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‘Twitterverse’ Reacts Sharply To News Of Amazon’s Firing Of Colo. Associates

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Scores of Twitterers weighed in this morning on Amazon’s decision to fire its Colorado-based associates because of the state’s passage of HB10-1193. Reaction, predictably, was negative, with posters complaining specifically about Colorado’s governor and state legislators who backed the bill.

TheLeapGuys Amazon has FIRED Colorado! If you live in Colorado and have an affiliate account with Amazon, YOU DON’T ANYMORE. A… http://bit.ly/cnFGUS
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rollerblader RT @mellies: It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
3 minutes ago from web

toddfarmer RT @sunshinetricia: RT @eprussakov: Amazon Removes Colorado Affiliates (and Why) – http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 (via @mellies)
5 minutes ago from TweetDeck

adogy RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
5 minutes ago from TweetDeck

MarkDavids12 Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar: I’m not thrilled about Amazon’s reaction but this law that … http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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LoriOsterberg Amazon no longer offering affiliate links to Colorado peeps b/c of new CO state law http://bit.ly/c354cZ via @radar @abstanfield
7 minutes ago from Seesmic

tessatalks Horrible! RT @affiliatetip RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks CO gov! You just put so many people out of work!
10 minutes ago from TweetDeck

abstanfield Amazon no longer offering affiliate links to Colorado peeps b/c of a new CO state law. http://bit.ly/c354cZ via @radar
11 minutes ago from TweetDeck

akagorilla RT @milesbaker: Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
12 minutes ago from TweetDeck

novelrank Colorado Law causes Amazon to remove me as an Affiliate for Amazon.com, destroying the method NovelRank uses to pay… http://fb.me/65MdI5C
15 minutes ago from Facebook

feydakin RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
15 minutes ago from web

bobbrinker $AMZN Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar http://bit.ly/cqGVwe << got this notice today also. Bad decision.
15 minutes ago from bit.ly

highfiredanger Wow, Amazon closed all Colorado-based Associates accounts, including mine, because of HB 10-1193. Shittiness all around.
19 minutes ago from Tweetie

milesbaker Amazon just dropped me as an affiliate because I live in Colorado. Thanks Amazon and CO gov.! #noadtax
22 minutes ago from TweetDeck

sunshinetricia RT @eprussakov: Amazon Removes Colorado Affiliates (and Why) – http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 (via @mellies)
23 minutes ago from TweetDeck

busymoms1 It appears that right now it’s only Amazon who is pulling accounts from Colorado residents. If anyone knows any different can they tweet.
23 minutes ago from web

nicknap RT @AffAdvocacy: Amazon has drops Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
27 minutes ago from UberTwitter

ClaudiaC Amazon has stopped doing business with it’s Colorado affiliates. I’m guessing everyone else will follow suit.
28 minutes ago from HootSuite

dubane RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
29 minutes ago from web

riptidegames RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
29 minutes ago from web

riptidegames RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
29 minutes ago from web

Gallondorn Amazon stops working with Affiliates based in Colorado because of State Law http://bit.ly/a1kjmn
30 minutes ago from web

milesbaker Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
31 minutes ago from TweetDeck

montana410 Amazon Closes All Colorado Associate Accounts Today! http://tinyurl.com/yggk3vc #amazon
32 minutes ago from web

Warbson @cafepress will you remove colorado affiliates like Amazon? #noadtax
34 minutes ago from web

Warbson i knew it would happen! Amazon terminates colorado affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax
35 minutes ago from web

paulswansen Colorado Affiliate Marketing.: Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Pro… http://bit.ly/bmwFYc
36 minutes ago from twitterfeed

twobkumagai RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
37 minutes ago from TweetDeck

pcnerd37 Amazon terminates Colorado based associates: http://bit.ly/9sI5BB
37 minutes ago from TweetDeck

OneHourBlogger RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
37 minutes ago from web

mekayhonez Colorado legislature raised state unemployment with this: RT @JoeMayo: Amazon.com cutting off affiliate advertising for Colorado
40 minutes ago from Brizzly

Lionsdaffiliate RT @mellies: It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
40 minutes ago from web

jakesutton It seems I am no longer an Amazon Associate, thanks to the Colorado legislature or something… Huh. #fb
41 minutes ago from Tweetie

globalgeeknews Amazon terminates Colorado based associates: http://bit.ly/9sI5BB
41 minutes ago from Twitme for WordPress

affiliateagle1 Retweet: affiliatetip Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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buckatspinsix RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck

brucecat Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work! RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz
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affiliatetip RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
about 1 hour ago from web

tmaaz Woke up to find out all Amazon Associates – like myself – In Colorado had their accounts closed today, due to HB 10-1193. Nice job CO gov!
about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck

OEX1 Amazon closes all Colorado based associate accounts because of new tax law http://affiliates-make-money-online.blogspot.com/
about 1 hour ago from web

kvwhalen RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
about 1 hour ago from web

AffAdvocacy Amazon has drops Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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mellies It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
about 1 hour ago from web

rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
about 1 hour ago from web

busymoms1 The state of Colorado has just taken away my right to earn money in affiliate marketing. Amazon shut my account down today.
about 1 hour ago from web

SiteShrine Amazon Associates Drops Colorado Affiliates: Due to new sales tax legislation in Colorado Amazon.com is no longer … http://bit.ly/aIaqxK
about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

sarahw So not surprised, alas. RT @PublishersLunch: #plnws Amazon Said to Eliminate Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
about 1 hour ago from Seesmic

draccah Again: rt @PublishersLunch: #plnws Amazon Said to Eliminate Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9P5AkU [Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates]
about 1 hour ago from web

PublishersLunch #plnws Amazon Said to Eliminate Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

kgdotin MUST READ: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://www.karangoel.in/amazon-fires-its-colorado-associates/
about 1 hour ago from Twitter Tools

RogueUniversity RT @radar: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates by @gnat – http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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JoeMayo Amazon.com emailed this morning; cutting off affiliate advertising for Colorado
about 1 hour ago from web

dedalusjmmr Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://ff.im/-h8WTj
about 1 hour ago from FriendFeed

MycoRant Got an email from Amazon saying my associates account is canceled because of Colorado tax policy. Can this be true?
about 1 hour ago from Echofon

AffiliateForums Did Amazon Remove Colorado Affiliates and Why: I woke this morning to news that Amazon has removed Colorado Affilia… http://cli.gs/7ZLer
about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

patrickswinnea Amazon closes all Colorado affiliate accounts, including mine.
about 1 hour ago from Twitterrific

SiteShrine Amazon Associates Drops Colorado Affiliates http://3.ly/XGMD
about 2 hours ago from SiteShrine.net

hayduke Amazon shuts down it’s Associates program for all Colorado-based affiliates.
about 2 hours ago from Tweetie

BabsVk RT @jafurtado: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates, by Nat Torkington |O’Reilly Radar http://is.gd/9X7AM
about 2 hours ago from Tweetree

MLMNoobie Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bgl.me/5qy
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walkerthompson Colorado passes its online sales tax law, so there goes my Amazon Affiliate program revenue… I guess they were serious…
about 2 hours ago from HelloTxt

liorsfeed Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/aVIPAC
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bemorehavemore Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bgl.me/5qw
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mystumble Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/aZSfGD
about 2 hours ago from itweetlive

Dakshinamurti Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://ow.ly/16Kiyk
about 2 hours ago from HootSuite

OriginalSignal Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/9Lrenf
about 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

shellb7 Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar http://bit.ly/aDIFyv
about 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

HotFrogNews Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
about 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

JackKrupansky I wonder if Amazon will reinstate my Associates account – I moved from Colorado in 2006 but acct had my old address.
about 3 hours ago from web

bradleyhunt Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates (O’Reilly Radar): http://bit.ly/c354cZ
about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck

sldfjd [ff] Rob Diana: Sharing: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/aglfQg : http://url4.eu/1hrTf
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robdiana Sharing: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/aglfQg
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breakingweb Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/cMfMor via http://topicfire.com/Web-2.0
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sldfjd [ff] Rob Diana: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: http://url4.eu/1hqfS
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amazonbuyer Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/buXshU
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howdous Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/aggmC4
about 4 hours ago from twitterfeed

AdamEngstFeeds O’Reilly Radar: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado gover… http://bit.ly/9Lrenf
about 4 hours ago from twitterfeed

iitp Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://ow.ly/16Kfwo
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Dakshinamurti Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://ow.ly/16KfEd
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worktweets radar: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9Lrenf
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mikegechter_rss Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/9Lrenf
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

MollyDugganLLC Oreilly Radar: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9F3ant Full http://bit.ly/anQyLA
about 5 hours ago from API

OriginalSignal Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/d5zgXed
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

andreashelo Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: by Nat Torkington | @gnat | comments: 0 I just got interesting email from Am… http://bit.ly/9Lrenf
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

TopHitList Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – http://tinyurl.com/ycgwf7g
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vidaltaxes Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Col… http://bit.ly/bwYqbA
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

joseantvazquez RT @radar Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates by @gnat – http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
about 5 hours ago from web

livepress Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/cSssfV
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

radar Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates by @gnat – http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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jennpalm Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates by @gnat – http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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ITBlogs O’Reilly: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/d5gXed
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

tybohannon Amazon Affiliate Tax Strikes Colorado. Seems to be rapidly infecting other states! http://ow.ly/1ftgP
about 5 hours ago from HootSuite

MH_Bonham @PhilippaJane Colorado enacted some BS sales tax law which requires Amazon to collect. I no longer live in Colorado, but Montana.
about 5 hours ago from Echofon

markjameslord RT @RSS_OReilly: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/dlup4k
about 5 hours ago from twitrss

PhilippaJane @MH_Bonham What did Colorado do to Amazon??
about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

RSS_OReilly Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/dlup4k
about 5 hours ago from twitrss

sb302 Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates: I just got interesting email from Amazon: the Colorado government recently e… http://bit.ly/cItKet
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

MH_Bonham OMFG. Amazon just canceled my associates account because they still think I live in Colorado. They’ve canceled everyone’s who live there.
about 5 hours ago from Echofon

digireviews Reading: Amazon shuts down Colorado Affiliates http://bit.ly/9YRoLY
about 5 hours ago from twitterfeed

JD_DenverSW Amazon just yanked the accounts of website affiliates in Colorado over a new Colorado sales tax law. :(
about 5 hours ago from web

Babasfarmlife Colorado legislation just ruined my Amazon acct! Creeps!
about 6 hours ago from web

SupAffiliatesTV #SATV Amazon Closes Colorado Associate Accounts as of March 8th Due to HB10-1193: Here is the letter I just receiv… http://bit.ly/bEYKdD
about 6 hours ago from twitterfeed

franklinB Amazon Closes Colorado Associate Accounts as of March 8th Due to HB10-1193: Here is the letter I just received fro… http://bit.ly/dfFXMd
about 6 hours ago from twitterfeed

mpelembe RT @DianaHsieh: I’m going to be sick. Amazon has (justifiably) closed down all associate accounts for Colorado because of a horrid new state law.
about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

DianaHsieh I’m going to be sick. Amazon has (justifiably) closed down all associate accounts for Colorado because of a horrid new state law.
about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

stockvalues Amazon reacted to http://bit.ly/HB10-1193 by closing all Colorado-based associates. Gov. Ritter signed a stupid law, now Coloradans suffer.
about 6 hours ago from bit.ly

affdump Dennis Yu: Amazon shuts down Colorado Affiliates http://affdump.com/go.php?aid=60013 (via @affdump)
about 6 hours ago from API

InTheoryTV New blog post: Anti-Business Colorado law causes Amazon to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado http://bit.ly/938QT4
about 6 hours ago from Twitter Tools

kvangork Stupid move, Colorado government. Did you really think Amazon.com was going to roll over and start collecting sales tax for you?
about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

dwiskus No more Amazon Associates accounts for Colorado residents. They’re all being closed effective immediately.
about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

justincline Gee thanks State of Colorado, looks like Amazon closed my Assiciates account due to your new taxes. If I made money from it, I’d be pissed.
about 6 hours ago from Tweetie

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