Web companies take sales into their own hands - Affiliate programs--the popular practice by some content sites of linking customers to Web stores--are under attack. A crop of e-commerce service providers such as Vitessa, Escalate and Iconomy are telling some content providers that they are losing money by sending customers to another site.
Publisher: CNET     Author: Greg Sandoval   

When's an Affiliate Program Not an Affiliate Program? - It looks like an affiliate program, and it smells like an affiliate program -- but it's multilevel marketing. What's the difference? And which program is right for you?
Publisher: ClickZ.com     Author: Jim Kukral