Could IM be dead in the future?

IcedSEO-CEO

Banned 12 years ago

They is more to that than you think you know, I bet techdirt left some details about the seizure.

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Tom Johnston

12 years ago

There will always be questionable online marketers, but they don't tend to last for too long. IM at large will never die, as long as there are honest marketers out there, and I'd like to think that the majority of us are.

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UMS

12 years ago

The end of IM has been predicted with monotonous regularity. It's a bit like all those predictions for the end of the world (hold on to your hats for The Rapture in May)

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Bozigian 12 years ago

Well I sure as heck hope IM doesnt die
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TBInternetMarketing

12 years ago

Originally Posted by UMS

The end of IM has been predicted with monotonous regularity. It's a bit like all those predictions for the end of the world (hold on to your hats for The Rapture in May)

As long as the internet is alive and kicking, there will always be someone to market products to....well you would think anyway.

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unlimitedmarketing

12 years ago

There is NO WAY! They would have to shut down the internet completely. Sure they will add taxes, and try to create loopholes. But IM is here to stay for sure.

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Bozigian

12 years ago

Originally Posted by unlimitedmarketing

There is NO WAY! They would have to shut down the internet completely. Sure they will add taxes, and try to create loopholes. But IM is here to stay for sure.

Those words make me feel safe

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Tina Golden 12 years ago

This has nothing to do with internet marketing in general and everything to do with US law.

The Dept. of Justice has levied huge fines on earlier online gambling concerns and arrested some executives. This is just the next step in the US trying to stop online gambling.

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- scott g 12 years ago
  
  Internet Marketing could very well be dead in the future...
  
  It could be dead tomorrow...
  
  So could you...
  
  If we turn into China and regulate everything internet the government could shut down the internet! Poker sites, torrent sites, porn sites, animal porn sites... Things of that nature can probably be pretty lucrative, but probably aren't the safest niches to get into. IM does not equal poker sites...
  
  I had a point somewhere but I forgot it b/c this thread is ridiculous... This is why I stay away from this subforum LOL!
  
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paulie888

12 years ago

Online gambling has been outlawed in the US since 2006 - internet marketing has absolutely nothing to do with what has happened to these online casinos.

These casinos were trying to skirt around the rules, and I'm surprised that they were able to evade the authorities for this long. Online casinos are still alive and well outside of the US.

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yeo1999

12 years ago

Maybe not, but autoblog i think will be died off soon... :{

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paulie888 12 years ago

Originally Posted by yeo1999

Maybe not, but autoblog i think will be died off soon... :{

Not really, a lot depends on your initial niche and keyword research, and in addition to that you really need to curate your autoblog well - it certainly isn't a "set and forget" operation like many people think it is.

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jazbo

12 years ago

That link has nothing to do with marketing and everything to do with the American public allowing their law enforcement agencies to do whatever the hell they like without protest.

Seriously, arresting online gambling site owners? Madness.

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WebsiteDeck

12 years ago

IM can't die. There is too much built upon it.

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Henry White

12 years ago

How would this pose a threat to legitimate marketers?

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mikemeth

12 years ago

I hope not lol but probably no way that going to happen, most likely will be much harder to start or continue

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Steven Miranda

12 years ago

How could internet marketing ever go away? If the medium did which is the INTERNET. We know this won't be happening for many many many years to come. The internet is a baby in the grand scheme of history.

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LetsGoViral

12 years ago

No, because Fed's don't have control over sites hosted outside America and owned by foreigners.

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James Sides 12 years ago

As someone who formerly made a living playing online poker (before the crack down in 2006) I think its important to point out there is a whole lot more to the poker story.

These guys were laundering money in an effort to circumvent US laws. I read about this yesterday and couldn't believe how stupid these people were.

One thing the US gov. did was make it illegal for banks to transfer money to poker sites therefore making it difficult/impossible for players to fund their accounts. These bozos set up false businesses such as "flower shops" and had the banks send funds there where it was rerouted to the poker site. That's a big NO NO lol.

A lot of the reason online gaming came under attack has to do with tax laws btw because these sites are operated outside the US and are able to avoid the huge taxes Casinos get hit with.

In the end, it was and is all about the money. Since IM'ers have a legal responsibility to pay taxes I doubt any government is going to go after them now or in the future.

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ejb2059

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Bozigian

Im no trying to scare anyone. But I heard of stories about online poker websites getting seized by the feds.

Here is a link:
Feds Seize Poker Websites; Founders Indicted | Techdirt

I wanted to know if you think IM could be destroyed by the feds in possible future. I hope not

I have a sneaking suspicion that one day, the Feds are going to go to far, and push "We the People" over the edge ...

People in America are angry and getting madder by the day with all the crap the Feds keep pulling ..Control this, take away that, restrict, regulate, legislate, etc ..

Our liberties, and Constitutional rights are being stolen more and more & one day, it will come to a head ...

Isn't it interesting how the Feds can continually legislate our abilities to earn money but they just can't seem to find a way to stop the oil companies from riding herd over us?

Things that make ya go "hmmmmm" eh?

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Deepak Media

12 years ago

Whatever you earn now, invest and spend on only what you need. Do not build a lifestyle around your IM income. That gives a lot of peace of mind.

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dadamson

12 years ago

It's like saying will fishing ever be dead..

As long as there are fish in the sea, people will catch them.

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rambrose 12 years ago

I don't think IM as a whole will ever die. Certain niches might die and some rules might change but you will always be able to market SOMETHING on the internet.

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Roaddog

12 years ago

Anything the Feds can't get their piece of the action is going to be illegal.
Anything they can (such as IM, with 1099s) will be golden.

capiche?

lol

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misterkailo

12 years ago

IM can be dead just because poker sites get shut down? Are you serious? This is like saying your AdSense account gets banned and you cannot make money online anymore.

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Fazal Mayar 12 years ago

no im won't be dead. People will always use the internet and do you know that the internet usage around the world is going up every year?

althought, some methods will disappear for sure. Some affiliate marketing networks may disppear or some kind of other stuff such as adsense or etc.
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ganesh

12 years ago

Online gambling and internet marketing are two different things and cannot be compared.

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mygold

12 years ago

The story you heard is not false, but do you want to stop yourself or wanna aimless scaring the poker? i advise you to go ahead targeting your goal without any fear of poker.

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topclickbankvendor

12 years ago

It is delusional to think that IM and gambling are in anyway comparable. The short answer is no.

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CheapTrafficDude

12 years ago

Nah, this issue is very un-common. I would wish that online casinos would not have affiliates. Yeah, I been a victim of a crooked affiliate, not knowing...

Yeah, get a free guide to make $250 per day!! Bet on red and keep betting red till it comes back on red, always double on losing bet. After 3 days, I was up around $500, next day, lost it all. Online casinos, like brick and mortar casinos aren't stupid, if you try to screw them out of money, you're the one who's screwed.

Regular IM won't die, it's the essence of online business and all large companies do rely on affiliates to promote their products. Don't worry my friend

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sportsfan54 12 years ago

IM will die in 2012 when the rest of the world gets destroyed
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- paulie888 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by sportsfan54
  
  IM will die in 2012 when the rest of the world gets destroyed
  
  Don't get me started on all those crazy doomsday people who have a new prediction every day about the end of the world.
  
  Seriously, online gambling (in a prohibited jurisdiction) and IM are totally unrelated. Don't be one of those paranoid fear mongers that run around saying that the sky is falling down - if you're one of them, then I think you had better just stick to a regular day job.
  
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  mikey21 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by paulie888
  
  Don't get me started on all those crazy doomsday people who have a new prediction every day about the end of the world.
  
  LOL.
  
  My 2 cents:
  
  As long as we live in a market economy, and the internet exists without any extreme sort of regulation, then IM will always exist. There will always be something people need to buy, and therefore there will always be the need for marketers who can provide and/or help them find what they need (and be rewarded of course $$).
  
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- WindowGang 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by sportsfan54
  
  IM will die in 2012 when the rest of the world gets destroyed
  
  LOL! oh no! another myan calendar conspiracy theorists
  
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Jake Gray

12 years ago

Gambling isn't IM, so this isn't even a discussion.

Two different things you are comparing. One is obviously illegal and the other one isn't.

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ExploringInfinity

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Bozigian

Im no trying to scare anyone. But I heard of stories about online poker websites getting seized by the feds.

Here is a link:
Feds Seize Poker Websites; Founders Indicted | Techdirt

I wanted to know if you think IM could be destroyed by the feds in possible future. I hope not

In a one word answer: NO. - IM will NEVER be destroyed by the feds or anyone. As long as there is an internet, there will be people using it for marketing.

In a longer answer, it may be severely limited, smeared, attacked, and altered in ways we cannot forsee... But that's what makes IMers awesome.. we adapt quickly to change.

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Adie

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Bozigian

Im no trying to scare anyone. But I heard of stories about online poker websites getting seized by the feds.

Here is a link:
Feds Seize Poker Websites; Founders Indicted | Techdirt

I wanted to know if you think IM could be destroyed by the feds in possible future. I hope not

There is no Internet if there are no IMers so the answer is NO. Poker is gambling and it has nothing to do with IM...

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Rough Outline

12 years ago

As long as the internet exists, so will internet marketing. It may be in a different form compared to now but it will stay exist.

I predict it will be red taped to the eye balls and it will mean the major corporations will easily gain the market share, just like in the offline world.

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mglw

12 years ago

I think that IM will stay but it may probably evolve with newer technologies and new trends set in. So no worries, just move with time! :-))

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alcymart

12 years ago

Those people are criminals. Breaking laws is not a good thing in any business... Think about it... they knew they were breaking the laws but still continued just as if the Internet was a free for all unregulated medium.

In the future, there will be tighter rules, but as long as we don't break them, they will leave us alone.

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espresso

12 years ago

full tilt have a head quarters here in Dublin (Ireland) employing 200 people
I have serious issues with US law effects no US companies staff and websites

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