<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: FTC Drops the Banhammer on Undisclosed Reviews</title> <atom:link href="http://www.infusionblog.com/marketing-and-sales-strategies/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.infusionblog.com/social-business/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/</link> <description>Email Marketing, CRM and Small Business Tips</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:51:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: international calling cards</title><link>http://www.infusionblog.com/social-business/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6963</link> <dc:creator>international calling cards </dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:44:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infusionblog.com/?p=5431#comment-6963</guid> <description>I wish to share a link about Blogging To The Bank 3.0 keep in tweets, &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&quot; title=&quot;Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed &quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed &lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish to share a link about Blogging To The Bank 3.0 keep in tweets, <br /><a href="http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com" rel="nofollow">http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com</a></p><p><a href="http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com" title="Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed " rel="nofollow"> Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Masonry repair services</title><link>http://www.infusionblog.com/social-business/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6361</link> <dc:creator>Masonry repair services</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:44:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infusionblog.com/?p=5431#comment-6361</guid> <description>I wish to share a link about Blogging To The Bank 3.0 keep in tweets, &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com&quot; title=&quot;Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed &quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed &lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish to share a link about Blogging To The Bank 3.0 keep in tweets, <br /><a href="http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com" rel="nofollow">http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com</a></p><p><a href="http://bloggingtothebank3.quik-guide.com" title="Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed " rel="nofollow"> Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Reviewed </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: dragonblogger</title><link>http://www.infusionblog.com/social-business/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6051</link> <dc:creator>dragonblogger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:48:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infusionblog.com/?p=5431#comment-6051</guid> <description>As a professional part time blogger I think this is a good thing for readers who want honest reviews of products and to know if the reviews are sponsored which can clearly affect how someone promotes and talks about a product.  I mean you know when Tiger Woods sponsors a product, that he is compensated, you shouldn&#039;t wonder when a blogger talks about a product if it is sponsored or not.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That being said, companies like anonymity of reviews, and this could slant companies to favor giving paid opportunities to international bloggers that don&#039;t have to disclose which could hurt blog revenues nationally perhaps.  There are many companies already compliant with the FTC standard like IZEA SocialSpark, PayPerPost and SponsoredTweets.  But some need to adopt new policies and systems of mention.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also, it states that each product review must be clearly stated that it was sponsored it seems, this would mean Site Wide Disclosures are not sufficient to be in compliance.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a professional part time blogger I think this is a good thing for readers who want honest reviews of products and to know if the reviews are sponsored which can clearly affect how someone promotes and talks about a product.  I mean you know when Tiger Woods sponsors a product, that he is compensated, you shouldn&#39;t wonder when a blogger talks about a product if it is sponsored or not.</p><p>That being said, companies like anonymity of reviews, and this could slant companies to favor giving paid opportunities to international bloggers that don&#39;t have to disclose which could hurt blog revenues nationally perhaps.  There are many companies already compliant with the FTC standard like IZEA SocialSpark, PayPerPost and SponsoredTweets.  But some need to adopt new policies and systems of mention.</p><p>Also, it states that each product review must be clearly stated that it was sponsored it seems, this would mean Site Wide Disclosures are not sufficient to be in compliance.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: paullevinson</title><link>http://www.infusionblog.com/social-business/ftc-drops-the-banhammer-on-undisclosed-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6047</link> <dc:creator>paullevinson</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:14:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.infusionblog.com/?p=5431#comment-6047</guid> <description>Here&#039;s my take on this issue &lt;a href=&quot;http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/10/ftc-wrong-to-regulate-deceitful.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/10/ftc-wr...&lt;/a&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#39;s my take on this issue <a href="http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/10/ftc-wrong-to-regulate-deceitful.html" rel="nofollow">http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/10/ftc-wr&#8230;</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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