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Amzon Tax Troubles SEOs who Run Affiliate Sites

September 22nd, 2011

Amazon’s agreement to drop any further litigation or appeals regarding collecting sales tax in California is a bit of a landmark for the sales giant. On the one hand it will be a blow to some of the buyers and sellers impacted by this upcoming change, but on the other hand it is seen as [...]

 
 

Amazon Sales Tax Woes Hits SEOs Hard

September 11th, 2011

SEOs who depend on Amazon affiliates and other sales from Amazon based services are saddened by certain state’s insistence on slamming Amazon sellers with sales taxes. Amazon’s agreement to drop any further litigation or appeals regarding collecting sales tax in California is a bit of a landmark for the sales giant. On the one hand [...]

 
 

Social Media and Missed Opportunities

September 7th, 2011

Amazon.com is looking to take social media efforts to a new level. What prompted this was Amazon basically missing the boat on one too many tech trends that they should have been cashing in on. While Amazon has always had some form of social media presence, it has never been a focal point of their [...]

 
 

Amazon Slams Affiliate Practices

January 18th, 2010

Not that long ago, Amazon took a slap at US affiliates for their paid search traffic driving techniques: After careful review of how we are investing our advertising resources, we have made the decision to no longer pay referral fees to Associates who send users to www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, or www.endless.com through keyword bidding and other [...]

 
 

Google Book Settlement Ruffles Feathers

August 22nd, 2009

With the advent of Google’s new settlement in regard to the lawsuit over their right to scan and index books,  Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon are banding together in protest. Reports in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal indicate that Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon are mighty ticked off over Google book settlement. The settlement [...]