http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/679/proposed-guidelines-will-require-blogger-disclosure/ Home business news, information, tips and tools to help direct sales consultants succeed online. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/679/proposed-guidelines-will-require-blogger-disclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 Linda Stacy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:03:36 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=679#comment-3871 Hi Wendy. Yes, I think a lot of people are wondering exactly how it will effect many different kinds of blogs. Earlier this week the FTC announced the final guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials. (Find the information at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm">FTC.gov</a>.) I can see the benefit of disclosure and will certainly comply, but there's always the question of how to... Hi Wendy. Yes, I think a lot of people are wondering exactly how it will effect many different kinds of blogs. Earlier this week the FTC announced the final guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials. (Find the information at FTC.gov.) I can see the benefit of disclosure and will certainly comply, but there’s always the question of how to…

]]> http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/679/proposed-guidelines-will-require-blogger-disclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 Wendy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:51:48 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=679#comment-3869 This will be interesting. I belong to a community of bloggers that host giveaways, and recommend niche shopping sites or products. None of us has a compensation disclosure noted. I am wondering how this will effect how we share amongst ourselves, only time will tell. This will be interesting. I belong to a community of bloggers that host giveaways, and recommend niche shopping sites or products. None of us has a compensation disclosure noted. I am wondering how this will effect how we share amongst ourselves, only time will tell.

]]> http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/679/proposed-guidelines-will-require-blogger-disclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Linda Stacy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=679#comment-4828 Hi Allan and thanks for your comments. When I first heard about the new FTC guidelines I thought the same thing about the impossibility of policing all the blogs out there. My guess is that it's the companies paying for reviews that will be policed and many will likely respond by discontinuing the practice simply because monitoring it is just too expensive. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Hi Allan and thanks for your comments. When I first heard about the new FTC guidelines I thought the same thing about the impossibility of policing all the blogs out there. My guess is that it’s the companies paying for reviews that will be policed and many will likely respond by discontinuing the practice simply because monitoring it is just too expensive. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

]]> http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/679/proposed-guidelines-will-require-blogger-disclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-4827 Hubtonomy Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:17:00 +0000 http://www.irepnetwork.com/blog/?p=679#comment-4827 And how do they intend to police the millions of blogs out there, what about blogs hosted in other countries? And how do they intend to police the millions of blogs out there, what about blogs hosted in other countries?

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