23 June 2010 GPWA Times Newsletter
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June 23, 2010 |
 Top GPWA Posters of All Time and Much More!Last week, after we announced the GPWA had passed the 300,000 posts and 10,000 members marks, Renee from Rewards Affiliates said she would be curious to know who the top posters of all time were. There are 36 individuals who have made over 2,000 posts in the GPWA forums. We've listed all 36, and we've also identified who the "biggest windbags" (those whose posts have been the longest) are. Did you make either list?   A tireless student and affiliate, "szury" often works until 3 a.m. Most of his sites are in English, though he speaks six languages. Find out why the GPWA Approved Portal Seal means so much to him. Read the interview YouTube to allow gambling advertisementsYouTube will allow "licensed entities located in England, Scotland, Wales, Italy, France or Spain" to run online gambling advertisements on the popular video sharing site. Kahnawake and Antigua form relationship The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has established an innovative regulatory relationship with the Financial Services Regulatory Commission for Antigua and Barbuda. California tribe rejects online gaming legislation The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, which had been pushing for regulated online poker, rejected a proposal that would regulate the game in California. Perspectives Weekly covers both sides of Atlantic J. Todd is busy with industry news filled with complaints, discord and bickering from New Jersey to Malta. InterCasino slot approaches major milestone The progressive slots game "Millionaires Club" is nearing the £1 million mark at InterCasino. Wager Junction offering hot summer promotion The program is offering 50 percent rev share to affiliates who place a banner on the top spot on their home page. Net Entertainment wins award for innovation The online casino software company won an award for innovation at the EGR B2B Awards dinner in London. Bet 3000 launches affiliate program The affiliate program uses Income Access software and affiliates can earn a 35 percent revenue share. Real Deal Poker partners with Income Access The online poker room, which uses a physical deck of cards to generate player hands and community cards, has partnered with Income Access. The Rush is back at Party Poker The Card Rush promotion begins on June 28 at Party Poker with 1.8 million prize cards up for grabs. World Refer ready to tailgate The affiliate program is teaming up with Bet Horizon to launch the "money-making tailgate party" before the start of the NFL season. NeoGames wins honor at EGR B2B Awards Neogames won the "One to Watch" award in the "Rising Star of the Year" category at the EGR B2B awards. Bucky Bingo charity drive enjoying support Bucky Bingo pledges to donate £1 to Breakthrough Breast Cancer for every fan who "likes" the room on Facebook. Class 1 Casino hosts own football tournament Players bet on five different football themed games in the online tournament, which has a $20,000 prize pool. RealDealPoker offering seat in WSOP Main Event The winner of RealDealPoker.com's "Main Event Final" will claim a $10,000 prize and head to Vegas to try their luck in poker's biggest tournament.   June 25 - 27PAL 2010 Vegas Meetup The largest poker affiliate forum in the world encourages you to get away from your computer and partake in a weekend of extreme fun.  August 15 - 17Affiliate Summit East This three-day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts.  August 27 - 30CBG Affiliate Weekend This weekend has been created with one goal in mind: Give active webmasters and affiliate programs around the world the opportunity to gather in gambling-friendly Canada. |
 MarketWatch estimates that in the U.K. alone, between £1 billion and £3 billion pounds will be wagered on the World Cup.
    Aaron O'Sullivan says Jackpot Games lives up to its tagline as "The Home of Grown Up Gambling" by taking a serious approach to the gaming industry. But he's not all business all the time; find out why he was running around a hotel pool in his underwear in the wee hours of the morning. Read the interview    The "Places I've Played" Facebook application lets players you refer share with their friends the online and land-based places where they've gambled. And when their friends visit the online gambling sites they mention, you earn affiliate revenue.More Details    Please join the GPWA Facebook group. It's a great place to network with affiliates and affiliate managers and keep up with all the latest news and updates from the GPWA.Join now  The GPWA group in LinkedIn is a big help in networking with other GPWA members. It also identifies you as a GPWA member to other LinkedIn members.Join now  We invite you to follow us at twitter.com/gpwa where we will be posting interesting tweets on major news of interest to affiliates.Join now |
Are you an early adopter of new technology?
Today, less than three months after its launch, Apple announced it has sold three million iPads. There is always a tough trade-off being an early adopter. There is glamour in being on the edge of technology. But it is also called the bleeding edge because first generation products frequently have rough edges, so the "safe" path is to wait and see. Where do you fall on the spectrum? Are you an early adopter? Or do you wait until you can get older technology more cheaply? View pollLast week's poll results: Do you ever lookup the search volume on keywords? View poll
Today, less than three months after its launch, Apple announced it has sold three million iPads. There is always a tough trade-off being an early adopter. There is glamour in being on the edge of technology. But it is also called the bleeding edge because first generation products frequently have rough edges, so the "safe" path is to wait and see. Where do you fall on the spectrum? Are you an early adopter? Or do you wait until you can get older technology more cheaply? View pollLast week's poll results: Do you ever lookup the search volume on keywords? View poll
Buzzy has been hard at work this week chasing down the latest industry rumors and gossip. Here's a quick look at Buzzy's top finds:
Aussie government rejects proposed online gambling liberalizationCalifornia tribe rejects gaming legislationYouTube allowing U.K. gambling adsChina cracking down on World Cup betting
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What is considered relevant?baldidiot writes:
I was thinking about this today: It's widely accepted that relevant links are better than non-relevant links, but what defines a relevant link? 1. Does the entire site have to be relevant -- like a site about blackjack linking to another site about blackjack -- or; 2. Do just the page and/or section that the link is on have to be relevant -- like a page about blackjack on an encyclopedia-style site? Any SEO experts in the house with some knowledge? read more
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Bad script?FTP client for MAC needed
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