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		nhangen on Feb 8, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pinterest quietly modifying users links to generat... Really surprised that no one has a problem with this. How would we feel if PG turned every Apple, Amazon, or other ecommerce link into an affiliate link, with our name pinned to it? Horrible decision on their part, and I think it's going to bite them in the ass when the average user gets wind of it.

kreutz on Feb 8, 2012 | [–]

The average "Pinterest User" has no idea what an affiliate link is.

adambyrtek on Feb 8, 2012 | [–]

Well, if you claim that it's such a horrible thing you should at least try to explain why. Personally, I wouldn't mind if Amazon links from HN had an affiliate code attached.

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