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HipMojo #11 (1/3) – Top 10 Mergers & Acquisitions

CT Moore — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:00:15 +0000

In this first instalment of episode 11, we talk about ten of the greatest digital media mergers & acquisitions. Ash had written a post about it in 2006, and we discussed that old list in episode 7, but then he updated it for a post on Techcrunch (check out the selection criteria there), so we decided to revisit the topic and discuss what changed and why. Not surprisingly, only 4 of the 10 original deals from the 2006 list remained — after all, things change fast on the web.

HipMojo #7 (1/3) – Best Internet Merger & Acquisitions

CT Moore — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:55 +0000

Welcome to Episode #7 of HipMojo (@hipmojo), a 3 part weekly series on tech news, strategy, and gossip. In this first clip, Ashkan and I discuss the best internet mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as seen in 2006 and today.

It’s amazing how things change. In 2006, MySpace topped the list, and today, it’s nowhere to be seen. But that being said, let’s take a walk down M&A lane.

Affiliate Summit Parties, Jim Kukral’s Book, and Brian Littleton’s Crotch

Shawn Collins — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:25:14 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about Affiliate Summit last minute stuff, the latest in the eBay cookie stuffing lawsuit, and foursquare.

Also, Jim Kukral’s new book, business cards, and Shawn’s daughter on the cover of a fanzine at New York Yankees bars.

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Interview with Lily Shen of eBay’s Affiliate Program

Shawn Collins — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:15:47 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille are both on the road and left the classic second of Affiliate Thing to play in their absence.

This episode of Affiliate Thing originally aired on December 13, 2006.

The show covered the latest buzz about the FTC potentially regulating affiliate marketing, sending out gifts to business friends at Christmas, an interview with eBay affiliate manager Lily Shen, and a charity fundraiser at Affiliate Summit.

Read a transcript of the interview with Lily Shen.

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Free Business Books, Nexus One, and Affiliate Summit West 2010

Shawn Collins — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:53:51 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about what’s happening at Affiliate Summit West 2010, free business books, and the Nexus One Google Phone.

Also, the first book published by Affiliate Summit, the most influential marketers of 2009, and a new company some are calling an affiliate network killer.

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eBay Web Services for Affiliates

Shawn Collins — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:32:30 +0000

eBay Web Services for Affiliates presentation from Affiliate Summit East 2006, which took place July 9-11, 2006 in Orlando, FL.

Alan Lewis, Technical Evangelist, eBay

As excitement around affiliate programs grows, people are constantly looking to increase the effectiveness of their offerings.

eBay has taken affiliate needs seriously and has opened their platform in ways that allow affiliates to successfully leverage the popularity of eBay.

Specifically, the eBay Developers Program allows people to join the Affiliate Tier, which gives members access to eBay’s API to create more powerful solutions that enrich their already robust business models.

In fact, the APIs can help create innovative solutions for any of the primary business models leveraged by the most successful affiliates including paid search and content sites.

Alan Lewis, Technical Evangelist with the eBay Developers Program, will help explain how affiliates can easily incorporate and utilize eBay’s API into their existing programs.

In addition, Lewis will show how affiliates who have joined the Developers Program have been able to earn greater commissions by retrieving real-time price and product information for all of eBay’s listings, optimizing search marketing practices with access to product details, and through access to other important resources.

By combining the benefits of the Affiliate and Developer Programs, eBay is putting the full force of the company’s technological resources in the hands of affiliates. Lewis will demonstrate how being an affiliate member of the eBay Developers Program can give a competitive advantage by helping keep costs low using reliable, scalable technology.

Affiliates can also learn how to expand into new, untapped markets through leveraging the eBay marketplace and moving quickly through development and testing with Developers Program resources.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

Are Pokens Too Feminine?

Shawn Collins — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:52:07 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about the gender controversies surrounding both the new GeekCast.fm logo and Pokens.

Also discussed was the Google Affiliate Network and Google AdSense account linking setup, questions and answers on eBay quality link pricing, Affiliate Summit publishing books, and how Shawn and Lisa will be singing about Dennis Yu, since he won the Affiliate Marketers Give Back charity auction.

Plus, there is talk of Pizza Hut and unadvertising, what’s in store at CJU, and the truth behind the “Your Business Card is Crap” guy.

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Creative Marketing ABCs #3 – Setting Up Shop on Etsy

Deb Carney — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:19:42 +0000

Edited to add: We have rebranded our podcast as Creative Marketing ABCs

Your host Deborah Carney is joined on this series of podcasts by Esty seller Karen Helmrich, Unkamen Gifts. This edition covers the nuts and bolts of setting up your shop.

Some urls mentioned in the show:
Etsy’s Blog
Karen’s Twitter
Deborah’s Twitter
Karen’s Blog

Be sure to leave questions or comments here.

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics 9: Meetings, Skype, and Pure Vanity

Trisha Lyn Fawver — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:14 +0000

Affiliate Marketing Fanatics – A Publisher (Mike Buechele) and an Affiliate Manager (Trisha Lyn Fawver) talk about all things Affiliate Marketing. From blogging to branding, social media to search, video and more!

Show notes by Trisha Lyn Fawver

Okay, I got caught up on Friday with lots of work, so I didn’t get this episode edited until this weekend so we talk a lot about dated stuff, unfortunately. But never fear – there’s plenty of good stuff that we cover in our sweet, sweet 30 minutes of podcast.

We chat about the Bay Area Affiliate Managers Coalition meeting held at eBay.
The countdown excitement to getting vanity URLs for our Facebook profiles, and the nice aspect of having unique names.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s video featuring Tim Carter of AskTheBuilder.com.
Affiliate conferences coming up, including my excitement about traveling to Denver for the first time and a long foodie aside on bagels and pizza in the now SOLD OUT (exhibitors and meet market tables) Affiliate Summit in NYC.
Using Skype for business calls, podcasts, and actually paying for a subscription.
Finally a big shout out to custom bumper stickers giant John Fischer of Sticker Giant for helping us out for our upcoming Getting Noticed FAST panel in August.

Swine Flu, American Idol, and Affiliate Marketing DBs

Shawn Collins — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:35:22 +0000

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille recapped ad:tech keynotes from Jimmy Wales and Kevin Rose, the Affiliate Summit Beer Garden, crying on airplanes, and their infamous live show from high heat of San Franicsco.

Also, they covered announcements from eBay, rebranding the advertising tax, annoying spammers ruining Twitter, a new Mac widget from LinkShare, and Google Profiles.

Plus, a video camera fail at American Idol for Shawn, the risks of Swine Flu, and advertising tax updates.

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