techcrunch.com — "...a marketplace for companies to connect with bloggers who are willing to blog about a product - for a price. The companies can set guidelines for their requests such as whether a picture must be included and whether they will only pay for positive blog coverage."
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andreitJun 30, 2006
I agree, however it is another way for bloggers make some cash.
amo955Jun 30, 2006
maybe I'm just new to this medium but it seems to me that a lot of these negative reactions are coming from Bloggers who feel threatened. Bloggers who are probably already getting paid to write via sponsors/advertisers. If that is not the case, then good for you.
searchengineJun 30, 2006
Trell, I think you are right, this is something that goes back to ethics, it will very interesting to see how this type of things evolves.
Closed AccountJul 1, 2006
Yeah, no doubt. It seems people who are already making money are feeling the heat as advertisers can now go elsewhere and find the best deal...especially people like TechCrunch who says 'we do not take money from the people we write about'. Maybe not directly, but indirectly? I'm sure of it...
Closed AccountJul 1, 2006
Acesso, that just won't happen. As soon as they reveal that they might be in bed with someone and are marketing a product/service the majority of ppl will stop reading, so they won't disclose it!
Closed AccountJul 1, 2006
Perhaps not money, but other stuff (like samples of the crap they are selling etc).