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Pimproll Closes Loop http://www.adultwebmasteraffiliateprogram.com/articles/pimproll_closes_loop http://www.adultwebmasteraffiliateprogram.com/articles/pimproll_closes_loop Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Few recent entrants into the adult webmaster world have created as much buzz as veteran affiliate program powerhouse Pimproll's launch of HostedTube.com and the follow on news that its TrafficForce.com program would be used to help monetize this free white label tube site service. Many webmasters have been curious as to what the company had come up with, and XBIZ wanted a closer look. 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