I think I recall my son telling me that you cannot plug USB's into each other to extend...something happens to the signal. They are not like electrical cords. There is a thing called a hub, which you can try:
http://www.answers.com/topic/usb-hub
But they cost $$ and a long cord would probably be similar in cost.
You can get long ones, and extend that way. That is what we have for my husband's computer, in the other room connected to our router.
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