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Originally posted by cj@Jan 20 2005, 08:49 PM
color me confused too ... all affiliate programs with porn sites are competitors ... there's only so many affiliates to go around, and most programs (especially the big ones) are using the same core of affiliate traffic ...
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exactly, that's why in the confidentiality agreement we state that any affiliates that we find through our own spidering, will be included in the competitor report.
The way we achieve this, is we have a "blacklist" table, where we enter all of the affiliate domains.
When we run a competitor t3report on a domain that has supplied us with their affiliate list, we compare the 1st level domains (affiliate level) with the blacklist, and where there is a match, we don't show that domain.
As we do our spidering, we compare the domains we have found with the blacklist, and then delete from the blacklist.
Over time, the blacklist for that specific domain will diminish. So it is a matter of time before do find all affiliates for a particular domain, that's our job.
The confidentiality agreement just ensures that we don't use that given information for others seeking a competitive report.
Hope this clears it up.. already have 3 large programs interested in this feature and the trust factor is flattering.
Fight the Competitors!