Microsoft has found a way to make SEO research fun. Page Hunt is the new online Silverlight game that Microsoft has invented to help improve search results through Bing. The information collected from the game will be used to help researchers improve the Bing search platform to get better page results.
Here is how the [...]

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Shawn Collins and Missy Ward announced late Thursday July 23rd that they will be holding a silent auction to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City at Affiliate Summit East. We are excited to take part in supporting this great cause!
The proceeds from the auction, which is scheduled to be held during the [...]

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E-books may not be as blissfully simple as we all once thought. When Amazon first introduced the Kindle reading device, and then recently upgraded it, (see “E-book Supremacy”) the idea seemed genius. Why not provide books online in the same manner that iTunes provides digital music? Jeffrey Bezos, chief executive of Amazon, may have an [...]

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There is no question about it, local advertising dominates Facebook, the popular global online social networking platform. Borrell Associates, a research firm specializing in advertising reports that of the impressive $310 million in ad revenue Facebook forecasts for 2009, 75% will come from local advertising. That’s $232.5 million in profits from small location-specific advertising campaigns, [...]

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During the international Olympic Games, prestigious judges representing countries across the globe evaluate competitors (gymnasts, divers, skaters) and determine winners and losers. In graduate schools, acclaimed and extolled scholars and academics decide the fates of doctoral candidates. In the blogosphere, we hand the judging, critiquing, scrutinizing, rating, and awarding over to you, the users. In [...]

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CONGRATS WINNERS!!!
Direct Agents is excited to announce the winners of the “New York, NY contest,” which we’ve sponsored with Bidz.com. Winners were chosen to receive prizes for being the highest grossing affiliates for the Bidz.com short form campaign. The affiliate challenge which ran from May 1st to July 15th pertained solely to the Bidz.com short [...]

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Direct Agents, Inc. announced today that it has added the Gamemine.com account to our already extensive list of clientele. Direct Agents will manage Gamemine.com’s affiliate program and online advertising efforts as its ‘Agency of Record’.
Gamemine.com is an online video game rental subscription service for gaming consoles and portables. Through the service, customers rent [...]

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Tomorrow evening, July 16th, Direct Agents employees will be enjoying the New York City skyline from a different angle. No, we aren’t taken a company trip to Staten Island. Members of the staff are attending the 212 Cruise and taking in New York from its harbors. This is the 6th annual cruise hosted by 212, [...]

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Join Direct Agents as we support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Central Park for the 5k Run/Walk!!!

On Sunday, September 13, 2009, the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be holding its 19th annual 5K run/walk — the Komen New York City Race for [...]

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Last month it was Bing; this month it’s Search Pad. As the traditional search underdogs like Microsoft and Yahoo! battle it out with the search engine monopoly Google, the online world is experiencing launch after launch of new search engine platforms and tools and exciting, innovative features.
Tomorrow, Yahoo! is due to go live with a [...]

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