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16/08/2021

Twitch introduces anti-gambling restrictions ⛔️

However, some streamers are already finding ways around: https://bit.ly/3g5TENo

Referral links and codes will no longer be allowed on the platform.

09/08/2021

⚡ After a one-year break, one of the best affiliate conferences is going to rock the industry in Moscow.

KINZA is coming up on September, 9 in an absolutely new format of cross-continental forum: https://bit.ly/3yBnssq

One of the largest affiliate marketing conferences KINZA will be held in Moscow for the 6th time

03/08/2021

Square buys Afterpay in $39b deal ❕

Afterpay is best known for its buy now, pay later offerings — a service that allows customers to divide retail and online payments into installments.

29/07/2021

Twitter is testing in-app shopping module🛒

When people visit a profile with the Shop Module enabled, they can scroll through the carousel of products and tap through on a single product to learn more and purchase.

28/07/2021

Shopify will allow merchants to sell NFTs directly through their stores: https://bit.ly/3j1Kx18 🐂

Shopify will allow to sell NFTs directly

27/07/2021

Google has started rolling out a link spam update. ⚡

If you have affiliate links, sponsored posts, or guest posts on your website read this: https://bit.ly/3kYqrXV

23/07/2021

⚠️Google will test a three-strikes system for repeat ad policy violations: https://bit.ly/3BABEE8

Google is piloting a new strikes system

20/07/2021

We continue to talk about local traffic, read part one of our series here: https://bit.ly/3zmREI1

And part II is already here: https://bit.ly/2TlN6lA Let's dive deeper into Asian ad networks! 🌊

Local traffic. Asian networks.

14/07/2021

Head of the zPush.biz and zClick.biz platforms, shares how website owners can earn money on push notifications: https://bit.ly/3ehJdWb

It turns out that these seemingly small things may bring up to one third of your affiliate income! ✨

Today we had a chat with Vladimir, head of zPush | The Flow Media

05/07/2021

Pinterest bans weight-loss ads ⚡

The company says ads that promote a healthy lifestyle and fitness services and products are still allowed, “as long as they don’t focus on weight loss.”

02/07/2021

Some time ago, we shared our thoughts on the AGS conference in Dubai, and today we are going back to the heart of Russia where the World Affiliate Show conference was held recently.

This was the first WAS conference and we are delighted to share our impressions: https://bit.ly/2V148Gj ⭐️

World Affiliate Show 2021 in Moscow | The Flow Media review on the latest affiliate conference in Russia

29/06/2021

Shopify has released a new feature to enable stores to edit their robots.txt file ✍️

Now, store owners can allow or disallow certain URLs from being crawled, block certain crawlers, add crawl-delay rules and extra sitemap URLs.

24/06/2021

Let us revisit the AGS conference in Dubai! 🔥

Here we have the participants sharing their thoughts about the event, while Eman Pulis, Founder of SiGMA Group, talks about their plans: https://bit.ly/3ddv0ZI

Affiliate Grand Slam review. How Dubai welcomed thousands of guests

23/06/2021

⚡ Google will launch a central hub for its creative advertising tools called Ads Creative Studio: https://bit.ly/2UwMGcs

Google will launch a central hub for its creative advertising tools called Ads Creative Studio.

21/06/2021

For the first time, eMarketer is forecasting the number of US consumers who will use a buy now, pay later service. 💳

More: https://bit.ly/3cYLWTO

According to eMarketer, more than 1 in 5 digital buyers will use a 'buy now, pay later' service.

18/06/2021

After a test in 8 countries Instagram launches Reels Ads to the world 📽

Reels ads will be full screen and vertical, similar to ads in Stories, and will appear in between individual Reels. As with regular Reels content, these ads will loop and can be up to 30 seconds. People can comment, like, view, save and share Reels ads.

15/06/2021

Are there effective alternatives to advertising networks with a global reach of users and an equally large level of competition? 🌎

Yes, there is — local traffic: https://bit.ly/3vp00fD

Local traffic is the traffic of advertising networks and platforms that work with a small number of GEOs. Sometimes even with one.

07/06/2021

🪐 CPA Club Galaxy Night Party: venue announced

Only several days left until this cool party rocks the city, and the CPA Club has finally disclosed the venue. This otherworldly event organized by the top affiliate community will take place on the 9th of June in Moscow.

More: https://bit.ly/2RAZr4I

07/06/2021

⚡ Affiliate World Europe 2021 and Affiliate World Asia 2021 are combined into Affiliate World Global: Dubai event in February 2022.

It is a two-day conference taking place on 28 February - 1 March 2022.

Read more: https://bit.ly/2TOqbzm

Affiliate World Global will be held in Dubai on 28 February - 1 March 2022

03/06/2021

⚡ Google introduces new rules for crypto ads

The company will now allow crypto companies to run ads on its network in the US, starting from August.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3pjfdNL

Google announces new policy for cryptocurrency ads

02/06/2021

Google announced a privacy change for Android 12 ✅

App developers will have to ask users whether they want to be tracked by nearby device tracking: https://bit.ly/3cfnJs6

Privacy change for Android: Facebook can no longer freely track your data

01/06/2021

⚡️TES Affiliate Conference has opened the registration for its live part. 271 entrance passes remaining at the moment: https://bit.ly/2SHiFpo

⚡️Apple launches affiliate program for podcasts subscriptions (50% commission for a lead): https://bit.ly/2TC0Zfv

⚡️Facebook is breaking down its ad review process: https://bit.ly/3yTaLKc

Apple launches affiliate program for podcasts subscriptions

28/05/2021

The stereotype that gamers are mostly younger men is wrong ❌

According to data provided by Jun Group more than half of US mobile gaming app users are female, and 54% of all users are over 35 years old.

26/05/2021

Alex Bauer, Head of Product Marketing at BranchMetrics shared statistics on iOS 14.5. 💬

Attribution percentage is now at 9 percent: compared to prior iOS versions, only 1 out of every 10 ad-driven installs can now be attributed.

More stats: https://bit.ly/3wwyPR2

Only 1 out of every 10 ad-driven installs can now be attributed

25/05/2021

Snapchat launches public profiles for businesses 🌱

The platform explains: "With Public Profiles, you can connect with your customers organically by highlighting useful and engaging content, showcase existing Lens AR Experiences, and share shoppable products directly within the Snapchat app".

25/05/2021

The first day of AGS Dubai is in full swing! ☀️

Today, panels and workshops from speakers like Matt Hagger, Stefan Muehlbauer, Sohail Khan, Dave Crane, Shivam Ahuja, and many more, will grace the stage throughout the day.

24/05/2021

The Affiliate Grand Slam has started! 🤩

Registration is open, there are a lot of people. Stay with us to see more photos!

24/05/2021

YouTube will start showing ads on non-monetized videos on June 1st 💸

Prior to this, the ad placements were only on content under YPP that only big creators were a part of. YouTube began testing this in the U.S. in November, now it has announced that this will be extended to all users worldwide.

21/05/2021

Affiliate Grand Slam in Dubai will be held very soon.

🌴 Read on to learn what is in store for this cool conference in a hot country: https://bit.ly/3ywz8NJ

Affiliate Grand Slam in Dubai: date, location, agenda, speakers, parties

21/05/2021

CPA Club invites everyone to become a part of the Galaxy Night Party, an invite-only pre-party that will be attended by the creme de la creme of the affiliate society. 🪐

The schedule includes a 5-hour networking session accompanied by live music and hookahs. The guests will also enjoy unlimited alcohol, cool prizes from the sponsors, and a ton of pleasant surprises.

✨Learn more: https://bit.ly/3wmnrXV

20/05/2021

Last year, Josh Felser, co-founder of the Freestyle venture capital firm and one of the first users of Clubhouse, said: "It's either dead by July or it's something big." 👋

Clubhouse will keep going full steam ahead rushing its competitors to copycat and get a piece of this cake: https://bit.ly/3b3sODj

19/05/2021

Quora reports that in the first half of May answer views related to Crypto were up 16.6% with Dogecoin (+13.8%) being the currency of choice for discussions. 📈

Head of Growth and Monetization at Quora Sam Isaacs says:
"Cryptocurrencies led our list with +9.7M views. Similar topics like Virtual Currencies (+5M) and Bitcoin (+3.5M) followed".

18/05/2021

The entrance passes for the live part of the hybrid TES Affiliate Conference will cost 399 Euro per person, and will go on sale on June 1st, 2021. ⏳

Event managers do not expect that there will be sufficient entrance passes for everyone who would like to attend.

Full interview with Andreas Bischoff, TES co-founder: https://bit.ly/33DF2hw

17/05/2021

Google updated its Ads Speculative and Experimental Medical Treatment policy.

Now the following is not allowed:
❌Promotion of speculative and/or experimental medical treatments (biohacking, DIY genetic engineering products, gene therapy kits)
❌Promotion of cell or gene therapies, regardless of regulatory approval status

17/05/2021

ePayments ignores all the questions from customers. People discuss the situation in special groups and chats. They share their stories, discuss possible measures, and give advice.

🔥 Some messages are extremely useful:

"Hi everyone! Some of us still get refunds, right? My advice remains the same. Ask yes/no questions. Ask them if you have to provide any additional documents to withdraw the money. They may tell you to wait. This is not an answer. Ask whether it means that they refuse to give the money back. You will need it in case of court proceedings: you will be able to prove that they withhold your funds on purpose. If they..." Continue reading: https://bit.ly/3vZ9W07

14/05/2021

How Apple iOS 14.5 update changed Facebook ad spend? 🍏

New research from StitcherAds, a tech platform, showed: spend on Facebook reached more than 90% of the year-over-year post-iOS 14.5 rollout.

The data suggests that brands now spend more on advertising following the update to maintain their share of voice.

13/05/2021

Andreas Bischoff about the upcoming hybrid TES Affiliate Conference: We have never ever had a lineup of speakers stronger than this time!

Read the interview: https://bit.ly/33DF2hw

Interview with Andreas Bischoff, TES Affiliate Conference co-founder (Marbella, Spain 2021)

13/05/2021

TikTok is testing in-app shopping 👕

TikTok has begun working with merchants in markets including the U.K. on ways they can sell products directly to millions of users within the app, people familiar with the matter say.

The current trials are a precursor to a broader launch of a global e-commerce service.

12/05/2021

Will ePayments make refunds to the clients? 💸

Let us try to understand what is happening with the payment platform and whether there will be any refunds. We will look at the official statements, read customer chats and forums, and try to predict if the people are going to get their money back: https://bit.ly/3vZ9W07

Let us try to understand what is happening with ePayments and whether there will be any refunds.