters”. The adsense program is by far the most popular pay per click program on the web but it does not seem to take much to “get [...]

Greetings from the Amazon Associates Program: We regret to inform you that the Illinois state legislature has passed an unconstitutional tax collection scheme that, if signed by Governor Quinn, would leave Amazon.com little choice but to end its relationships with Illinois-based Associates. You are receiving this email because our records indicate that you are a [...]

The following email was sent out to many Yahoo Publishers to inform them of the termination of their program: Dear Publisher, Yahoo! continuously evaluates and prioritizes our products and services, in alignment with business goals and our continued commitment to deliver the best consumer and advertiser experiences. After conducting an extensive review of the Yahoo! [...]

Due to new sales tax legislation in Colorado Amazon.com is no longer accepting and will be dropping current affiliates in Colorado. Below is their standard letter sent to current affiliates: Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Colorado government recently enacted a law to impose [...]

I received an email today regarding an inclusion to the ebay partner network program. It appears that eBay is going to add a Pay Per Click program however in reading the email it is not clear that it is comparable to companies such as Google or Adbrite as they use the terms “high quality, engaged [...]