http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/09/the-dark-side-of-paid-posting-pt-3-the-ftc-chimes-in/ Thoughts on publishing and the writing life Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/09/the-dark-side-of-paid-posting-pt-3-the-ftc-chimes-in/comment-page-1/#comment-802 John Erianne Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:23:03 +0000 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/?p=1462#comment-802 I don't think it <em>is</em> that much of an issue for the FTC, other than the fact that the agency is under pressure to do something about it. Most of that pressure, I suspect, is coming from companies like Google (which already punishes some bloggers for black hat seo tactics) and maybe a few bloggers who think paid posting is unethical and gives the blogosphere a bad name. Time will tell, however, how well the FTC actually enforces these rules. I seriously doubt there will be any serious action on this. I don’t think it is that much of an issue for the FTC, other than the fact that the agency is under pressure to do something about it. Most of that pressure, I suspect, is coming from companies like Google (which already punishes some bloggers for black hat seo tactics) and maybe a few bloggers who think paid posting is unethical and gives the blogosphere a bad name. Time will tell, however, how well the FTC actually enforces these rules. I seriously doubt there will be any serious action on this.

]]> http://asteriusonline.com/diary/2009/10/09/the-dark-side-of-paid-posting-pt-3-the-ftc-chimes-in/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Travis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:14:33 +0000 http://asteriusonline.com/diary/?p=1462#comment-796 Wow, I honestly never would have thought the FTC (or any group for that matter) would get so upset over something like that. I guess I could understand if bloggers were advertising malicious products, but aside from that, I don't see why it's such an issue. Wow, I honestly never would have thought the FTC (or any group for that matter) would get so upset over something like that. I guess I could understand if bloggers were advertising malicious products, but aside from that, I don’t see why it’s such an issue.

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