Comments on: Payola, Extortion and Market Correction

By: Joel McLaughlin

Joel McLaughlin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:37:32 +0000

I think you hit the nail on the head with this post! People are already becoming more critical of low quality bloggers and the high quality sources are beginning to grab a large amount of trust and authority. Money is the root of all evil, but truth always prevails!

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:33:42 +0000

I agree with you. If we look from outside the box it will surely happen. Not long ago we realized that bloggers have a voice. Soon we will realize that only important bloggers have a voice.

I think it’s not the blogger’s fault. In all the fields there are people who “will do it for the money”, ignoring quality. And there will always be people who will try new things and see if they work (those who pay you). If you got any money this way, don’t get excited, it won’t last. Don’t become “big spenders” and get into loans just because you have potential (a mistake made by many real estate agents).

By: scott aka display booths

scott aka display booths — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:50:02 +0000

hi Aaron,
In my industry (display booths) I see a LOT of “bloggers” write “reviews” when it’s obvious they know absolutely nothing about the product, and are only in it for the “payola” (which I’m guessing, ironically, isn’t much at all). Anyway, I wouldn’t mind seeing the “bubble” burst at all. :) As for now, I’ll take 99% of all blogger reviews with a grain of salt. Scott, aka display booths

By: Search Craigslist

Search Craigslist — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:15:43 +0000

Usually I oppose government intervention in business because they do way too much of it. But I welcome this one. What bothers me most in the information is the fact that there’s no enough clear information on what they consider disclosure.

By: Whitney Hoffman

Whitney Hoffman — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:58:59 +0000

Amen.

By: Buck "Daddy" Rogers

Buck "Daddy" Rogers — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:12:31 +0000

You raise good points. I am blogger that accepts items for review. We met and talked briefly at Izeafest about this. I don’t feel entitled to these things and I don’t strong arm companies to give me them either.

I known the the New York Time spells out their guidelines but I wonder how strongly they are enforced. A quick look on Ebay shows tons of movie press release items for sale. I guess they are considered collector items. If it isn’t the journalist selling them then who?

I don’t feel bought off and would gladly return the item if asked to. I am not sure the point of getting a used toilet brush back from me would be. As far as getting trips, I done the sponsored trip to a conference and I am here to tell you I worked for it. I worked at the conference for the company. It is also the only way I would be able to attend conferences and hear speaker like you and learn things.

I know that I am going to get some heat about how I feel but it is how I feel. Just saying!