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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

want to sidestep the argument about whether or not it's good to be " stealth " or not, and work with the assumption that if you've purchased the domain name, you're going to put up some sort of website. Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

They already had a completed product and a distribution deal with the largest affiliate network company, Commission Junction. The affiliate networking market alone is about a $2 billion industry now. The problem is that the average value of products that sell on affiliate networks is sub $100.

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In-Text Links Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg In Web Publishing

Feld Thoughts

Today one of our portfolio companies, LinkSmart , has come out of stealth mode and unveiled its product, Total Link Management and $4.7M in financing led by Foundry Group. My partner Seth Levine sits on the board and wrote about his view of LinkSmart.

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Linking around with LinkSmart

VC Adventure

TLM works by identifying valuable keyword links within articles that have the highest performing click engagement, then utilizes the publisher’s own organic traffic to help readers find related content within their site or that of a partner or affiliate.

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Linking around with LinkSmart

VC Adventure

TLM works by identifying valuable keyword links within articles that have the highest performing click engagement, then utilizes the publisher’s own organic traffic to help readers find related content within their site or that of a partner or affiliate.

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