Comments on: Blogging turns on the red light http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/ Tech, community & life Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: that canadian girl » Astroturfing & Disclosure: Where Do You Draw the Line? http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-22002 that canadian girl » Astroturfing & Disclosure: Where Do You Draw the Line? Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:27:26 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-22002 [...] not the first time I bring up my issues with non-disclosure & dodgy marketing practices, but as social media becomes a more mainstream interest for marketing bods of all walks of life, I [...] [...] not the first time I bring up my issues with non-disclosure & dodgy marketing practices, but as social media becomes a more mainstream interest for marketing bods of all walks of life, I [...]

]]> By: Hal http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1118 Hal Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:32:56 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1118 That just sounds horrible. I wrote about Photobox a few months back because I was impressed with their service, but that was because I wanted to. I didn't get paid anything. Now we're just going to get people writing rave reviews for products even if they're crappy. I'd never do anything like that. But how would you know if I did? Argh! That just sounds horrible. I wrote about Photobox a few months back because I was impressed with their service, but that was because I wanted to. I didn’t get paid anything.

Now we’re just going to get people writing rave reviews for products even if they’re crappy.

I’d never do anything like that. But how would you know if I did? Argh!

]]> By: Mathew http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1116 Mathew Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:34:29 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1116 Payperpost are certainly copping it from all angles at the moment, and deservedly so. As you say, the insurmountable problem is that their terms do not require disclosure of payment. In Australia we had a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_for_comment" rel="nofollow">cash for comments</a> scandal involving talk-back radio hosts not disclosing payments for positive comments on air. Here we go again... Payperpost are certainly copping it from all angles at the moment, and deservedly so. As you say, the insurmountable problem is that their terms do not require disclosure of payment.

In Australia we had a cash for comments scandal involving talk-back radio hosts not disclosing payments for positive comments on air. Here we go again…

]]> By: Jimena http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1117 Jimena Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:58:56 +0000 http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2006/07/05/blogging-turns-on-the-red-light/#comment-1117 I'm going to read up on that peyperpost thing you posted! I’m going to read up on that peyperpost thing you posted!

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