Comments on: Making Blogs More Transparent Angers Bloggers – Huh? http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/ Information Architected is a consultancy focused on the intelligent use of content, knowledge and processes to drive innovation and thrive in a digital world. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Twitted by mikegil http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Twitted by mikegil Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:23:10 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-561 [...] This post was Twitted by mikegil [...] [...] This post was Twitted by mikegil [...]

]]> By: Carl Frappaolo http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Carl Frappaolo Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:28:14 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-572 While perhaps newspapers etc. should be subject to the same regulation, the point made is a reader/consumer is more aware that commercial pubs have ties. The greater issue is so called "independent individuals" that are actually "works/opinions for hire". <br>What triggered the regulation were a host (minority perhaps but enough that it mattered) of individual bloggers that were reviewing products and making recommendation - but not disclosing that they were paid by organizations (i.e. manufacturers) to write the reviews. The article explains this in more detail. While perhaps newspapers etc. should be subject to the same regulation, the point made is a reader/consumer is more aware that commercial pubs have ties. The greater issue is so called “independent individuals” that are actually “works/opinions for hire”.
What triggered the regulation were a host (minority perhaps but enough that it mattered) of individual bloggers that were reviewing products and making recommendation – but not disclosing that they were paid by organizations (i.e. manufacturers) to write the reviews. The article explains this in more detail.

]]> By: Fibol http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Fibol Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:57:40 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-571 Doug is right. Something feels wrong here. In addition I'm not sure to understand what really triggered this regulation.<br>Fibol Doug is right. Something feels wrong here. In addition I'm not sure to understand what really triggered this regulation.
Fibol

]]> By: Doug Cornelius http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Doug Cornelius Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:32:43 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-570 I agree that transparency is important and don't understand bloggers complaining about why they need to make a disclosure. I think a review of product may be very different when you take into account the price. By getting it for free, you lose that dynamic.<br><br>My biggest complaint is that newspapers and old-school media are not subject to the disclosure rules. The Boston Globe, <a href="http://Boston.com" rel="nofollow">Boston.com</a> and the blogs on <a href="http://Boston.com" rel="nofollow">Boston.com</a> may have different disclosure obligations. That seems wrong. I agree that transparency is important and don't understand bloggers complaining about why they need to make a disclosure. I think a review of product may be very different when you take into account the price. By getting it for free, you lose that dynamic.

My biggest complaint is that newspapers and old-school media are not subject to the disclosure rules. The Boston Globe, Boston.com and the blogs on Boston.com may have different disclosure obligations. That seems wrong.

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]]> By: Carl Frappaolo http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Carl Frappaolo Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-558 While perhaps newspapers etc. should be subject to the same regulation, the point made is a reader/consumer is more aware that commercial pubs have ties. The greater issue is so called "independent individuals" that are actually "works/opinions for hire". <br>What triggered the regulation were a host (minority perhaps but enough that it mattered) of individual bloggers that were reviewing products and making recommendation - but not disclosing that they were paid by organizations (i.e. manufacturers) to write the reviews. The article explains this in more detail. While perhaps newspapers etc. should be subject to the same regulation, the point made is a reader/consumer is more aware that commercial pubs have ties. The greater issue is so called “independent individuals” that are actually “works/opinions for hire”.
What triggered the regulation were a host (minority perhaps but enough that it mattered) of individual bloggers that were reviewing products and making recommendation – but not disclosing that they were paid by organizations (i.e. manufacturers) to write the reviews. The article explains this in more detail.

]]> By: Fibol http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Fibol Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:57:40 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-556 Doug is right. Something feels wrong here. In addition I'm not sure to understand what really triggered this regulation.<br>Fibol Doug is right. Something feels wrong here. In addition I'm not sure to understand what really triggered this regulation.
Fibol

]]> By: Doug Cornelius http://www.informationarchitected.com/blog/making-blogs-more-transparent-angers-bloggers-huh/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Doug Cornelius Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:32:43 +0000 http://www.informationarchitected.com/?p=1817#comment-555 I agree that transparency is important and don't understand bloggers complaining about why they need to make a disclosure. I think a review of product may be very different when you take into account the price. By getting it for free, you lose that dynamic.<br><br>My biggest complaint is that newspapers and old-school media are not subject to the disclosure rules. The Boston Globe, <a href="http://Boston.com" rel="nofollow">Boston.com</a> and the blogs on <a href="http://Boston.com" rel="nofollow">Boston.com</a> may have different disclosure obligations. That seems wrong. I agree that transparency is important and don't understand bloggers complaining about why they need to make a disclosure. I think a review of product may be very different when you take into account the price. By getting it for free, you lose that dynamic.

My biggest complaint is that newspapers and old-school media are not subject to the disclosure rules. The Boston Globe, Boston.com and the blogs on Boston.com may have different disclosure obligations. That seems wrong.

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