ArtWilliams
2009-06-22, 09:24 AM
http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2009/06/22/9884701-sun.html
" Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.
What some fail to realize, though, is that such reviews can be tainted: Many bloggers have accepted perks such as free laptops, trips to Europe, $500 gift cards or even thousands of dollars for a 200-word post. Bloggers vary in how they disclose such freebies, if they do so at all. ..."
<sarcasm>Sure, and surfers thought you were recommending that bukkake site on a $1 trial because you had their best interests at heart!</sarcasm>
" Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.
What some fail to realize, though, is that such reviews can be tainted: Many bloggers have accepted perks such as free laptops, trips to Europe, $500 gift cards or even thousands of dollars for a 200-word post. Bloggers vary in how they disclose such freebies, if they do so at all. ..."
<sarcasm>Sure, and surfers thought you were recommending that bukkake site on a $1 trial because you had their best interests at heart!</sarcasm>