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Qik App for the iPhone

Well, yes! Soon, the App Store version of Qik will also be available for free (hmm…not so sure about that, but let’s trust Kevin Rose). Until now, the Qik application was only available for jailbroken iPhones. Bhaskar Roy, the Co-founder of Qik, has commented on this matter : “we are looking into having Qik be available on App Store, but at present are not sure when and how this will be happen”. More »

Commission Junction Settlement - Does CJ owe you money?

Important Legal Notice Regarding Commission Junction’s Affiliate Network

If you joined or were a member of the affiliate marketing networks operated by ValueClick, Inc., Commission Junction, Inc. and/or Be Free (collectively, “Defendants”), between April 20, 2003 and the present, you may be a class member in Settlement Recovery Center et al. v. ValueClick, Inc. et al., No. 2:07-cv-02638-FMC-CTx, a lawsuit which is pending in the Central District of California. The Settlement Notice informs you of the Court’s certification of a class for settlement purposes; the nature of the claims alleged; your right to participate in, or exclude yourself from, the class; a proposed settlement; and how you can claim an award of advertising credits under the settlement or object to the settlement.

The proposed settlement will resolve claims that Defendants failed to adequately monitor Commission Junction’s Network for the use by third parties of software that does not comply with Commission Junction’s (“CJ”) Publisher Code of Conduct and that is intended to steal or divert commissions from publishers on CJ’s network (“Non-compliant Software”), failed to adequately monitor or prevent third parties from engaging in the theft or “hijacking” of commissions from Advertisers and Publishers on CJ’s Network, and failed to make sufficient disclosures regarding the existence of Non-compliant Software and commission theft, resulting in losses to both advertisers and publishers on the CJ Network.

The proposed settlement will provide a monetary recovery to eligible class members. For class members that currently maintain an account on the CJ Network will receive payment through payments or credits deposited or applied to their CJ accounts; eligible class members that no longer have accounts on the Commission Junction Network will receive a check for an equal amount.
http://www.cjsettlement.com/

According to this postcard i received today in my mailbox, CJ is having serious legal problems. Their system has allowed comissions to be hijacked or stolen which ultimately lead to lost comissions for both advertisers and publishers. The official hearing starst January, 2009 and they’re supposedly going to pool out $1,000,000 to all of its members or old members that could have been effected. The affiliates who earn the most will most likely get the highest payouts.

My opinion? Well, i don’t think a lot of it to be honest with you. I’ve been a CJ affiliate for quite some time now and run their ads on a couple of sites. They have been honest with me and paid out the amounts they owe. The reason why people are going after them is because they’re one of the best affiliate networks on the internet and are the most popular.

Google in final negotiations to acquire Digg?

The on and off negotiations between Google and Digg have been back on in a big way for the last sex weeks. According to some sources, it looks like the two companies have reportedly signed a litter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under Google News’ property. The price is in the $200 million range, declares one source.

The two companies are in final negotiations, althought it could take a couple of weeks before it closes. Most of Digg’s revenue comes from a three year ad deal with Microsoft, which will be terminated on a sale to Google.

Meanwhile, users continue to digg for fresh articles.

Happy Birthday IZEA!

IZEA is quickly approaching their two-year birthday as a company and it’s a perfect moment to celebrate. After a couple of changes over the past couple of years and a quick development (IZEA Branding, SocialSpark, PostieCon), IZEA is going to celebrate their anniversary among the ones who helped them to become what they are, the Bloggers and the Advertisers.

The party will take place downtown Orlando at Wall Street Cantina, at 8pm. The party is totally free so you don’t have to worry about that, just go there and have some fun.

IZEA two-year anniversary party!
Wall Street Cantina
19 N Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Wednesday, July 2nd from 8pm ’til….
- FREE admission
- FREE food
- FREE drink

Happy Birthday guys!