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In response to "I think he works for them" by con_carne

jax tends to replace the tag in the URL for his amazon links so that ST can be credited (I just modified Mop's in the DB to do that) -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) May 1 '09, 09:50

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That makes his link instantly better than mine. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 1, 09:53
... note that I'm working on a mod to the link script which will automatically do this for amazon affiliate links :) -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:51 15
- I was going to suggest it. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) May 1, 10:11
- Wow, how does one do that? Is this something all of us can do, in order to support ST? -- nm - con_carne May 1, 09:55 5
  - First go to the SlackerShop, then click on the Amazon link there. -- nm - mara May 1, 09:59
  - In some amazon URLs, you'll see the string "&tag={somethingorother}" ... just replace that with "&tag=slack01-20", and ST makes $$ when people buy. - Beryllium May 1, 09:58 3
    - I just tacked this up on my bulletin board. Hopefully I remember to do it. Thx! -- nm - con_carne May 1, 10:02 2
      - No problem ... money generated by the site like this gets tabulated into a spreadsheet and used to fund the future fees of hosting and such. - Beryllium May 1, 10:05 1
        
        Very nice -- nm - con_carne May 1, 10:27
- Oh lawd! -- nm - Qale May 1, 09:52 7
  - if only I owned tinyurl.com ... *snicker* -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:53 6
    - I prefer the antithesis -- (link) - znufrii May 1, 09:56 3
      - Have you seen the DickensURL? It making freaking huge URLs by using a quote from Dickens. -- nm - mara May 1, 09:59 2
        
        LOL -- (link) - Beryllium May 1, 10:01
        
        nifty! -- (link) - znufrii May 1, 10:00
    - suggestion: - prayforChipacabra May 1, 09:54 1
      - lol -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:54

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