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| Services like Pay Per Post present a common ethical quandary for bloggers. |
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“What’s Your View: The Ethics of Sponsored Blogging?” from The Intuitive Life Business Blog
Dave Taylor: “Is It Okay to Get Paid to Blog? It might surprise you but my general answer to this question is yes, it is okay to receive payment, either money or in-kind services, for blogging. There are, however, a few caveats…” (tags: blogging ethics money transparency)
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“I was paid to write this blog entry…” from The Intuitive Life Business Blog
“For bloggers who don’t have significant reach in their marketplace, PPP is probably best, but ReviewMe is interesting. Its approach to calculating the theoretical value of a blog review is based on its own calculation of the blogger’s value/importance.” (tags: blogging money influence measuring+success metrics reviews economics ethics advertising marketing business)
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Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma | OpenNet Initiative
“Examines the role of IT, citizen journalists, and bloggers in Burma and presents a technical analysis of the abrupt shutdown of Internet connectivity by the Burmese government on September 29, 2007, following its violent crackdown on protesters there.” (tags: censorship access crisis Asia world government problems research citizen+journalism blogging analysis tidbits+fodder)
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Midwest Teen Sex Show » Blog Archive » MTSS Episode #8 (Beatin’ It)
Having trouble getting people to fill out your reader/viewer survey? At the end of this podcast, you’ll see a can’t-turn-it-down survey invitation. (adult content, but no nudity, and damn funny) (tags: video podcast research content+strategy fun humor)
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MediaFuturist: Future Talks Episode #1 now live: Media Mega Trends
Great video discussion with two “media futurist.” They hit on a concept I find intriguing: the evolution of media from a “business of scarcity” to a “business of ubiquity.” (tags: media music business media+evolution trends future generations tidbits+fodder video)
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App request: embed link to pdfs
I’m a happy Freshbooks user, except it lacks one feature I think is crucial: embedding or attaching pdf files to invoices. Freshbooks has an API, so I’ve posted a request for the kind of app I’d like to see to the developer forum. (tags: business services tools community)
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