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Re:Google is Breaking the Internet by jonknee on Sunday May 18, 2014 @04:52PM (#7764376)
> In this case the author says he created the link independently, because he thought it would be useful to his users. That's, by definition, a genuine, organic link.

Genuine organic links can still be spammy. The OP seems to be a genuine affiliate marketer/spammer, it's not inconceivable that his links aren't treated with a ton of respect.

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Re:Google is Breaking the Internet by aaronwall on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:17AM (#7765824)
Affiliate marketer & spammer are not natural synonyms.

Some entities might try to say it is six of one & a half dozen of the other, http://www.seobook.com/brand-vs-affiliate-vs-spam but those same entities do not view their own affiliate marketing efforts as spam, even when they are pure spam http://www.seobook.com/google-lends-a-helping-hand

Look at the cloaked affiliate YouTube links to iTunes on music videos. And Google has invested in Viglink, RetailMeNot, etc.

In addition to those types of investments, it was Google's ad programs which funded entities like Mahalo & eHow.

There are zero affiliates which have made as much off affiliate marketing as Google has.

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Re:Google is Breaking the Internet by pygy_ on Sunday May 18, 2014 @08:28PM (#7765058)
That's a genuinely good point :-)
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