Posts Tagged ‘ skimlinks ’

Pinning for a cause: how one user makes money from Pinterest, and why she’s giving it away

March 14, 2012
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It would seem that just about everyone is coming up with ways to monetize Pinterest, except for Pinterest itself. At least that’s what they would have us believe. Apart from the news emerging that the site was ‘testing’ one model with affiliate links provider, Skimlinks, Pinterest itself has kept very quiet. That hasn’t stopped other users from…

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This week’s best new social media tools

February 10, 2012
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Brrrrrr! It might be snowing in London (and incredibly cold!) but that hasn’t stopped us from serving up a collection of this week’s hottest new social media tools and platforms. To help warm you up, were giving this week’s post a ‘green theme’ – yep, the green we all want more of, money. Let’s introduce…

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Pinterest is spamming your Facebook friends’ email with fake connection requests

February 10, 2012
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There’s no doubt that what interest-aggregation site Pinterest has managed over the past few months is spectacular. Recently reaching the milestone of 10 million users, the site has gained traction faster than just about any other site in history. But with that growth comes the responsibility to handle it and the site seems to be…

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5 new ways to monetize your content in 2012

February 9, 2012
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This week’s Pinterest content monetization ‘scandal’ has taught us a lot about the naivety of the modern-day web user. Yes, platforms like Pinterest (and Pocket-Lint and WIWT) use a tool called Skimlinks to generate revenue from subtle referral links. As Skimlinks CEO Alicia Navarro so aptly explained: “It’s not a secret. We do monetize social discovery, and it’s great”. For those of you about to fall…

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