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Originally Posted by Missie
You got it! The affiliate whose site is displayed by the spyware application gets the sale. Forced click = cookie overwritten = last cookie gets the sale = spyware scum affiliate gets credit.
I know that zango/180solutions is what is being talked about here, but don't forget that's only one company and one program. There are hundreds of them out there that do the exact same thing. So don't think for a minute that because zango doesn't target you that you're free and clear of these scums. There might be a dozen others that target you and steal from you every day.
Missie
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All paid advertising is affected but think about the people who are bidding on keywords there and paying, $1 for a click for webcam for example. Think of all of the money that they are being cheated out of. Every person who has zango installed that clicks one of their ads on google, they have 0 ZERO chance to make a sale from that person. This hurts google as well. How many people have bought ads on their site and lost money and stopped buying from them. How much more money or return on your investment do you think you could have gotten if it would have been a fair playing field and you would have received credit for all of your sales. This affects not only sponsors and affiliates but also people who sell ad space.