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related to the url givem: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387948600/ref=ase_thealgorithmrepo/ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387948600/ref=ase_
by chollida1 15y ago
related to the url givem: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387948600/ref=ase_thealgorithmrepo/ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387948600/ref=ase_th...
Does any one know what the "ref=ase_thealgorithmrepo/" at the end of the url means? If I remove it, it doesn't seem to change anything.
- mcoffee 15y agoIt's a referral id. It basically tells Amazon who sent you; in this case "thealgorithmrepo", which is probably the folks in SkyMarshal's link below.
- jisaacstone 15y agotracking what you clicked on to get to the product page. does not change the page itself. If you want to have fun you can change it to "ref=monkey_poo" as I am wont to do.
- chollida1 15y agoDoes this mean they would get any affiliate commission if I buy the book through this link? Seems like it would be nice to help them out.
- Hitchhiker 15y agobless the author then, to solve the mystery, the referral code is simply the one here : http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~skiena/#books http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~skiena/#books
- chollida1 15y agoThanks! To be clear, I wasn't trying to imply anything sneaky going on. I was curious as to what these parameters mean :) I appreciate the response
- Hitchhiker 15y agoI second him. My entry "ref=kung_fu_panda" impacts a mysterious star somewhere in Messier 36.
- nitrogen 15y agoSo does this mean one could earn affiliate revenue from your purchases by registering as an affiliate called monkey_poo, or do they not allow you to choose your ID?