Associated Content Tip of the Day 23 March 2007: Jargon

Every business has its own jargon and acronyms. Working in a government environment, I’ve held entire conversations that sounded like a spelling bee. Associated Content is no different. Some of these are obvious, but let’s spell out some of the terms frequently thrown around Associated Content especially in their forums.

• AC = Associated Content (We’re starting off slowly).
• CP = Content Producer: A contributor of articles, videos, and audio content to the AC site.
• CM = Content Manager: An AC employee who reviews CP submissions.
• Offer = A monetary bid made by a CM to a CP for their submission.
• Rejection = A no-bid offer made by a CM as in “We can’t pay you for this, but you can submit for free.”
• CSO = Content Special Offer: an email or newsletter that AC sends out requesting/suggesting topics. Often the CSO will be accompanied by a minimum guaranteed rate, but not always.
• Taxes = Monies owed the government on income. Even a single dollar is taxable. Any money you earn with AC is taxable. Once you reach $600, the IRS requires the company to send you a 1099. If you reach $600, expect AC to ask for your SSN/EIN.
• PV = Page Views: A count of the number of hits your article has seen. See also “non-real-time counter.”
• Bonus = AKA PV Bonus: The amount of money your article(s) made from the number of page views. See also “non-real-time counter.”

These last few may or may not be accurate

• AC Ambassador = A long extinct mythical creature similar to the elemental of Leap Castle.
• Sam = The coolest CM @ AC because he actually talks to us and offers help.
• Jerk = A CP that posts in the forum under the name theBarefoot. He frequently bashes noobies and posts useless crap.
• Low Offer = Getting less than your previous offer. Usually the result of low keyword density or just being too lazy to roll with the punches and figure things out for yourself.
• High Offer = Another long extinct mythical creature similar to a meteorite.
• AC Video = Something that when it actually plays makes you feel like you won the lottery.
• AC Audio = Something submitted for free that still takes more than 2 weeks to publish.
• Submission = Anything you submit to AC. A CP that makes a submission is also known as a supplicant.
• Beta = associatedcontent.com a web site in a constant state of flux both from a technical & business model point of view.
• BOL = Best of Luck: what you will need on your adventures at AC.