Jeff Molander recently did a 5 Part Audio Series with Ben Edelman that covers almost every angle of the affiliate - adware - spyware issue. For those that don't know him yet Ben is a spyware and adware consultant and a PhD candidate who has led the way in exposing affiliate parasitic marketing activities. This is all published over at
www.Revenews.com
PART I
* How do affiliates use adware to take advantage of merchants/advertisers?
* How does adware work... and how simple is it for affiliates to use?
* How, in plain terms, does adware work to the detriment of advertisers?
* How lucrative can using adware be for affiliates?
http://www.revenews.com/jeffmolander...es/001289.html
PART II
* What rules affiliate break when using adware... and how they break them
* Why merchants/advertisers and affiliate networks all but accept adware usage by affiliates
* Why many advertisers are not able to take action needed to combat the problem
http://www.revenews.com/jeffmolander...es/001292.html
Parts III, IV and V will be available at Jeff's blog
www.Thoughtshapers.com beginning on Friday.
To learn more about parasites and other unethical marketing practices that affect the affiliate marketing industry visit
www.BenEdelman.org.
After you read and listen to this info, come back to discuss it.
Linda