Catalyst - 8:02 pm on Jun 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

Ha - you guys hear at WebmasterWorld have been talking about this for a couple days. It just hit the mainstream news and me and every other blogger is writing about it today - lots of Diggs about it too. I'll share a little of what I wrote this AM about it.

Google offers a little piece of enticement to Adsense publishers by saying: "Since this is a test and these CPA ads are not regular ad units, we are giving you more flexibility in saying things like “I recommend this product” or “Try JetBlue today” next to the CPA ad unit." However Google states reports will be sent weekly by email and pro affiliates will not go for this.

So it's only a test - I repeat THIS IS ONLY A TEST. But we all know Google plans to take over the world. (sarcasm) So it will be interesting to see if they really do jump into the affiliate network game with both feet.

I think it's a little EXTREME for David Jackson to short ValueClick stock and proclaim this move as the end of Commission Junction. However, this really could shake things up - we'll see.

Linda