Posts tagged commission
Kyle Hates Linkshare
Feb 8th
It’s not like me to dedicate an entire post for the sole purpose of complaining.
Wait, yes it is.
The reason I’m taking time out of my life to flame Linkshare is because of their complete disregard for the quality of their system in its entirety. It’s a mouthful, but I can write something negative about everything Linkshare does… they’re amateurs, simply put.
Linkshare, a United Kingdom company, can be compared to the United States based Commission Junction (cj.com) only for its functionality. CJ far surpasses Linkshare’s ability to unite both publisher and advertiser successfully. Linkshare has no incentive to make you, the publisher, any real money. Linkshare’s goal is money alright, for themselves.
#1. Linkshare.com is down as of this post. I figured this is a good start to my list.
#2. Linkshare does not respond to support tickets. What? Did the postman lose my letter in your online support ticket system? Of course when I asked them questions regarding my tax information (i.e money), they respond in under an hour.
#3. Almost all of Linkshare’s advertisers are second teir, meaning less likely to bring YOU in any profit. YOU ARE A TOOL TO LINKSHARE!
#4. Linkshare’s portal for tracking and managing publisher sales is complete dog-sh*t. Let me show you this screenshot: (oh… wait, their site is currently “performing maintenance”). I was going to show how their dashboard does not display at all using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Really? IE only?
This rant is a result of many, many months of using Linkshare actively, earning money along the way. I’m still not happy, Linkshare does a poor job of handling their clients, both advertisers and publishers. Commission Junction still needs a nosejob or two, but not compared to Linkshare who looks like they just got out of a 30-car pile up on an icy bridge.
Wireless Spectrum Auction Ends – FCC Sells for $19.6 BILLION
Mar 19th
Today marks a new day in technology. The Federal Communications Commission announced that the auction for the 700mHz wireless spectrum has ended with the closing bid of $19.6 Billion. They have yet to release the winner, but I’ll be sure to update this post as soon as it’s announced. The winner is either Verizon, AT&T, or Google.
“The winning bids totaled $19,592,420,000. That’s nearly double the amount the commission had hoped to raise from the spectrum being abandoned next year as television stations switch to new frequencies”. -NyTimes.com
Why is this such a big deal?
If you aren’t aware, the wireless spectrum up for grabs here will give the winning bidder
access to some of the best remaining spectrum — enabling them to send signals farther from a cell tower with far less power, through dense walls in cities and over wider territories in rural areas that are now underserved. – NyTimes.com
What we the consumers can expect…
Expect a higher demand in mobile devices. Data will be pushed across this wireless spectrum much more freely. I predict to see a massive explosion of mobile internet browsing and sharing (right now, only about 10% of mobile phone users use the internet). Bittorrent P2P sharing will boom as people will be more willing to share data if the speeds are faster. Very exciting stuff…
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