I have joined Chitika for a long time but don’t pay much attention to it because non-US publishers who apply for eMinimalls program are using CPA (Cost Per Action) system. Any CPA would never work for my website whose most visitors come from third world countries who hardly have credit card to...

The Chitika Premium Interesting Placement Contest began Oct. 30th, and since then we have received over 100 contest entries from our users! We were so very impressed with many of the placements we saw that it made it very hard to choose only 3 winners - big thanks to everyone who participated. First...

While these days everyone is obsessed with online video and video monetization, text remains the most common form of content on the web and still represents the largest avdertising opportunity. When it comes to monetization of text, we have experienced a slow evolution: at first there were banners -...

In light of the recent blog post by our CEO, Venkat Kolluri, I thought I’d add some more breakdown to that blog post. What happened in the marketplace ? 2008 brought a shift in the marketplace and our advertisers are now paying out on different models, as you can see from the diagram above. Le...

What makes a successful blog? The question could have many answers, depending on the objectives a blogger has with their blog. In my case, success is measured in my enjoyment in having an outlet to share tips and information, spread affiliate marketing industry news, and posting an occasional rant. ...

Few days ago, I logged on to my old Chitika account which I set up in 2005. I have USD9.48 in there. I took Chitika for a ride because lately, this company has been very dynamic in terms of their choices of ads and also the kind of products and brand names they carry. I have been figuring out ways t...

    By: Daniel Dore ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Is Grammatically Incorrect. April 1st is a date known for many things; the least of which certainly is April Fools Day in many countries (which, as many schoolchildren can tell you, is because on April 1, 1572, Dutch rebels who called...

Meet the one of the newest members to The Chitika Family, Matt gregoire. Matt is currently the drummer in a band called, Meronah that focuses on Rock, Alternative and Pop Punk. He is involved in the writing and production of songs, and plays several instruments (even contributes vocals). While the b...

After extensive networking, rounds and rounds of Coronas, and a red-eye from Palm Springs yesterday, Chitika has returned from a successful trip to the Emerging Channels and Media Summit, eTail 2008! Chitika’s CEO Venkat Kolluri, our PR firm Greenough Communication’s VP Scott Bauman, and...

It’s eight days before Christmas and the past week in New England has been nothing short of terrible snow storms, but that didn’t stop us from moving to a new office! We are growing fast and are very excited to be in a larger space, and we can’t wait to share it with you! There wil...