Numerous Credit Card Affiliate Programs Closing
Reports are circulating about credit card companies pulling cards out of the affiliate marketing channel all together.

Affiliate Summit West 2009 Day 2 Recap
A pictorial tour of the popular affiliate conference.

Consumer Advocacy Groups Call on FTC to Probe Mobile Marketing
A new year brings a new focus for digital privacy advocates. Two consumer advocacy groups plan to petition the Federal Trade Commission to step up its efforts in inspecting the mobile marketing industry.

False and Deceptive Display Ads at Yahoo’s Right Media
A look at Right Media’s advertising inventory and a glimpse into 10 examples of deceptive ads and their unwelcoming characteristics.

Affiliate Census 2009 – Calling All Affiliates We Need You
A new census, aimed at plotting affiliate marketing changes and trends, will be a first for the USA. Be first in line to give your perspective.

AOL Launches Core Publishing Unit, Plans 30 New Sites in 2009
AOL is launching a new core unit to oversee the expansion and monetization of its online publishing business. The unit will be known as MediaGlow, and will be charged with aggressively expanding on that business, making MediaGlow the third core business for the company.

Google, SpotMixer Launch Self-Service Video Ads
Businesses that previously could not access national TV ads are now able to place their ads on TV with lower risk thanks to a new self-service video creation service.

How to: Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet for Any Topic
Learn how to identify the top blogs on any topic, quickly identify the most popular, recent topic posts and learn how to incorporate their blog archives into your knowledge about the field.

What Happened to Search Spending in 2008?
Even as the search market remains healthy relative to other online formats, additional dollars entering search advertising each year will be lower from 2009 to 2011 than in 2008. This slower growth is a direct result of the current economic climate and its aftermath, as companies and consumers dig out of the hole.

NY Defeats Amazon in Suit over Online Tax Haul
A state Supreme Court justice in Manhattan is dismissing the suit challenging the constitutionality of the legislation, saying Amazon had no basis for legal action.