Comments on: IAB Against New FTC Regs http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/10/iab-against-new-ftc-regs.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Howard http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/10/iab-against-new-ftc-regs.html/comment-page-1#comment-94211 Terry Howard Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:17:29 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13638#comment-94211 Is this really such a problem that it warrants to FTC wasting so much time on it? Doesn't this sort of police itself when people do discover a blogger is not disclosing their paid relationship and have been giving favorable reviews as a result that their credibility drops to nil? Nothing really stays hidden long on the web. Maybe I've missed something, but I wasn't aware that paid blog posts were disrupting the economy so much and duping the public in droves to buy products under false pretenses. Don't we have like major issues with credit lending and investment scams preying on financial crisis fears we should be focusing on? .-= Terry Howard´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.terryhoward.net/2009/08/commissioner-infantini-wrong.html" rel="nofollow">Commissioner Infantini Wrong on Parking Meters</a> =-. Is this really such a problem that it warrants to FTC wasting so much time on it? Doesn’t this sort of police itself when people do discover a blogger is not disclosing their paid relationship and have been giving favorable reviews as a result that their credibility drops to nil? Nothing really stays hidden long on the web. Maybe I’ve missed something, but I wasn’t aware that paid blog posts were disrupting the economy so much and duping the public in droves to buy products under false pretenses. Don’t we have like major issues with credit lending and investment scams preying on financial crisis fears we should be focusing on?
.-= Terry Howard´s last blog ..Commissioner Infantini Wrong on Parking Meters =-.

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]]> By: Corey Freeman http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/10/iab-against-new-ftc-regs.html/comment-page-1#comment-93843 Corey Freeman Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:25:05 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13638#comment-93843 I can understand attacking scammers and false advertisers, but there are a ton of bloggers out there who generate decent income reviewing relevant and tried products. These reviews benefit the buyers when done correctly, because they can get information from a source they have come to trust. Not only does an $11,000 fine make an impact on new bloggers who can't afford it, it also damages their credibility considerably. This is a bit harsh... .-= Corey Freeman´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writerseven/~3/A1TPo4hqRnM/" rel="nofollow">Are You a Writing Marine?</a> =-. I can understand attacking scammers and false advertisers, but there are a ton of bloggers out there who generate decent income reviewing relevant and tried products. These reviews benefit the buyers when done correctly, because they can get information from a source they have come to trust.

Not only does an $11,000 fine make an impact on new bloggers who can’t afford it, it also damages their credibility considerably. This is a bit harsh…
.-= Corey Freeman´s last blog ..Are You a Writing Marine? =-.

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