walkman - 6:38 pm on May 24, 2006 (gmt 0)

a really, really, dumb thing to do. Until now, when having a choice between Linkshare, Performics, Shareasale or CJ I chose CJ. I bet many did the same because their system was easier to use. The opposite will happen from now on. Even the sleaziest company will be better than CJ. Multiply that by hundreds of advertisers and CJ is screwed.

I think some brand-conscious companies have demanded this so they can control the ads etc. Why not let the merchants choose the format instead of ruining it for everyone? Apparently the system can support both types of links. If a company doesn't want anyone to mess around with the approved text copy, let them choose js only link.

why would I want to put a javascript snippet that can be changed remotely, and appear the same exact way in 1000's of other sites?

On edit: just exchaged emails with 2 very popular CJ merchants, and they were NOT told, or asked about this. Apparently the CJ assertion that is as a result of feedback from both sides, is one big fat lie.