WEBOLUTION!

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/

Via Martin Gysler

Whether you're new to WordPress or a seasoned pro, you need to make sure you're implementing these 7 techniques to get the results you want from your site. [note]

 

Raise your hand if this sounds familiar …

 

You meet someone and they say all the right things. They’re full of compliments and accolades.

 

Except, something bugs you about them. Their words don’t quite match their actions. They can be forgetful, and even mean. Eventually, the glow wears off, and you see them for who they really are.

 

It’s not what people say, it’s what they do that makes a relationship work.

 

And that’s how it is with your WordPress website, especially if you’re just getting started.

 

That’s because you can’t just talk about how great WordPress is and expect it to work for you. You can’t just read about it, either.

 

Read more: http://www.copyblogger.com/new-to-wordpress/

Via Martin Gysler, Mithuhassan

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/

Via Martin Gysler, Kurt Frenier