Comments on: Has Skimlinks solved the problem publishers have with affiliates? http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:42:24 +0100 hourly 1 By: Murray http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-243038 Murray Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:59:20 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-243038 It seems like a great idea to me. I am curently trying it out on one of my blog. Murray It seems like a great idea to me. I am curently trying it out on one of my blog.

Murray

]]> By: Has Skimlinks Solved the Problem Publishers Have with Affiliates? | press http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-220319 Has Skimlinks Solved the Problem Publishers Have with Affiliates? | press Fri, 08 May 2009 12:26:19 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-220319 [...] Mike Butcher  |  December 12, 2008   |   View article [...] [...] Mike Butcher  |  December 12, 2008   |   View article [...]

]]> By: Eathan http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-199604 Eathan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:50:03 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-199604 I'm curious what sort of controls are in place to protect merchants from being associated with content they'd rather avoid? I am an advocate of manual approval of affiliate applications, so the idea of blindly approving a network is a little hard for me to swallow. I’m curious what sort of controls are in place to protect merchants from being associated with content they’d rather avoid? I am an advocate of manual approval of affiliate applications, so the idea of blindly approving a network is a little hard for me to swallow.

]]> By: Raymond Lyle http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-194211 Raymond Lyle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:30:17 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-194211 Hello All, I thought I would chime in to give our perspective. We were refereed to in the above article as "less developed" and "little known" and I wanted to set the record straight. Our company pioneered this technology in 2007 and has hundreds of the largest community, blog and social networking sites on our network. We also have four other additional patent-pending products that plug into the core technology. Until recently we have been operating by invitation only as we wanted to keep a very high quality of network partners. We have recently redesigned our website to better outline our products and services. We welcome your feedback. Thanks and we wish everyone a Happy 2009! Raymond CEO - ScienceRevenue.com Hello All,

I thought I would chime in to give our perspective. We were refereed to in the above article as “less developed” and “little known” and I wanted to set the record straight.

Our company pioneered this technology in 2007 and has hundreds of the largest community, blog and social networking sites on our network. We also have four other additional patent-pending products that plug into the core technology.

Until recently we have been operating by invitation only as we wanted to keep a very high quality of network partners.

We have recently redesigned our website to better outline our products and services. We welcome your feedback.

Thanks and we wish everyone a Happy 2009!

Raymond
CEO – ScienceRevenue.com

]]> By: Alicia http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188257 Alicia Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188257 Hi Angel, Popshops.com is a good service if you want to create your own e-commerce shop. But Skimlinks is quite different - you keep doing what you are doing with your site: creating editorial, offering a service, whatever you like, but if you like to products/services in your content, we help you commercialise them. Very different from offering an online shop in a fixed format. And to answer Sara's response, Skimlinks is very much for a small scale publisher, its a great way to make incremental revenues without any effort or cost. We have customers that are tiny publishers all the way to huge ones. Thanks Alicia CEO - Skimbit Hi Angel,

Popshops.com is a good service if you want to create your own e-commerce shop. But Skimlinks is quite different – you keep doing what you are doing with your site: creating editorial, offering a service, whatever you like, but if you like to products/services in your content, we help you commercialise them. Very different from offering an online shop in a fixed format.

And to answer Sara’s response, Skimlinks is very much for a small scale publisher, its a great way to make incremental revenues without any effort or cost. We have customers that are tiny publishers all the way to huge ones.

Thanks
Alicia
CEO – Skimbit

]]> By: Angel Djambazov http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188198 Angel Djambazov Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:55:37 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188198 Although not as prevalent with European affiliate networks in the US market Popshops.com provides a similar service. It has 45 million "deep linked" products across seven networks with a variety of customization options. Worth checking out. Although not as prevalent with European affiliate networks in the US market Popshops.com provides a similar service. It has 45 million “deep linked” products across seven networks with a variety of customization options. Worth checking out.

]]> By: Sara P http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188115 Sara P Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:57:18 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188115 The idea looks good but not for a small scale publisher. The idea looks good but not for a small scale publisher.

]]> By: Mike Butcher http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188096 Mike Butcher Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:25:19 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188096 sprfrkr and elvirs - read the headline, the story is about skimlinks.com sprfrkr and elvirs – read the headline, the story is about skimlinks.com

]]> By: SkimLinks Affiliate Tool http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188094 SkimLinks Affiliate Tool Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:54:51 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188094 [...] has released a tool to aggregate affiliate links and offer them to other publishers. TechCrunch reports that the problem with similar schemes is that they don’t leave room for editorial control. [...] [...] has released a tool to aggregate affiliate links and offer them to other publishers. TechCrunch reports that the problem with similar schemes is that they don’t leave room for editorial control. [...]

]]> By: sprfrkr http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188090 sprfrkr Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:55:47 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188090 I'm with elvirs, I went to the site and it looks like a social shopping site to me, no? Example: What else is Skimbit for? - Choose a baby stroller - Pick out a new television - Buy a new house I’m with elvirs, I went to the site and it looks like a social shopping site to me, no?

Example:

What else is Skimbit for?
- Choose a baby stroller
- Pick out a new television
- Buy a new house

]]> By: elvirs http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188089 elvirs Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:48 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188089 what is this site about again? I know affiliate stuff and i know ecommerce, but i still could not get the what was the story trying to say. what is this site about again?
I know affiliate stuff and i know ecommerce, but i still could not get the what was the story trying to say.

]]> By: Michael http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188088 Michael Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:43:54 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188088 My oldest played JumpStart CD games. The graphics online look pretty good. I’ll have my youngest try it out. At least they might learn something. My oldest played JumpStart CD games. The graphics online look pretty good. I’ll have my youngest try it out. At least they might learn something.

]]> By: ali http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188087 ali Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:48:13 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188087 yes sem it is a great idea www.eskibirsaat.com yes sem it is a great idea
http://www.eskibirsaat.com

]]> By: Ciaran http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188085 Ciaran Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:41:19 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188085 Hi Sam, Sounds like a great idea. Our technology already picks the affiliate network with best return automatically for you but we prefer to leave all editorial decisions like who and where to link to with editors. Thanks for the feedback, Ciarán - CTO Skimlinks Hi Sam, Sounds like a great idea.

Our technology already picks the affiliate network with best return automatically for you but we prefer to leave all editorial decisions like who and where to link to with editors.

Thanks for the feedback,
Ciarán – CTO Skimlinks

]]> By: sam http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188083 sam Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:30:54 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188083 I'd be even more excited if they got smart about which affiliate links to show. For example, on my page I can create a specially marked div with 10 affiliate links. Skimlinks will choose 2 to show at any one moment, and over time track which ones have the highest clickthru. "Survival of the fittest" algorithms are the passive analogy to "user voted content" -- the best stuff is bubbled to the top without the user having to take explicit action. Expect more of this in the near future. I’d be even more excited if they got smart about which affiliate links to show.

For example, on my page I can create a specially marked div with 10 affiliate links. Skimlinks will choose 2 to show at any one moment, and over time track which ones have the highest clickthru.

“Survival of the fittest” algorithms are the passive analogy to “user voted content” — the best stuff is bubbled to the top without the user having to take explicit action. Expect more of this in the near future.

]]> By: Jof http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/has-skimlinks-solved-the-problem-publishers-have-with-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-188082 Jof Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:05:51 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=2380#comment-188082 Really excited about Skimlinks; huge potential. Definitely one of those "I wish I'd thought of it" moments. Really excited about Skimlinks; huge potential. Definitely one of those “I wish I’d thought of it” moments.

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