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Platform policies, traffic trends and yearly outlooks.

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IndustryLatest · 2026.08.14

A Weight-Loss Injection Brand Spending $1.1 Billion a Year on Ads

Hims is a US telehealth platform covering hair loss, skin and men's health, but what recently pushed its annual revenue past $2 billion, up 60%, is mainly one thing: weight-loss injections.

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10 Billion Tokens Burned in 3 Months: How to Run Ads in H2

Before talking about the second half of the year, there's no avoiding the PartnerBoost (PB) project that's blowing up lately; nearly every community is discussing it.

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Claude Starts KYC Checks + Google Bans Back Button Hijacking from June

One piece of news concerns the AI tools you use: Anthropic has started identity verification (KYC) for Claude users, requiring a photo ID plus a selfie.

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Token Has Changed: From Ad Tracking Parameter to AI Compute Unit

I first came across the term 'token' as a parameter in ad tracking.

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Year in Review: AI + Affiliate + One-Person Company = 2026?

On the last day of 2025, a quick look back at my affiliate journey this year, and an early Happy New Year to everyone.

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Why You Should Get into Media Buying Early

Last week a community member noted that resources and barriers to entry in media buying are now high. After several posts on the Andromeda algorithm, I'm switching angles to explain with a real case (Monetizer's Advertizer) why you should get into media buying early.

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Black Friday: Are You Still Looking Forward to It?

Is Black Friday a celebration or a test? For an affiliate, it feels like both a party and an exam.

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The AI Media Buyer Era: What to Do When Algorithms Learn to Buy Media

AI won't replace media buyers, it amplifies them, as three workflows I use every day show: automated creatives and reports, AI-made video ads, and PWA games as your own product. Keywords: Claude Code, Gemini, ChatGPT, OBS Studio, PWA, Meta.

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Affiliate Trends for 2019: Four Directions

Some friends recently asked me what's still worth running in 2019. Here are four directions I think are worth exploring, each rated 1 to 5 for how hot it is, for reference only.

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Shady Tech: Who's Stealing Your Traffic? Have You Ever Wondered?

Have you ever considered that while you browse, watch videos or view ads, your traffic may be silently stolen without a trace? This shady tech is called traffic hijacking.

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How the New Chrome Version Affects Pop Ads

Since last year Google has been signaling a crackdown on user-hostile pop ads, and in early February it officially released Chrome 64. Media buyers, especially those running pop ads, are uneasy about what this update means.