2008-06-27 09:16:53 - Website owners use transactional widgets to sell video, audio, and eBooks in new affiliate program

SAN FRANCISCO - Digital media marketplace Zipidee announced today the launch of their new affiliate program, which enables any publisher or website owner to earn a commission from sales of digital content through fully transactional ad widgets. Offered exclusively through Zipidee, these rich media ads enable site visitors to preview, purchase, and download titles without leaving an affiliate's website. Affiliates

are now able to make more money, and they won't lose visitors that would normally click away to complete a transaction.

For affiliates, the benefits are clear. The Content On-Demand Widgets can improve the relevancy of a site by offering contextually related video or audio content to its visitors. A health and fitness website, for example, could display a video on-demand ad widget featuring exercise videos to increase traffic as a fitness resource and also earn a commission on videos purchased through the widget. Affiliates earn up to 15% of each completed transaction through widget ads on their site.

'Zipidee is excited to offer our Content On-Demand Widgets through our new affiliate program,' said Henry Wong, CEO of Zipidee. 'With the Content On-Demand widgets, affiliates now have a greater ability to influence transactions and leverage content that garner the best results and generate more money for their web sites.'

Zipidee's Content On-Demand Widgets are a unique option among affiliate programs. The ad widgets are fully transactional, handling the preview, purchase, and fulfillment of digital content. Each widget has an embeddable code that can be copied and pasted into any web environment for viral distribution.

Since its launch last fall, Zipidee has grown to be the largest digital marketplace for instructional, educational, entertainment, and special interest content. With thousands of titles, they offer a broad range of content across diverse categories, including action sports, anime, health and fitness, and martial arts.

To sign up for Zipidee's affiliate program, visit www.zipidee.com/affiliate.

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About Zipidee:
Zipidee is the Internet's largest digital Prosumer Generated Content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, health and fitness, sports, entertainment, and special interest content. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 1,000 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. Our platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio (books and music), and eBooks, to complement existing sales channels. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open marketplace. The Zipidee marketplace receives over 500,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1.5 million pages of digital goods for sale. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors. For additional information on the Zipidee marketplace, please visit www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com.

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