Comments on: Freaking out about the new FTC rules http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/ Eric D. Snider's blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203968 Marc Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:28:12 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203968 :No doubt many such writers do a fine job of keeping their feelings about the movies separate from the perks they receive from the studios." Somewhere on the internet, Harry Knowles is crying. :No doubt many such writers do a fine job of keeping their feelings about the movies separate from the perks they receive from the studios.”

Somewhere on the internet, Harry Knowles is crying.

]]> By: sb2 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203955 sb2 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:47:38 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203955 I predict that the entire mommy blogging enterprise will collapse in the wake of these rules. "Giveaways" bah! humbug. I predict that the entire mommy blogging enterprise will collapse in the wake of these rules. “Giveaways” bah! humbug.

]]> By: SDR http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203948 SDR Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:52:21 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203948 I agree that the right thing to do is disclose fully any connections one might have. I worry a little about this being rule making by the FTC with the force of law rather than application of fraud and/or payola laws already on the books, but whatever. In the meantime, I'd be happy to work out a deal with you Eric to promote your site on my site ... well, email me and we can discuss the terms ... er, I mean details. I agree that the right thing to do is disclose fully any connections one might have. I worry a little about this being rule making by the FTC with the force of law rather than application of fraud and/or payola laws already on the books, but whatever.

In the meantime, I’d be happy to work out a deal with you Eric to promote your site on my site … well, email me and we can discuss the terms … er, I mean details.

]]> By: Scott http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203944 Scott Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:51:43 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203944 Very well explained, Eric. These rules make a lot of sense from an ethical perspective. The internet might be "new" and "different" in some senses, but the concept of receiving a gift to help persuade the recipient to favorably discuss the matter has been around for a long time. Informing the audience about the gift lets them know that they might have to take the review with a grain of salt. Even better, it means that the reviewer will probably write a more objective review since he knows that his reputation is on the line. If a blogger writes only gushing reviews about the products he receives freebies for, he will lose audience members that see him just as an advertising mouthpiece rather than a critical reviewer. I for one look forward to Eric's review next year of Saw VII: Still Sawin'! much more than the movie itself!!! Very well explained, Eric. These rules make a lot of sense from an ethical perspective. The internet might be “new” and “different” in some senses, but the concept of receiving a gift to help persuade the recipient to favorably discuss the matter has been around for a long time. Informing the audience about the gift lets them know that they might have to take the review with a grain of salt.

Even better, it means that the reviewer will probably write a more objective review since he knows that his reputation is on the line. If a blogger writes only gushing reviews about the products he receives freebies for, he will lose audience members that see him just as an advertising mouthpiece rather than a critical reviewer.

I for one look forward to Eric’s review next year of Saw VII: Still Sawin’! much more than the movie itself!!!

]]> By: Carina http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203943 Carina Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:29:43 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203943 Really timely, Eric, and also interesting since you came up in a conversation I had this morning with a few of my blogging friends. We were discussing the new rules and it made me think of press junkets, specifically the piece you did a few years ago on becoming a junket whore. Really timely, Eric, and also interesting since you came up in a conversation I had this morning with a few of my blogging friends.

We were discussing the new rules and it made me think of press junkets, specifically the piece you did a few years ago on becoming a junket whore.

]]> By: don r. lewis http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2009/10/06/freaking-out-about-the-new-ftc-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-203936 don r. lewis Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:32:48 +0000 http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/?p=1730#comment-203936 Nicely done, Eric and right on. As a member of the twitter attack barrage, I think my point got lost in all the hullabaloo. I just think film critics, reviewers, bloggers or whatever should disclose when they are comped to visit a film. It absolutely has an effect on a writers bias and should be noted in the review and left for readers to decide what they make of it. Nicely done, Eric and right on. As a member of the twitter attack barrage, I think my point got lost in all the hullabaloo. I just think film critics, reviewers, bloggers or whatever should disclose when they are comped to visit a film.

It absolutely has an effect on a writers bias and should be noted in the review and left for readers to decide what they make of it.

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