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**namewaiter** · 10-05-2009, 07:38 PM

FTC might be watching you...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,560501,00.html

**Vijaya** · 10-06-2009, 08:57 AM

thanks for sharing.

**dncsacnt** · 10-06-2009, 05:09 PM

Wow definitely not a good news for bloggers, even if its mostly that they're targeting the advertisers, still would make bloggers a bit paranoid with this news.

britishbulldog · 10-06-2009, 05:12 PM

Bad news if you are in the U.S, just host elsewhere !

**lhasson** · 10-07-2009, 08:38 PM

Wow, that's quite a blow. It seems lame that they would go after disclosure on blog posts. Aren't there bigger issues to deal with? Such as ICANN going rogue.

**RatherGood** · 10-08-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lhasson

Wow, that's quite a blow. It seems lame that they would go after disclosure on blog posts. Aren't there bigger issues to deal with? Such as ICANN going rogue.

Or consider the other side of the equation: If this kind of "blogging" has gotten so out of hand that the FTC has to get involved...

**lhasson** · 10-08-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RatherGood

Or consider the other side of the equation: If this kind of "blogging" has gotten so out of hand that the FTC has to get involved...

Granted, however, there is no way that they are going to be able to regulate it, just like SPAM. I would just rather see them put the resources to use on something that could be changed for the better.

**Jacksplat** · 10-16-2009, 08:27 PM

Bad news for some american businessmen I guess. That's too bad, some people got a good thing going.

**JuniperPark** · 10-16-2009, 08:43 PM

You're complaining about efforts to make advertising truthful??

demaxxus · 10-16-2009, 08:54 PM

Good for the general public, bad for ethically challenged bloggers.

Though I completely agree that the money could be spent better elsewhere.

**south** · 10-16-2009, 08:58 PM

Interesting. Ya gotta wonder if google knew this was coming when they set the privacy policy requirement up this year.

**Jacksplat** · 10-16-2009, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuniperPark

You're complaining about efforts to make advertising truthful??

Advertising and truthful don't co-exist. I'm not being synical here, I'm just expressing my opinion. Many brands claim to be the best and offer more... Many claim full return policy yet fail to mention the aggravating procedure and cost of shipping. The list is very long.

**JuniperPark** · 10-16-2009, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jacksplat

Advertising and truthful don't co-exist. I'm not being synical here, I'm just expressing my opinion. Many brands claim to be the best and offer more... Many claim full return policy yet fail to mention the aggravating procedure and cost of shipping. The list is very long.

You're talking about advertising. This is about people pretending to have an unbiased opinion that is actually paid advertising. Huge difference.

**tattoos** · 10-18-2009, 12:00 AM

In my opinion its long overdue.
This will not effect the majority of bloggers, only the small margin that are big enough and influential enough to be showered with products or cash.

I don't know how bad it gets in other countries, but here in Australia, cash for coverage is rife within the media. Advertisements rapt up to look like news stories, but categorized under the guise of entertainment so they can get away with it.

I hope Australia's governing bodies do something similar.

Cheers
James

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tattoos Platinum Lifetime Member Name: James Watt Last Online: 11-15-2009 10:25 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 26 DNF$: 10 Location: Australia Country:	In my opinion its long overdue. This will not effect the majority of bloggers, only the small margin that are big enough and influential enough to be showered with products or cash. I don't know how bad it gets in other countries, but here in Australia, cash for coverage is rife within the media. Advertisements rapt up to look like news stories, but categorized under the guise of entertainment so they can get away with it. I hope Australia's governing bodies do something similar. Cheers James __________________ Do you want it done Right! Or do you want me to do it?

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