38. Web 2.0 – not just for blogs & media Feeds Blog / feed Blog / feed Feeds Feeds Podcast / feed Retail & E-Commerce
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40. Merchant is feed publisher Merchant make one or more feeds available to affiliates. Each item in the feed is an offer that can be used by affiliate as an advertisement. Feed(s) updated regularly by merchants. <title>Featured Digital Camera - Official BestBuy.com RSS Feed</title> <link>http://www.BestBuy.com?SRCCODE=WEBRSS005&CMP=OTC-RSS</link> <description>Fuji FinePix 4.1 Digital Camera Blowout!</description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright (c) BestBuy Inc.2006</copyright> <image> <title>Featured Digital Camera - Official BestBuy.com RSS Feed</title> <url>http://images.BestBuy.com/email/bb_rss_logo.jpg</url> <link>http://www.BestBuy.com?SRCCODE=WEBRSS005&CMP=OTC-RSS</link> </image>
41. Affiliate is feed subscriber Affiliate uses feed as input, rendering item in feed as an ad. Affiliate adds account information to click URL for tracking. Ads updated when publisher updates the feed content.
42. Scenario 2: Subscriber Acquisition As more merchants make feeds available, they will be interested in gaining subscribers. Affiliates may promote the merchant’s feed, and get paid on a “ CPS” (cost per subscriber) basis.
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44. I NTRODUCTION TO A FFILIATE M ARKETING FOR A FFILIATES How to Get the Greatest Commissions from Merchants Choots Humphries Co-President LinkConnector Corporation