This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Lisa Picarille was joined by Todd Farmer and Vinny O’Hare, while I snuck away for a long weekend.

They talked about Vinny and Todd’s respective sessions at Affiliate Summit West 2012, what Lisa learned from each of them, how Erik Hom was afraid to be on the podcast, and trying to find a way to monetize Pinterest.

Lisa, Todd, and Vinny also gave a shout out to Trisha Lyn Fawver and Melanie Seery; chatted about Super Bowl ads, mastermind groups, and work schedules.

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• The growing need for affiliate education
• Team Loxly
• VideoGameKid.com
• My Content Pro
• Pinterest
• Affiliate Summit Meetups
• Affiliate Summit Central
• The Dreaded C-word

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about buying goofy stuff on Fiverr, a controversial ad promoting the return of Mad Med, Super Bowl commercials, and the increasing talk about Pinterest.

They also talked about the Meet Market selling out for Affiliate Summit Central 2012, affiliate nexus tax news, meetups, and how to get a free booth at Affiliate Summit East 2012.

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• Affiliate Summit Feeds Homeless Cats
• Squeezebox Hero Sez Go to Affiliate Summit Central 2012
• New Mad Men Poster Sparks 9/11 Controversy: Is the Ad Insensitive?
• The Bark Side: 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser
• Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial – “Matthew’s Day Off” Extended Version
• Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers
• Meet Market is Sold Out for Affiliate Summit Central 2012
• Affiliate Nexus Tax on Hold Until September in Pennsylvania
• Any Merchants Want Free Tradeshow Space at Affiliate Summit East 2012?
• Highlights from Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Want to Contribute to Issue 18 of FeedFront Magazine?
• Affiliate Summit Meetups
• Examples of Direct Mail to Recruit Affiliates
• rapportive
• Internet Marketing Party

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about Erik Hom tucking in his football jersey, Shawn running the Austin Gorilla Run, and keynote videos of Jon Spoelstra, Eric Thomas, and Jeremy Schoemaker from Affiliate Summit West 2012.

We also talked about affiliates working with Pinterest, speaker proposals for Affiliate Summit Central 2012, and Internet Marketing from the Real Experts available cheap on the Kindle.

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• Erik Hom Tucks His 49ers Jersey into Jeans
• Austin Gorilla Run
• Video of Jon Spoelstra Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Video of Eric Thomas Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Video of Jeremy Schoemaker Keynote at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Submit Your Affiliate Summit Central 2012 Speaking Proposal
• ShareASale ThinkTank 2012 in Austin, TX
• What Affiliates and Merchants Should Know About Pinterest Links
• Can Pinterest and Affiliates Have a Happy Marriage?
• Get Internet Marketing From the Real Experts Free on Kindle

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talk about Affiliate Summit West 2012, which took place August 8-10 in Las Vegas, Eric “ET the Hip Hop Preacher” Thomas, and meeting Kate Gosselin at a CouponCabin get together.

We also talked about affiliate marketing industry awards, LinkShare Symposium West, Zappos customer data being breached, and Sam Harrelson coming back as an OPM.

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• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Day 0 Recap
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Day 1 Recap
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Day 2 Recap
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Day 3 Recap
• TGIM SEASON 4 – (VEGAS) DONT CHEAT YOURSELF
• Who do you want to see for keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2012?
• More Than 5,000 Attendees at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Pinnacle Awards Winners at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Videos from Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Affiliate Summit Austin Meetup – Open Roundtable on Pinterest and Affiliates
• The Year of Curation in Affiliate Marketing
• LinkShare Symposium West 2012
• Zappos says customer database hacked
• Sam Harrelson Becomes an OPM

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille preview Affiliate Summit West 2012, covering the list of parties, tips for first time attendees, and how to get a free massage in Las Vegas.

We also talked about the new issue of FeedFront magazine, finding tickets for the sold out conference, and Eric Nagel’s whiteboard sessions.

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• Starting a New Year’s Resolution? Gympact Makes You Keep It or Pay
• I Got Issue 17 of FeedFront in the Mail
• Parties at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Raises $5,000 to Fight Breast Cancer
• First Timers Guide for Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Free Massages at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Passes on eBay
• Upgrade Your Affiliate Summit West 2012 Pass
• Early Bird Whiteboarding with Eric Nagel at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• My Top 9 Online Organizational Tools for Business in 2012

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about Affiliate Summit West 2012 selling out, the lameness of H&H Bagels, parties at Affiliate Summit, and finalists for the Pinnacle Awards.

We also talked about cooking deep fried turkey for Christmas, people leaving GoDaddy over SOPA, the Shareist platform, and affiliates using Twitter.

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• Electric Turkey Fryer
• H&H Bagels
• How the Voice of Tech Leaked His Own Sex Chat
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 is Officially Sold Out
• Parties at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Pinnacle Awards Finalists at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• All I Want for Christmas is Your Help Fighting Breast Cancer
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Has Raised $2,908 So Far to Fight Breast Cancer
• First Timers Guide for Affiliate Summit West 2012
• After SOPA Flip Flop, Did GoDaddy Thwart Efforts to Drop Domains?
• Using Twitter as an Affiliate
• Best Buy Cancels Some Online Orders

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about Affiliate Summit just about to sell out, wine tasting, whether business cards are useful, and the new issue of FeedFront.

We also talked about gearing up for deep fried turkey, merchants screwing affiliates right before Christmas, different methods for making videos, and a landlord nightmare for Bryan Eisenberg.

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• FeedFront Magazine Issue 17 Now Available
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Registrations Closing Next Week
• Sam Harrelson Doesn’t Like Business Cards
• Announce Your Affiliate Summit West 2012 Party
• Race to Affiliate Summit West 2012
• vBulletin Affiliate Program Boots Big Affiliates
• Which Type of Informational Video Do You Prefer?
• NYPD Officer Mehtab Malhi is Landlord from Hell for @thegrok
• Interactive Schedule Tool Available for Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Free Strategy & Coaching on Monday 12/19 for YOU

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about the IAB touting growth in affiliate marketing, a milestone for ClickBank, a need for volunteers to help Newcomers at Affiliate Summit West 2012, and the devastating end to one of Shawn’s fantasy football seasons.

We also talked about the good and bad of Alec Baldwin, an impressive Christmas display from Eric Nagel, and ShoeMoney raising funds for charity.

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• IAB Research Predicts Growth in Affiliate Marketing
• ClickBank Reaches $2 Billion in Total Revenue Paid Out to Online Entrepreneur Clients
• The Newcomer Program Needs You for Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Alec Baldwin latest celebrity to clash with airline
• Affiliate Summit Webinar: Intro to the Google AdWords Display Ad Builder Tool
• Free Access to Videos from Affiliate Summit West 2010
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Has Raised $2,018 So Far to Fight Breast Cancer
• Affiliate Marketers Fitness Challenge
• A Very Nagel Christmas
• Advertise on ShoeMoney’s Chest at Affiliate Summit West 2012

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about insanely priced Christmas trees, the leg lamp from A Christmas Story, Cyber Monday statistics, and meetups.

We also talked about Affiliate Summit selling out, the Pennsylvania affiliate nexus tax, and buying a turkey fryer.

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• Vickerman Christmas Tree
• BuyLegLamps.com
• Cyber Monday 2011 is Biggest Online Shopping Day in History
• Affiliate Summit Meetups
• Sell Out for Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Affiliate Summit Central 2012 Will Be Smaller and Different
• Affiliate Summit Webinars
• Affiliate Summit Webinar: 10 Proven Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Affiliate Website
• Affiliate Manager Education in San Francisco Next March
• Pennsylvania Enacts Affiliate Nexus Tax law
• Performance Marketing Association Supports Federal Sales Tax Legislation
• iCADE iPad Arcade Cabinet
• Masterbuilt 20010109 Butterball Professional Series Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer
• Affiliate Summit Christmas Ornament

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This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about Thanksgiving on a cruise ship, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and how Lisa has never seen Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

We also talked about the booths selling out at Affiliate Summit West 2012, the Get Motivated Business Seminar, and trying to eat at the Vince Young Steakhouse, because he had a good week in fantasy football.

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• Huge Growth for Black Friday 2011 Online
• A strong pace for Cyber Monday
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• Kindle Fire
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Booths are Sold Out
• Affiliate Summit West 2012 Has Raised $1,120 So Far to Fight Breast Cancer
• Office Hours for Speakers at Affiliate Summit West 2012
• Last Call for 2012 Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Nominations
• Affiliate Summit Meetups
• Get Motivated Business Seminar
• Vince Young Steakhouse

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