Comments on: FTC Releases New Guidelines For Bloggers, Twitterers and Advertisers & Fines Up to $11K Per http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AdvertiseSpace http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-21671 AdvertiseSpace Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:41 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-21671 In my opinion, they will have a hard time implementing this especially there are lots of freelance online workers worldwide who are hired to write feedback on certain product/services. I hope they can enforce this one AdvertiseSpace http://www.advertisespace.com In my opinion, they will have a hard time implementing this especially there are lots of freelance online workers worldwide who are hired to write feedback on certain product/services. I hope they can enforce this one

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]]> By: Why There HAS to Be a Liquor Fairy—UPDATED | The Pegu Blog http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20379 Why There HAS to Be a Liquor Fairy—UPDATED | The Pegu Blog Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:31:10 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20379 [...] this year. I have read a lot of discussion of this in comments all over the place, such as here and here, that suggest that the FTC is not going to hire an Army of Goliaths to police the blogosphere, but [...] [...] this year. I have read a lot of discussion of this in comments all over the place, such as here and here, that suggest that the FTC is not going to hire an Army of Goliaths to police the blogosphere, but [...]

]]> By: 100 Domains Club http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20352 100 Domains Club Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:44:34 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20352 . I hope that these rules will be adopted worldwide! . .

I hope that these rules will be adopted worldwide!

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]]> By: Rob Sequin http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20338 Rob Sequin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:45:13 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20338 "Enforcement action is going to be largely based on consumer complaints, rather than a team of agents reading through a bunch of blogs." Hah. FTCBlogReaderJobs.com anyone? “Enforcement action is going to be largely based on consumer complaints, rather than a team of agents reading through a bunch of blogs.”

Hah.

FTCBlogReaderJobs.com anyone?

]]> By: BullS http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20337 BullS Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:42:07 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20337 If someone pays me to write, heck, I'll write whatever they want me to write. Why don't they go after the politicians and lobbyists? They are paid to say the BS If someone pays me to write, heck, I’ll write whatever they want me to write.

Why don’t they go after the politicians and lobbyists?
They are paid to say the BS

]]> By: Domain Investor http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20334 Domain Investor Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:14:22 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20334 I have a friend that writes reviews about new cars. The car manufacturers fly him to the test tracks and manufacturing plants to test them out. And, he writes up his opinion, comparison, etc. in a large publication. I guess this will effect him? I have a friend that writes reviews about new cars.
The car manufacturers fly him to the test tracks and manufacturing plants to test them out.
And, he writes up his opinion, comparison, etc. in a large publication.

I guess this will effect him?

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20333 MHB Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:58:28 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20333 JP As long as some competitor to the product you wrote a negative review about didn't pay you in cash or in kind to do so, then your fine under this Act; I just wouldn't expect any more free stuff from the company you wrote a negative review about. JP

As long as some competitor to the product you wrote a negative review about didn’t pay you in cash or in kind to do so, then your fine under this Act; I just wouldn’t expect any more free stuff from the company you wrote a negative review about.

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20332 MHB Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:56:48 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20332 Rob I think you can still write your book review but will have to disclose you got the book for free. People are then free to discount your opinion on the basis that "you got it for free" or disregard the "free" aspect and take your review for what it is. As far as enforcing, as usual, expect the government to go after a big fish, test the law, and if it withstands judicial scrutiny to enforce it. Enforcement action is going to be largely based on consumer complaints, rather than a team of agents reading through a bunch of blogs. Rob

I think you can still write your book review but will have to disclose you got the book for free.

People are then free to discount your opinion on the basis that “you got it for free” or disregard the “free” aspect and take your review for what it is.

As far as enforcing, as usual, expect the government to go after a big fish, test the law, and if it withstands judicial scrutiny to enforce it.

Enforcement action is going to be largely based on consumer complaints, rather than a team of agents reading through a bunch of blogs.

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20331 MHB Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20331 Worn This is far from the first time that the US government thinks they have a right to police the Internet Worn

This is far from the first time that the US government thinks they have a right to police the Internet

]]> By: Rob Sequin http://www.thedomains.com/2009/10/05/ftc-releases-new-guidelines-for-bloggers-twitterers-and-advertisers-fines-up-to-11k-per/comment-page-1/#comment-20330 Rob Sequin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:52:41 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=5585#comment-20330 I can see maybe fines for blatant abuse but there are tens of thousands of sites that write about products. How about book reviews? Several times a year I get books in the mail and I usually write up a review on my site. Will I be fined because someone sent me a book and I wrote a review about it? How about Walter Mossberg? He must get free stuff every day of the week. Now he has to consider this as compensation? How about a link exchange? If I agree to exchange links with someone, am I endorsing them and getting compensated for it? Wow. What a piece of crap law. Good luck enforcing it and proving the claim and getting any fines levied. I can see maybe fines for blatant abuse but there are tens of thousands of sites that write about products.

How about book reviews? Several times a year I get books in the mail and I usually write up a review on my site. Will I be fined because someone sent me a book and I wrote a review about it?

How about Walter Mossberg? He must get free stuff every day of the week. Now he has to consider this as compensation?

How about a link exchange? If I agree to exchange links with someone, am I endorsing them and getting compensated for it?

Wow. What a piece of crap law. Good luck enforcing it and proving the claim and getting any fines levied.

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