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Google-lytics Part 2: Using Google AdWords to find Keywords to optimize SEO

Google-lytics Part 2: Using Google AdWords to find Keywords to optimize SEO | WEBOLUTION! | Scoop.it
I'm taking a Social Media/online tools class at DePaul this quarter and one of the things we've worked on is using free Google searches and tools to help businesses select their target audiences an...

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Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins.

Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins. | WEBOLUTION! | Scoop.it

Breaking news that Pinterest is changing user submitted pins to make money. Are they now one of the biggest affiliates on the Internet?... That's the question [note MG]

 

I swore I wasn’t going to write about Pinterest again for a while after finishing a six part series of blog posts, but major developments keeping coming and no major news organizations seems to be covering them.

 

If you post a pin to Pinterest, and it links to an ecommerce site that happens to have an affiliate program, Pinterest modifies the link to add their own affiliate tracking code. If someone clicks through the picture from Pinterest and makes a purchase, Pinterest gets paid. They don’t have any disclosure of this link modification on their site, and so far, while it has been written about, no major news outlet has picked up on the practice or its implications.

 

Pinterest doing this is big news in my opinion for two reasons:

 

Read more: http://llsocial.com/2012/02/pinterest-modifying-user-submitted-pins/


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Martin Gysler's comment, February 18, 2012 5:48 AM
Thank you Carey. I'm glad you like this post! Yes, maybe you should know it :) Of course, I'll do my best!
Sebastian C.'s comment, March 2, 2012 5:18 PM
I had NO idea....
Martin Gysler's comment, March 4, 2012 7:37 AM
I think you're not alone in this situation Sebastian!
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Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins.

Pinterest is quietly generating revenue by modifying user submitted pins. | WEBOLUTION! | Scoop.it

Breaking news that Pinterest is changing user submitted pins to make money. Are they now one of the biggest affiliates on the Internet?... That's the question [note MG]

 

I swore I wasn’t going to write about Pinterest again for a while after finishing a six part series of blog posts, but major developments keeping coming and no major news organizations seems to be covering them.

 

If you post a pin to Pinterest, and it links to an ecommerce site that happens to have an affiliate program, Pinterest modifies the link to add their own affiliate tracking code. If someone clicks through the picture from Pinterest and makes a purchase, Pinterest gets paid. They don’t have any disclosure of this link modification on their site, and so far, while it has been written about, no major news outlet has picked up on the practice or its implications.

 

Pinterest doing this is big news in my opinion for two reasons:

 

Read more: http://llsocial.com/2012/02/pinterest-modifying-user-submitted-pins/


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Martin Gysler's comment, February 18, 2012 5:48 AM
Thank you Carey. I'm glad you like this post! Yes, maybe you should know it :) Of course, I'll do my best!
Sebastian C.'s comment, March 2, 2012 5:18 PM
I had NO idea....
Martin Gysler's comment, March 4, 2012 7:37 AM
I think you're not alone in this situation Sebastian!