Marketing Day: February 8, 2012

Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Skimlinks Downplays Pinterest’s Affiliate Link Practice Pinterest is quietly earning affiliate commission off of some images that its users “pin” on the site and, while some users are getting vocal about […]

on February 8, 2012 at 5:01 pm | Reading time: 5 minutes
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Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

  • Skimlinks Downplays Pinterest’s Affiliate Link Practice

    Pinterest is quietly earning affiliate commission off of some images that its users “pin” on the site and, while some users are getting vocal about the practice, the company whose technology makes it possible says it’s not a big deal. That company is Skimlinks, and in a blog post today, co-founder Alicia Navarro calls what […]

  • Slinging Hash Tags: Community Building In 140 Characters

    On October 28, 1939, an auctioneer sold off the entire company-owned village of Chichester, located in upstate New York: each and every house; factory building; the old social hall; and even the two-roomed schoolhouse. Seventy years later, this small hamlet isn’t unlike most other small rural communities. The grocery store exists only in the distant […]

  • When Everyone Gets The Vote: Social Shares As The New Link Building

    To understand how Google became the world’s most popular search engine, think of it as a giant vote counting machine. That’s why there’s so much attention these days on Google’s competition with Twitter and Facebook. They’re the new, popular ways that people are voting for things they like, casting ballots that Google can’t easily count. […]

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