TMM Insider Newsletter August 2008 (Vol. I, Issue 5)

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Recent News

Too Much Media Announces New Pricing/Support Structure for NATS

Too Much Media, LLC, is happy to announce more support for all our clients using the Next-Generation Affiliate Tracking System (NATS). New clients may also take advantage of our reduced start-up prices. Details on the new pricing and support packages can be found here: http://www.notrolls.com/showthread.php?t=714. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Albright or call us at (732) 385-1536.

NATS v4 Release Underway

The public release of NATS v4.0 is in full swing! We are pleased with the overwhelming response we have received initially, and we expect this demand to grow even larger as time goes on. Please keep in mind that the install/upgrade/stats import process is VERY involved, so we appreciate your patience in advance. Each install will be assigned to an individual tech that will handle your import process from start to finish, so you can rest assured knowing that your transition from v3 to v4 will be as smooth as possible. Please note that we are handling upgrades on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Anyone who has licensed NATS on a one-time fee basis within the past 12 months is covered by a support contract and will receive the NATS v4 upgrade as part of that support contract. As NATS v4 is a totally new product and the upgrade process is involved, anyone who has licensed NATS on a one-time fee basis and does not have a current support contract must purchase one to be eligible for the v4 upgrade. If you wish to upgrade to NATS v4 or have any additional questions, please submit a support ticket.

Porn Poker Tour Update

As a sponsor of the Porn Poker Tour, we would first off like to thank everyone who participated in the PPT at InterNEXT '08 in Miami. The next stop on the Porn Poker Tour will be in Atlanta at the Atlanta Forum (Sept 18-20, 2008). Players of ALL skill levels are invited to stop by and try their luck at Texas Hold'em. Alternative entertainment is also available all nights.

Too Much Media Invades Canada!

Too Much Media is proud to be the corporate sponsor for the 5th Annual QWEBEC Expo in Montreal, Quebec on August 22nd-24th, 2008. We are very excited about this event and look forward to seeing everyone there!

We are also proud to sponsor the Warm-up Gathering at the Karina Club Lounge (1455 Crescent Street, 3rd Floor) on Thurdsay, Aug 21, 2008 from 10PM - 3AM. The party will feature music from DJ Danny Boy. Event bracelets or "being on the list" are mandatory for entry.

Too Much Media techs will be on hand during the expo at the Marriott Chteau Champlain. We will be located in booths #201 and #301. Come stop by to meet our staff and ask any questions you may have about our products and services.

For more information on the expo, to register for the event, or to reserve a room, please visit http://qwebec.com

Recent Additions & Bug Fixes

NATS v3.1

GXB and Unique Usernames

We recently found a bug which prevented certain GXBill members from gaining access in certain cases when on NATS 3.1.50.2. If you are currently on NATS v3.1.50.2 and are currently using GXB, please submit a ticket and we will update you to the latest integration of GXB

admin_notes.php fix

We recently fixed an html_encoding issue which was causing problems with admin_notes.php.

Email Notifications on Gateway Signup

NATS now properly sends email notifications when a surfer signs up via a gateway biller.

MySQL Connection Fix

There was an issue regarding reconnecting to the stats database after the MySQL connection had gone away. This has been fixed in the latest version.

DHD User Management Calls

DHD now makes proper posts to the script you set in the User Management URL in your Sites Admin -> Edit Site Details -> User Management.

Pagination for Affiliates in a Program

We have now added pagination to the page that allows you to disable/enable affiliates in a certain program if you have more that 50,000 affiliates.

Post Method Updates

We have updated a number of admin-related Web forms so that they send data to NATS via POST instead of GET.

DHD Cascade Fix

We recently fixed a bug which caused the NATS signup to cascade in certain circumstances if DHD was the only biller in the cascade.

Auto-Generate Usernames For Jettis International

NATS will now auto-generate a different username for the surfer if it already taken on Jettis's end.

Webmasterchecks Payment Dump

We have recently added Webmasterchecks as a default dump format in the Pay Via Admin.

WTS Cancel Fix

NATS now properly processes cancel calls from WTS.

NetBilling Discount Upgrades

NATS now supports discounted upgrades for NetBilling.

Affiliate Search Improvements

Admins can now search for affiliates marked as deleted

Cross-Sale Improvements

If you delete a biller from the Billers Admin, NATS will now hide any cross-sale information regarding that biller in the Cross-Sales Admin.

NetBilling ACH Status Support

NATS now supports the ACH/OK and ACH/FAILED messages sent by NetBilling and acts accordingly for each case.

Canadian Support for GXB Web900

NATS now supports Canadian transactions from GXB Web900.

CARMA v1.3

mp4/mov Playback Support in CARMA Admin

CARMA now supports mp4/mov playback within the CARMA admin.

Support for Birthdates prior to 1970

CARMA now suports actor birthdays prior to January 1, 1970

carma_list Update

CARMA nows returns the total number of actors, which will allow for pagination of actor pages.

Flash Creation Tool Fixes

Some recent changes to our Flash Creation Scripts was causing the Flash conversion process to hang in certain circumstances. This has been corrected in the latest issue.


On The Hotplate

NATS v4.0

Token Sytem

We are currently working on a token-based system that will allow NATS to keep track of the number of tokens that a member can purchase/spend on the owner's paysite.

Forking Postbacks

We are currently testing a system which allows the non-essential postbacks NATS makes to outside scripts get forked to a separate process thread, which allows for faster processing on the client side.

Paysite Biller Integration

We are currently working with Paysite Cash to integrate them as a payment processor in NATS. If you wish to be a beta-tester for this biller, please ubmit a ticket.

Admins Overriding as Affiliates

We are currently changing the way NATS behaves when an admin overrides as another affiliate. Any changes they make to the affiliate's accounts will not generate a confirmation email for the added convenience of the admin.

Query Optimizations

NATS no longer gets complete lists of affiliates, campaigns, or members. It only gets as many as it needs to complete a single query. Affiliate programs with many affiliates, campaigns, or members will notice a considerable performance boost in their NATS install.

Using GeoIP to set Default Country on Signup

If GeoIP is configured in NATS, the member signup page will attempt to prefill the country drop down with the country matching their Geo-targeted country.

CARMA v1.3

Flash Movie Regeneration

CARMA will soon allow for the ability to force flash files to be regenerated, even if they already exist.

Site Duplication

We are currently testing a feature that will allow you to copy the templates of one site onto another.

Undeleting Sites

We are currently re-working the Sites Admin interface so that you can view deleted sites and undelete them if necessary.

TMM Insider Tip: Using Track to Its Fullest Potential

Did you know that your affiliates can manipulate their link codes in a variety of ways?

First off, if your affiliate wants their linkcode to go directly to the NATS Pre-Join Form, they can simply add the word "join" to the end of their link code.

Your affiliates can also deep link to a specific part of your tour. For example, if they want to pass the variable "extra_var=1234" to a tour, they can simply add it to the end of the track code.



Is there something that you would like to see here on this newsletter? Have an idea for Tip of the Day? If so, then contact the editor.

Thought of a new feature that would benefit all of our clients? If so, then please submit a support ticket.

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