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By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:37:42 +0000

Zany – this isn’t about professionalism (in the sense of the overall blog). I’m not expecting Darren Rowse. My two main points simply are:

1. Ignoring requirements. Many bloggers apply for any and all reviews. They may have zero knowledge on that subject. It may have nothing to do with what their blog is about. I put simple requirements, and so many bloggers ignored them that they aren’t the exception – they are the rule.

2. Quality. I’m talking about blogs full of paid reviews. Sure, put in a paid review if you want to. I don’t have a problem with that. But when 75%+ of blog posts are reviewed posts, that isn’t a blog – it is just an advertisement masked as a blog. And when most of the blogs are like that (chock full of reviewed posts) – then they are simply crap.

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Does Posting Sponsored Reviews Means Selling Out? « Bona Fide — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:28:25 +0000

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By: ZanyNenk

ZanyNenk — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:26:23 +0000

I think you totally exaggerating. You forget that most bloggers are not professionals. They are into making some dollars off of their blog, and your ethics don’t really bother them much – and they shouldn’t. The review is out there — the link is alive — the money is well earned. That’s all there’s to it.

You can’t ask everybody to be like Darren Rowse. So take it easy.

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Sat, 19 May 2007 17:14:23 +0000

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Link Sharing: 5/17/07 » Webomatica - tech, movies, music blog — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:37:15 +0000

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Tech.Chick.Blog » links for 2007-05-15 — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:24:32 +0000

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