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Payola bloggers, FTC is watching you

Payola bloggers, FTC is watching youFTC Watching BlogsI might be out of touch in a way but from the exposures to blogs that I have had, periodically and infrequent, I haven't seen anything in any of them to make me think they're of any use to anyone except the gullible....

Tags: Blogging, blogger, FTC, Payola blogger, Payola

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

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The FTC's guidelines raise ruckus, but are (mostly) unenforceable

The Federal Trade Commission published controversial guidelines for bloggers and Facebook and Twitter users, but they are largely unenforceable. The FTC's rules are an encroachment on free speech, absurd in parts and far reaching. On the surface, the FTC's laws boil down to disclosure: ...

Tags: FTC, Blogger, CNet News, Blogging, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-06

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

FTC publishes final rules on blogger payola, endorsements

It's about time!It's only fair that if somebody refers you to a product or a service through their blog, and they have received any sort of remuneration, that they reveal this information to you.won't workhow are you going to find the ofenders?padded reviews, stuffed 'online polls' is just something we...

Tags: Blogging, FTC, advertisement, blogger, blog

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

FTC publishes final rules on blogger payola, endorsements

Bloggers must reveal freebies, cash payments when promoting products. by Richard Koman

Tags: FTC, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Payola bloggers, FTC is watching you

A few years back, the blogosphere was gnashing its teeth about blogger payola -- taking perks and payments from advertisers and PR firms. Many bloggers justified the practice with "I take their money and write what I want anyway!" and "Hey, this is my meal ticket and by the time...

Tags: FTC, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-22

From 'Payola' to 'Pay for Say': Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?

Every medium or twist on a medium seems to spawn its own version of hiding the agenda. For decades, radio has had â€" and apparently continues to have â€" its payola problems. One way or another, music jockeys get paid off to play particular songs. ...

Tags: Conversation, Payment, Social Media, Advertiser, Marketers, Conversation Phrase, BlogHer, Blogging, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-08

Web 2.0 cold shower: Mike vs. Nick

Rather than stoop to respond to Nick Carr’s weekend, gratuitous frontal attack, “Cold Treats,” Mike Arrington has taken his version of the high road by choosing to match Carr’s current treatise on the hypocritical inegalities of the blogosphere, "The Great Unread," with an Arrington style treatise: “Is Nick Carr the...

Tags: Digg, Mike Arrington, &ldquo, Is Nick Carr

Blog posts 2006-08-16