Tag: AFFILIATES

Rec.fm is one of those ideas that can either be really obnoxious or well-executed. In simple terms, it's a website that lets you recommend products and have your selected charity receive the affiliate fee if anyone buys it as a result of your recommendation. Okay, maybe that didn't come out as simple as I wanted. It's easier to understand as a sequence: You recommend a product via rec.it, ...

It's not unusual to see a Republican politician promise not to raise taxes. But California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent promise not to sign any legislation that would force internet retailers to collect sales tax was designed specifically to keep companies like Overstock.com and Amazon doing business with affiliates in California. In recent weeks, Amazon and Overstock have shut down ...

Amazon isn't the only company ending its affiliate programs in a handful of US states in an effort to avoid being forced to collect sales tax in those states. The Wall Street Journal reports that Overstock.com has shut down its affiliate programs for California, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. Each of those states has either adopted or is about to adopt a law that would require online ...