Is the Amazon link still working?

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Is the Amazon link still working?

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When I use the amazon link now, I get brought to my regular Amazon home page, not the customized OO page. Am I the only one?
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hentzau wrote:Am I the only one?
Nope.
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I believe that it was changed so that it no longer defaults to the games section, but it should still be the affiliate link that provides revenue to OO. I'll need FishPants to confirm that, though. I know he's been travelling a lot, so I'm not sure when he'll see this.
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I changed my bookmark to the OO link a few days ago and it works fine for me. http://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=octopoverl-20" target="_blank

Edit - Assuming 'fine' is the Amazon homepage but with the OO link as the URL.
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Hmmm, okay. So how do I know that it is the OO link and not just my homepage. They look the same to me.
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stessier wrote:Hmmm, okay. So how do I know that it is the OO link and not just my homepage. They look the same to me.
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I've also been wondering about this:

Here's what I get when I press the link on the OO page.
http://www.amazon.com/ref=nb_sb_noss_null" target="_blank

I see no references to OO.
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Re: Is the Amazon link still working?

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Granted it shows that when you land there, but the link at the top does have our referral identifier; so it's passed through as you hit the site via the link. Here's what's behind the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8 ... ative=9325" target="_blank
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