There are currently 60 folks involved in the challenge, and the top ten runners have already tallied 625.05 miles.

Overall, there have been 1238.25 miles run by all of the participants, so it’s $1,238.25 raised so far.

I am at #21 right now (see my Nike+ profile) with 22.82 miles, and I am poised to make a move in the rankings while lots of the runners attend SXSW.

Here are the top ten runners, as of March 10, 2010.

Get more details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/2010/02/15/affiliate-summit-east-2010-challenge/.

Affiliate Compliance 101 panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

• John Engler, Vice President, UnsubCentral (Moderator)
• James J. Fosina, President and CEO, Fosina Marketing Group
• Jennifer Leuer, VP Strategic Asset Assurance, Experian Interactive

Insight, guidelines and a complete view of compliance from both the advertiser and publisher sides of the table, including how affiliate email practices can affect the reputation, image and deliverability rates of a merchant.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

Video: Affiliate Compliance 101

Domaining and Address-Bar Driven Traffic presentation from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

• Monte Cahn, Founder and CEO, Moniker

How domain owners, web developers and businesses can increase revenue by owning a portfolio of domain names. This program examines the various strategies for domain traffic monetization.

Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.

Video: Domaining and Address-Bar Driven Traffic

The book is already available at online and offline book stores.

You can read excerpts of the book on Scribd before making a purchase.

Here is a description of Internet Marketing from the Real Experts:

What do Tim Carter, Brian Clark, Joel Comm, Jim Kukral, Ted Murphy, Jeremy Schoemaker, and Mari Smith have in common? They all walk the walk when it comes to their Internet marketing expertise. And they also have joined a couple dozen innovators and thought shapers to share their ideas, advice, and insight.

“Internet Marketing from the Real Experts” is a collection of affiliate, email, blogging, podcasting, video, search engine, and social network rock stars that break down the how and why of Internet marketing in a clear, easy to understand way.

These are the people that do this stuff every day. Find out how they do what they do to achieve success with their online businesses.

Their voices, their ideas, their action items, and their lessons learned from mistakes–all for you to grow your business the day you start reading “Internet Marketing from the Real Experts.”

Purchase Internet Marketing From the Real Experts on Scribd at http://www.scribd.com/doc/27662603/Internet-Marketing-From-the-Real-Experts.

Internet Marketing From the Real Experts

The main sponsors are AzoogleAds (Diamond Sponsor), ClickBank (Titanium Sponsor), ShareASale (Platinum Sponsor), Digital River’s oneNetworkDirect (Gold Sponsor), LinkShare (Silver Sponsor), and buy.at (Bronze Sponsor).

See http://www.affiliatesummit.com/10e-exhibitors/ for available sponsorships at Affiliate Summit East 2010.

It’s right under the image of the book cover on Amazon.

Go and search to see which chapters are most pertinent to you.

If you haven’t already gotten a copy of Internet Marketing From The Real Experts, net proceeds are going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

And for the Kindle people who have been asking, we’ve got a call with the publisher next week, and we’ll see if we can get a date for the release of the Kindle version.

The conference is taking place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City, and we are planning to feature a bookstore for attendees to purchase relevant books.

If you will be attending the conference and you’ve authored a book (or more than one book), we’d like to help sell some copies during the conference.

Please note that the book(s) must be available via Barnes & Noble. We will try to make all requested titles available, but cannot guarantee it.

Submit your information at http://www.affiliatesummit.com/your-book-at-affiliate-summit-east-2010/.

If you had a Gold or Platinum pass for Affiliate Summit West 2010, you should have received an email on February 17, 2010 with the following subject: Affiliate Summit West 2010 Session Videos are Now Available

The emails were sent to the email addresses used to register for the conference, and they include unique logins for each attendee.

Check your spam folder if you should have gotten the email and haven’t seen it.

If you can’t locate the email, shoot us an email and we’ll help you out.

For almost 15-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how to build successful new online businesses or energize and refresh existing ones.

A graduate of The University of Akron with a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Sales & Marketing, Jim has spent time working with publicly traded firms and small businesses alike. Jim’s work and experience in the Internet marketing industry has branded him as a leading thinker and thought-leader in the community.

He currently serves as a Certified Adjunct Professor for The University of San Francisco online where he teaches thousands of students how to harness the power of online marketing.

Jim is also the author of two new books to be published by Wiley Press. The first, called “Attention! This Book Will Make You Money”, will be in bookstores in August 2010. The second book, called “The Ultimate Pitch”, is scheduled to be released in 2011.

Today, Jim manages a successful Web business consulting firm (http://www.thebizwebcoach.com) where he helps businesses find ways to skyrocket their sales, leads and publicity through the power of online marketing.

You can find out about all of Jim’s work and projects by visiting http://www.jimkukral.com.

More details soon on Affiliate Summit East 2010 at http://www.affiliatesummit.com.

Frank Luntz is one of the most honored communication professionals in America today. Time magazine named him one of “50 of America’s most promising leaders aged 40 and under” and he was named one of the four “Top Research Minds” by Business Week.

Frank has become the go-to consultant when Fortune 100 companies need communication and language guidance, from General Motors to Federal Express, Disney to American Express, from AT&T to Pfizer, from Kroger supermarkets to McDonalds and the entire soft drink and motion picture industry, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Business Roundtable.

I mentioned in a blog post last year on Recommended Reading for Internet Marketers that Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear by Frank Luntz is one of my favorite business books. If you haven’t read it, I’d highly suggest you pick it up.

More details soon on Affiliate Summit East 2010 at http://www.affiliatesummit.com.