The Federal Trade Commission has announced plans to regulate the behavior of bloggers. Unfortunately, not their terrible grammar, short attention spans or inexplicably short fuses.
Instead, the FTC announced updates to its 1980 policy regarding endorsements and testimonials, first developed to reign in the use of celebrity endorsers with no real connection or experience with products they claimed to use and adore.
The proposed changes require bloggers who recommend products or services to disclose when they have a “material connection” to the provider—that is, that they were paid to write positive reviews or given freebies to encourage them to do so. (The FTC, of course, is limited to activities in the U.S.)
For more, see http://larrydownes.com/ftc-to-bloggers-drop-that-sample/
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I heard about this a little while ago, and I think its always a great idea that your testimonials are truthful, but honestly, how can you possible prove they are all accurate. There is a lot of wiggle room and gray areas here, and it seems the FTC may just in fact be on the attack for certain sites. How can you prove or disprove alot of things...I guess unless it relates to income proof. Other than that...this may open up a can of worms.
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i am very much aware of this.but we have to know what rules to follow in blogging
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I've heard of this before, and we are doing some multi-touch projects.
This can only be a good thing, not sure though how this affects the uk. mike
A very informative website. Thanks
I'm not a huge fan of regulations but something had to be done with the amount of fake and misleading claims being made by people only out to make a buck.
I'd like the web to be a place of honest content, not a list of junk.
i have to say this article great idea
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