Post AABWsmIe5Ym1IdZJgm by resist1984@social.privacytools.io
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(DIR) Post #AABWNMdtQqImkQWmMC by resist1984@social.privacytools.io
2021-08-10T14:23:43Z
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Product review articles almost always give a link to where to buy the thing, and that link always points to #Amazon, which I find disturbing. Are they getting a kickback from Amazon, or are they just being lazy? I'm guessing the latter.
(DIR) Post #AABWNN7fe87aEmSYls by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-08-10T14:28:16Z
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@resist1984 neither coincidental or laziness: it's #AffiliateMarketing.Every click stores a cookie in your browser and if you complete any purchase on Amazon within 24h after clicking that link, they gain a 10-15% commission on the sale. That's why almost all "reviews" of such products say amazing things about it. They could care less about the product, they only want you to goddamn buy it already.Sadly, it's not just Amazon. Lots of platforms do these affiliates nowadays...
(DIR) Post #AABWm3WjdjGmhZxBFw by DavidB@noagendasocial.com
2021-08-10T14:32:50Z
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@resist1984 looking at the link, you can tell if it is Amazon associate link. If it is, then yes they get a percentage of sale. Bloggers got to eat to.
(DIR) Post #AABWsmIe5Ym1IdZJgm by resist1984@social.privacytools.io
2021-08-10T14:33:54Z
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@kzimmermann Well Amazon is pretty much enemy number one to ethical consumers and Amazon's competition is struggling. So I'm more bothered by everyone being sent to Amazon than about competitors doing the same tracking. It's a good point though.. I noticed reviews tend not to mention the negatives & I figured it was just a lazy/incompetent reviewer. But the kickback makes it all more clear.
(DIR) Post #AABX4rBRkx3dvCxdxI by resist1984@social.privacytools.io
2021-08-10T14:36:04Z
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@DavidB I would be useful if there were a search engine for product/service reviews that would down-rank results with those kind of links.
(DIR) Post #AABXMN3AWxibg1RMpM by murph@fosstodon.org
2021-08-10T14:39:23Z
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@resist1984 Probably both.
(DIR) Post #AABaGjSIcBy9I5CKRs by resist1984@social.privacytools.io
2021-08-10T14:39:30Z
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@DavidB Such a search engine would naturally root out the /professional/ reviewers, and let the more meaningful reviews (from consumers) rise to the top.
(DIR) Post #AABaGjwmmqM6odSfy4 by DavidB@noagendasocial.com
2021-08-10T15:11:59Z
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@resist1984 I'm not liking all the paid reviews in SERP either. They are a problem on Amazon itself, too. Forums seem to be the best way to find unbiased info on a product/service.
(DIR) Post #AGZ0AWZJR6X35WI5OC by mathildakatie@indieweb.social
2022-02-17T09:33:05Z
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