New JavaScript Link Types at Commission Junction

If you are a CJ publisher, you might want to take a look at this.

New JavaScript Link Types at Commission Junction

kidmercury over at threadwatch.org writes

Jeff Molander chimes in on the topic, suggesting that this is in response to search engines dislike of affiliate links, and their desire to create solid and direct relationships with advertisers — many of whom already have tenuous relationships with affiliate publishers due to their effect on brands and their competition for search results.

Will other affiliate networks follow in Commission Junction’s footsteps? What are the implications for affiliate marketing if this is the case?