It is clear that Google has a strong Love / Hate relationship with Affiliates, which typically boils down to whether you are using their services and how large a volume you are generating in sales.

Here is a really interesting Infographic that Aaron Wall put out, which details some of the love, and of course some of the hate, Google has shown affiliate marketers over the years.

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