Skimlinks
Oct 13, 2009, 8:25 am
#46
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That was in response to a post I made in ORP which was later than my response above.
I understand that somebody is out of the office, but we're now going on three weeks. There's nobody else on the technical side of all of Internet Brands who can answer these questions?
I understand that somebody is out of the office, but we're now going on three weeks. There's nobody else on the technical side of all of Internet Brands who can answer these questions?
Oct 13, 2009, 3:30 pm
#47
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Recently I've noticed that often the forums now extend past the browser window, so that I have to scroll to read threads. Whenever this happens I see a long string of javascript code in someone's posting. Is this related to the skimlinks discussed here, or is my problem unique? I'm using firefox 3.53 on a Mac and a PC.
Oct 13, 2009, 4:35 pm
#48
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Last edited by lin821; Oct 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm Reason: adding an example
Oct 15, 2009, 6:34 pm
#49
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Recently I've noticed that often the forums now extend past the browser window, so that I have to scroll to read threads. Whenever this happens I see a long string of javascript code in someone's posting. Is this related to the skimlinks discussed here, or is my problem unique? I'm using firefox 3.53 on a Mac and a PC.
Oct 17, 2009, 3:22 am
#51
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The problem I've described is clearly a javascript issue, appears to to be related to ads that appear in threads. If I turn javascript off, the problem disappears. This runs the browsing experience at other websites. I want to turn off javascript only for flyertalk.com, right now the "too wide for the screen" problem is making flyertalk almost unusable.
Oct 20, 2009, 8:26 am
#52
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If you are using firefox, I highly suggest ....... plus, and using the directions from earlier on in the thread to eliminate the skimlinks javascript.
You can selectively decide what to eliminate, and by doing it as described it will improve your FT experience (in both speed and the knowledge you are not being skimmed).
+1 to ElmhurstNick's last.
You can selectively decide what to eliminate, and by doing it as described it will improve your FT experience (in both speed and the knowledge you are not being skimmed).
+1 to ElmhurstNick's last.
Oct 26, 2009, 4:16 pm
#54
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Oct 26, 2009, 4:57 pm
#57
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That was in response to a post I made in ORP which was later than my response above.
I understand that somebody is out of the office, but we're now going on three weeks. There's nobody else on the technical side of all of Internet Brands who can answer these questions?
I understand that somebody is out of the office, but we're now going on three weeks. There's nobody else on the technical side of all of Internet Brands who can answer these questions?
Oct 27, 2009, 8:52 pm
#58
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Considering a lot of FTers use websites for their own gains where they may earn cashback etc. For example I earn a bit of money on Hilton bookings through Quidco. Presumably if I clicked Hilton links the money would have gone to FT had I not noticed the redirecting.at url.
Oct 28, 2009, 11:00 am
#59
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This could also include transactions done much later on that site.
Now if you click a link from Fatwallet, then a different cookie will be set and you should earn the affiliate revenue. However, if you clicked on the link from FT later than the FW one, then you may have the revenue going to IB.
So Skimlinks doesn't steal your clicks (ie, clicking a link from FW won't magically get stolen by Skimlinks). But when you have different affiliate links being used, it can cause problems with getting correct cashbacks. It is also another reason why you should clear cookies for particular websites when attempting to use affiliate links.
Hope that helps explain things.