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Amazon Continues Cutting Affiliates

July 5th, 2009

Amazon has been slamming affiliate doors shut in state after state, and legislators are starting to wake up and be concerned. North Carolina was one of the states most recently blocked, in a pattern that started in New England and has quickly spread across the states as legislative bodies struggle to increase revenue during a rising [...]

 
 

No Amazon for Tar Heels

June 28th, 2009

Amazon Associates who reside in North Carolina are having a bad week. Their accounts were officially closed yesterday pending the passage of a state budget that is expected to include a provision requiring companies with affiliate programs to pay an internet sales tax. Under this proposed proviso, affiliates are considered representatives of the organization whose products they [...]

 
 

Amazon Invests in Yieldex

February 18th, 2009

Last November, the winner of its Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge was named; online inventory management firm Yieldex’s cloud computing breakthroughs won them the title. Amazon is now participating in an $8.5 million B round of funding as a major investment in the firm. Yieldex has announced that they are moving their company headquarters from [...]

 
 

New Study Stresses the Importance of an Active Online Presence

October 24th, 2008

A study by Rubicon Consulting has been released confirming that word of mouth and online reviews have become two of the factors with the most impact on consumer purchasing decisions. The Internet has also become an important source of customer support. Online reviews are now checked by millions of shoppers daily to aid them in [...]