Comme Meloon vous le disez hier, après Shacknews, c’est Bluesnews qui a des soucis avec son principal publicitère : UGO (NDLR: CeD, plublicitaire ca s’écrit pas comme ca). Celui-ci ne paye plus ses sites affiliés depuis plus de 2 mois. A ce sujet, Stomped.com a recuillit les commentaires du président de UGO, J. Moses. [–SUITE–]
« We plan to begin paying our affiliates in the near future. Although we confirmed a round of funding for $23 million dollars, the money is still in the process of coming in. It is remarkable that we were funded at all, in such a harsh market climate. We see this funding as an endorsement of independent content. »
Certains webmasters songent évidement à lancer des actions judiciaires contre UGO, voici la réponse de J. Moses :
« UGO has remained loyal to its affiliates, even through the most difficult of times. We consider them to be valuable partners. You have to realize that for a long time, we worked hard to shield them from the realities of the market. It seems that we no longer have the option to do that. UGO shares a common goal with its affiliates: the flourishing of independent content online. We have proven time and time again that we value our affiliate relationships. »
Et il n’hésite pas à ajouter tout fier de lui :
« (…) committed to the affiliate model and is always looking to support talented web masters and excellent content. » As far as new advertisers, he stated, « We are continuing to gain significant ground among advertisers and plan to sign some big deals in the near future. »
Dans le même ordre d’idée, yahoo.com annonce ici qu’il faut s’attendre à une répercution sur les quotations de la société des faibles revenus qua engendré la publicité en ce début d’année, vous avez droit en prime d’une photo de David Schiffer en train de préparer un tour de magie.
