Comments on: Bloggers Revolt As FTC Sticks To Its New Regulations http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/ Technology News, Reviews & How-To Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: How the New FTC Ruling Affects how we run our Web Businesses - Pt 2 | Web Business Strategies http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/#comment-60918 How the New FTC Ruling Affects how we run our Web Businesses - Pt 2 | Web Business Strategies Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:48:10 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9569#comment-60918 [...] Bloggers Revolt As FTC Sticks To Its New Regulations (lockergnome.com) [...] [...] Bloggers Revolt As FTC Sticks To Its New Regulations (lockergnome.com) [...]

]]> By: DizzyTheKid http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/#comment-60917 DizzyTheKid Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:37:08 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9569#comment-60917 I THINK WE NEED TO REVOLT WITH FORCE AGAINST THE F.T.C.! WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH WITH YOUR MIND NUMBING ADVERTISMENTS TELLING US TO BUY BUY BUY AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS HAVE GOTTEN SLOWER BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF THE ADS! FACEBOOK AS WELL AS BLOGTV ENDURE THE SAME FATE AS THE NOW WASTELAND OF WHAT USED TO BE MYSPACE! IF OUR REQUESTS ARE NOT MET THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY! ADS WILL FALL! I THINK WE NEED TO REVOLT WITH FORCE AGAINST THE F.T.C.! WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH WITH YOUR MIND NUMBING ADVERTISMENTS TELLING US TO BUY BUY BUY AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS HAVE GOTTEN SLOWER BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF THE ADS! FACEBOOK AS WELL AS BLOGTV ENDURE THE SAME FATE AS THE NOW WASTELAND OF WHAT USED TO BE MYSPACE! IF OUR REQUESTS ARE NOT MET THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY! ADS WILL FALL!

]]> By: Joe2G http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/#comment-60916 Joe2G Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:08 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9569#comment-60916 Would this affect Lockergnome ? Will Chris have to mark **ADVERTISEMENT** on his links for his e-book plugs, and on gotoassist and solarwinds ? Currently, they almost appear (but I am sure most gnomies have learned not to fall for them) to be legit articles. Chris' '70 windows 7 tips' changes titles and appears to be an article, whereas you know that the others are external (outside LG) links. I am not begrudging Chris money from the links, but deception on the web is rampant, and I hate to see this BLOG perpetuate that trap. Mark the link clearly that you are a paid mouthpiece for the item/article/opinion and we will know it is an advert. I think Lockergnome has enough respect that if I am looking here and see an ad for a product / service I need, then I will go to it. But to disguise it as an informative link just makes me suspicious and wary - and then I tend to not buy from that vendor or I drop the publication that felt the need to decieve. Would this affect Lockergnome ? Will Chris have to mark **ADVERTISEMENT** on his links for his e-book plugs, and on gotoassist and solarwinds ? Currently, they almost appear (but I am sure most gnomies have learned not to fall for them) to be legit articles. Chris’ ’70 windows 7 tips’ changes titles and appears to be an article, whereas you know that the others are external (outside LG) links.

I am not begrudging Chris money from the links, but deception on the web is rampant, and I hate to see this BLOG perpetuate that trap. Mark the link clearly that you are a paid mouthpiece for the item/article/opinion and we will know it is an advert.

I think Lockergnome has enough respect that if I am looking here and see an ad for a product / service I need, then I will go to it. But to disguise it as an informative link just makes me suspicious and wary – and then I tend to not buy from that vendor or I drop the publication that felt the need to decieve.

]]> By: Justen http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/#comment-60915 Justen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:37:41 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9569#comment-60915 Do we really need government thugs at our doors with guns telling us which products we can or cannot endorse and how we can do it? Are people so stupid as to require know-nothings hidden in a dark, dirty cubicle in some bureau office deciding what is safe for them to view and backing it up with pigs and guns? Come on. This is just an inroad for bigg businesses with the manpower and motivation to go scanning the 'net and squishing favorable press for their competition. They're externalizing the costs of leg-breaking to the taxpayer because they can't or don't wish to compete on an honest market, and they're selling it on populism. Scum, scum and scum. Do we really need government thugs at our doors with guns telling us which products we can or cannot endorse and how we can do it? Are people so stupid as to require know-nothings hidden in a dark, dirty cubicle in some bureau office deciding what is safe for them to view and backing it up with pigs and guns? Come on. This is just an inroad for bigg businesses with the manpower and motivation to go scanning the ‘net and squishing favorable press for their competition. They’re externalizing the costs of leg-breaking to the taxpayer because they can’t or don’t wish to compete on an honest market, and they’re selling it on populism. Scum, scum and scum.

]]> By: Urban Underbrink http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2009/10/19/bloggers-revolt-as-ftc-sticks-to-their-new-regulations/#comment-60914 Urban Underbrink Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:17:40 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/blade/?p=9569#comment-60914 Either stand up for your Rights or the Thugs in control will take them from you! Either stand up for your Rights or the Thugs in control will take them from you!

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