From the monthly archives:

February 2011

Texas House of Representatives devises plan to eliminate affiliate marketing in their state

by Dave Saunders on February 17, 2011

The state of Texas aims to collect sales tax from businesses who have affiliates operating from their state. To do this Texas House Rep Elliott Naishtat has introduced HB 1317 to collect tax from online purchases by redefining what it means for a business to have a physical presence in the state. Kudos to the [...]

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Poking fun at the new conformity: Motorola vs Apple

by Dave Saunders on February 7, 2011

One of the more interesting ads from the Superbowl last night was a spoof on the 1984 ad from Apple. Some of the chatter on Twitter, Facebook and marketing blogs is talking about the ad in terms of product features; the Motorola Xoom vs Apple’s iPad. This seems odd because I didn’t see any discussion [...]

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