Out of Commission The coding meant to protect affiliates is being cracked and costing them commissions.
Another story in the "
Affiliates Corner" -- In order to stop commission stealers, ethical affiliates must close
Zango accounts.
On another note-
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...19/1047500.asp
DirectRevenue gets hit with FTC fine and
advertisers also get fined
Quote:
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Direct Revenue in April for installing its adware on millions of computers. Cuomo also reached settlements last month with several companies that advertised through Direct Revenue's pop-ups, the first time advertisers have been held liable for ads displayed through adware.
Priceline.com Inc., based in Norwalk, Conn. and Cingular, a unit of AT&T Inc., paid fines of $35,000 each, while Travelocity, a unit of Sabre Holdings Corp., paid $30,000.
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