Introducing the Links API

Since we launched our first set of API’s, we've consistently heard from publishers that they want an automated, flexible way to access and serve affiliate ads to scale their marketing efforts, create more unique advertising experiences, and better monetize their websites. Today, we've launched a beta of the new Links API, enabling publishers to query for links, banners, and even create publisher-specific links in real time.

If you're using our existing API's or are looking for more advanced ways to distribute affiliate links, try our Links API to programmatically access and show ads from Google Affiliate Network advertisers in new and creative ways. To get started, take a look at the documentation.

To start testing now, try out the Links API in Google APIs Explorer. Try running some sample requests like listing available free shipping promotions from approved advertisers (requires authentication).

Want to learn more about using Google Affiliate Network APIs to their full potential? Check out our presentation at Google I/O:

As always, we’d love to hear from you. If you have comments or suggestions on our new Links API, please visit our forum and share your feedback.

Posted by:
Ali Pasha, Product Manager
Shaun Cox, Software Engineer

Acne Really Is A Nightmare For Some Teens

Zits, pimples, bumps and blemishes are a young person's worst nightmare. Collectively they are known as acne, a very common skin condition that affects millions of adolescents. Now a Norwegian study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health has investigated the links between acne, diet and mental health issues in both males and females.

University of Oslo researcher Jon Anders Halvorsen together with co-authors from Lhasa (Tibet) and Boston (US) studied 3775 adolescents to explore the possible causes of acne. The 18- and 19-year olds were given questionnaires to monitor their diets, lifestyle variables, and mental conditions. Participants reported on their own acne. Lastly, researchers acquired the socio-demographic status of the young people from Statistics Norway.

The study identified crude associations between acne and high intake of chocolate and chips and low intake of vegetables. In girls, there was a significant link between acne and diet low in raw and fresh vegetables. This may indicate that a low-glycemic index could have a protective role in the development of acne.

Dr. Halvorsen said: "Our study shows a possible link between diet and acne. However, when we introduced symptoms of depression and anxiety in our statistical model, the role of diet became less clear. On the other hand the association between acne and mental health problems was still strong when diet was introduced. This underscores mental health problems as an important aspect of young people's acne".

He concluded, "It is too early to give evidence based diet advice to teenagers with acne. Further studies are needed. Luckily, acne is rarely associated with serious morbidity. However, it does cause problems for a high number of young people. I hope that this study will encourage doctors to help adolescents to treat their acne and researchers to find preventive factors. Young people deserve better!"

Me On Berita Harian

Me on Berita Harian this friday(17 August 2012)

Accelerate: A deeper look at attribution

Today, we're kicking off an educational series about accelerating your affiliate marketing business. We’ll be sharing insights that emerged from the Google Affiliate Network Client Summit, an annual event in July that brings together affiliate advertisers, publishers, partners and Google. The theme for the event this year was Accelerate, highlighting Google’s commitment to growing the affiliate channel for all.

In today’s post, you’ll hear from Neil Hoyne, Google's Global Program Manager for Attribution. Neil leads efforts to bring companies stronger insights into the measurement and valuation of their customers' journeys, working to improve conversion rates through better utilization of Google Analytics as well as advanced attribution modeling.

At the Google Affiliate Network Client Summit, Neil led an engaging session on attribution, encouraging companies to identify more actionable performance metrics and build stronger industry relationships as the advertising market continues its rapid evolution away from last-click valuation. Watch the video below to learn more.

We invite you to continue this conversation with Neil by sharing your comments on this post or via Twitter (@nhoyne).

Posted by Erica Sievert, Product Marketing Manager

Launched: Switch between your preferred currency and timezone

With our international launch earlier this year, we enabled you to set your preferred currency and timezone. We’re pleased to announce that if you changed your settings, you can now switch between your preferred settings and the default currency (USD) and timezone (Central Time) when viewing reports. This enhancement allows you to view your reports in the format that's most relevant to you, and is available for all reports except for payment reports.

 Switch between your preferred and default currency:

Switch between your preferred and default timezone:

If you're a Google Affiliate Network publisher, please note that you can only view the reporting currency you’ve chosen in your AdSense account. It’s not possible to change this once you’ve set it.

Posted by: Kurt Spoerer, Google Affiliate Network Product Manager

Daftar Situs Social Bookmark Dofollow Indonesia (New Post, New Update)

Posting ini adalah update dari list social bookmark dofollow Indonesia yang pernah saya buat tahun lalu. Karena sudah usang, dan update tidak ada habisnya, maka saya putuskan untuk membuat list yang baru saja, sehingga postingnya tetap fresh. Ada banyak sekali situs social bookmark Indonesia yang sudah mati. Meskipun sudah berburu selama berjam-jam, yang didapat tidak banyak. Tapi saya harap

Redirect Halaman Blogger Dengan Custom Redirect

Hai, readers. Posting ini masih berfokus pada optimalisasi fitur-fitur Blogger, terutama untuk SEO. Dan fitur-fitur baru Blogger yang ditambahkan oleh Blogger beberapa bulan lalu sepertinya belum "teroptimalisasi" sebagaimana seharusnya. So, hari ini saya masih akan berbicara mengenai poin-pon fitur baru Blogger dan fungsinya, baik untuk SEO maupun user.



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Meet the Google Affiliate Network team at Affiliate Summit East 2012

Google Affiliate Network is excited to join our fellow affiliate marketers at Affiliate Summit East from August 12-14, 2012 at Hilton New York.

At the conference, you'll have a chance to hear from our team. Dan Chiss, Head of Network Solutions, will be participating in a panel discussion "Ask the Affiliate Networks." Members of our account management team and product management will also be on hand to meet with our valued advertisers, publishers and partners. Be sure to visit our booth.

Stop by the Google Affiliate Network booth:
Affiliate Summit East
Google Affiliate Network
Booth #232 and 234
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Attend the panel discussion:
Session: Ask the Affiliate Networks
Location: Gramercy Suite
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Date: Monday August 13, 2012

See you soon!

Posted by:
Josh Pyle, Network Strategist

Recommending the most relevant advertisers, publishers, and links

Over the past year, we've heard from publishers and advertisers that they want a network that can help them create meaningful relationships. We've listened, and today, we've released a completely new recommendation engine that redefines how you can find and take advantage of affiliate marketing opportunities.

Publishers can find advertiser recommendations under the Advertisers > Recommended advertisers sub-tab. This is where they can find a list of available programs ranked based on relevancy and predicted performance. Each recommendation also shows why the recommendation was made, along with an estimate of earnings potential for that advertiser. We display advertiser recommendations based on the criteria below:

• Similar category: Advertisers are ranked by relevancy to your publisher category.
• Revenue potential: Advertisers are ranked primarily based on estimated payout fees.

In addition to the average advertiser EPC, each recommendation has an estimated advertiser EPC. Estimated EPC is a brand new metric designed to help publishers understand how much they could potentially earn with that advertiser.

Advertisers can now see publisher recommendations, too. Using the recommendation engine, the Publishers > Recommended publishers sub-tab shows a list of publishers that Google algorithms recommend as a good fit based on similar categories and revenue potential.

We've also brought the power of recommendations to the Links tab to help publishers find and promote the most relevant ads with the highest performance potential. Under the Links > Recommended links sub-tab, we display recommended text and banner links that Google algorithms predict may perform best for each individual publisher.

For more details, we suggest reviewing these Help Center articles:

• Recommended advertisers
• Recommended publishers
• Recommended links

Sign in to your account and try out recommendations. After you’ve taken a few minutes to review, we’d love to hear from you in our forum.

Posted by:
Ali Pasha, Product Manager
Robin Anil, Software Engineer

Leukaemia, acute myeloid - NHS Choices

Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Acute leukaemia means the condition progresses rapidly and aggressively and requires immediate treatment.

Acute leukaemia is classified according to the type of white blood cells that are affected by cancer. There are two main types:

lymphocytes – mostly used to fight viral infections
myeloid cells – which perform a number of different functions, such as fighting bacterial infections, defending the body against parasites and preventing the spread of tissue damage
These pages focus on acute myeloid leukaemia, which is cancer of the myeloid cells. The following other types of leukaemia are covered elsewhere:

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
chronic myeloid leukaemia
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Warning signs of acute leukaemia

Symptoms of acute myeloid leukaemia usually begin slowly before rapidly getting severe as the number of immature white blood cells in your blood increases (see below for an explanation of this). Symptoms include:

pale skin
tiredness
breathlessness
having repeated infections over a short space of time
unusual and frequent bleeding


Clinical features:

• Splenomegaly(CML)
• Anemia
• Fatigue
• Thin
• Lymphadenopathy(CLL)

News: Google Pagerank Update Agustus 2012

Setelah digadang-gadang, akhirnya Google Pagerank Update terjadi juga malam tadi. Dan posting ini akan pendek-pendek saja :) Sekadar untuk memastikan bahwa Google Pagerank memang benar-benar sudah terjadi, sekitar hampir 12-13 jam yang lalu.



Update kali ini memang tidak jauh dari perkiraan para pegiat SEO. Antara tanggal 25 Juli 2012 - 3 Agustus 2012. Bahkan saya pun pernah memprediksikan