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What you're describing is cookie stuffing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_stuffing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_stuffing). People have been prosec
by ipsum2 10y ago
What you're describing is cookie stuffing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_stuffing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_stuffing). People have been prosecuted over this: http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-the-fbi-shawn-hogan-and-brian-dunning-2013-4?op=1 http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-the-fbi-shawn-hogan-and-.... I'm surprised about your claims that a public company would be doing this.
- dangrossman 10y agoI run affiliate programs for my businesses, none of which have a box for coupon codes when you sign up. Despite that, nearly every day new coupon sites sign up for the affiliate program. They usually have a webpage full of "coupon codes" offering discounts that don't exist made up, ready to add the referral link to. I remove all these sites from the program, some leave the pages up anyway. Even coupons.com has a page for my business with several "Click to Save" buttons that do nothing. They're publicly traded as well.
- rcarrigan87 10y agoSome of the sneakier coupon sites will put up other, competing products that do have affiliate programs to try and flip people into a product where they get paid.