Comments on: FTC Puts Its Foot Down on Blogger Freebies

By: Affiliate Linking | ceriselle.org

Affiliate Linking | ceriselle.org — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:31:28 +0000

[...] I’ve noticed more and more people are using affiliate links, and it’s made me think about disclosures. In the US, bloggers are required to disclose if they regularly receive products with the hope that they’ll write about it. (If you’re that interested/bored, this is the release from the FCC about endorsements or Liberty London Girl did a much more readable version for it on Independent Fashion Bloggers) [...]

By: GG

GG — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:42:57 +0000

I agree, it’s very important to indicate where you have received products from companies to review. Blogs by nature endorse or dismiss trends and their readership follow suit. Great article!

By: Does Gifting Affect Blogger Credibility? | IFB Test

Does Gifting Affect Blogger Credibility? | IFB Test — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:40:38 +0000

[...] the FTC ruled that bloggers need to disclose gifts, freebies, money, etc. The subject of accepting gifts affecting blogger credibility has not gone [...]

By: Food Writers as the Free Loaders of the Journalism World? at Phoodie.info: The New Food And Drink Blog For Philadelphia

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:19:48 +0000

[...] can append “gifted” in parentheses to disclose that they were sent the piece for free (because they’re required to). So the $1,000,000 question: Food writing: is it all just a “sinister plot to extort [...]

By: Does Gifting Affect Blogger Credibility? | Independent Fashion Bloggers

Does Gifting Affect Blogger Credibility? | Independent Fashion Bloggers — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:07:01 +0000

[...] the FTC ruled that bloggers need to disclose gifts, freebies, money, etc. The subject of accepting gifts affecting blogger credibility has not gone [...]