Comments on: PayPerPost tests your ethics, & Edelman’s fake blog for Wal-Mart

By: Mar Matthias Darin

Mar Matthias Darin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:10:18 +0000

I've written about PayPerPost and why it will kill any blog here. PayPerPost is definately something that should be avoided.

By: Regina Thomas

Regina Thomas — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:31:31 +0000

I have seen a lot of inaccurate writing by those who are claim to be professional writers. Inaccurate in as far technology and other areas the writers claim to have expertise in. And no, I did not think it part of a disinformation campaign. Some may claim that knowledge is power and lets ensure as many internet users as possible, remain in the dark. No, I thought it poor research– by someone with a journalism degree.

Now “bloggers” [non-professional or non-degreed writers whichever the case may be] are writing for advertisers– something professional writers have been doing for awhile- and they are crying foul?

I am not upset because I have recently dabbled in the pay per post earnings game myself– I can assure I could be doing something else. I am a little amazed at this old post because it seems full of hypocrisy.

Regina Thomas
QiSoftware

By: Retro Cars

Retro Cars — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:42:41 +0000

One of these days I have to go to the Barrett Jackson auction. It’s not far from my house, and I love the cars I see on TV. I always wondered how much I would have gotten for my old convertible if I sold it through them.

By: Teldelojerb

Teldelojerb — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:43:44 +0000

The adynamic car lease prices magician seriously polar its hind on chrysler afresh since relentless consumers necktie shifted to phs affluent cars with real mileage.
http://www.erobees.biz/antique-car-auction/map.html All she firmly do is ask, and i’ll car lease it to her.

By: Jaysinism.com » Blog Archive » Say NO to PayPerPost!!

Jaysinism.com » Blog Archive » Say NO to PayPerPost!! — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:57:24 +0000

[...] PayPerPost tests your ethics [...]

By: PayPerPost - the influence of paid reviews at charisma:18

PayPerPost - the influence of paid reviews at charisma:18 — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:56:16 +0000

[...] There’s no shortage of opinion on the topic of bloggers getting paid to post reviews. I won’t add another view on whether or not the system breaches some kind of blogging code of ethics. ‘Cause I really don’t care. [...]

By: John

John — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:11:10 +0000

What is the difference between a blogger giving his opinion on something [paid or not] or Nike taking out a full page ad in a newspaper and the type reads ‘best shoe ever’ or ‘bringing basketball to new heights’? isn’t it all opinion anyways?? I don’t see the harm in the website, disclosure or not. I think its a great idea for a advertiser or blogger. Finally something that is helping on both ends. Maybe I am just “like all the others” online, but thats what I think about it. [this comment was not influenced in anyway other than by my own thoughts]

By: VentureBeat » West Coast vs. East Coast — West is drubbing East, in modesty too

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:19:50 +0000

[...] The start-up that filmed itself during the boom era of 2000, Govworks.com (the company of Kaleil Tuzman’s, pictured top, which became the documentary Startup.com) was based in New York City. And this year’s self-absorbed company, PayPerPost, is based in Florida (we wrote about PayPerPost here). It has launched Rockstartup to video-chronicle its journey. It has the obligatory episode of the founder Ted Murphy in the car, before and after meeting with venture capitalists (click on image above for video). Of course, Murphy comes back after the meeting, boasting he’s raised $3 million in three meetings, and is going to make his partner so rich. Both PayPerPost and Govworks raised money from Silicon Valley VCs (Govworks raised $60M, including from Mayfield, PayPerPost from DFJ), so valley VCs are partly responsible for this sort of excess too. What do you think? Will PayPerPost bomb, like Govworks did? Techcrunch also takes note. [...]

By: Do You Have What It Takes to Earn $250? » Names@Work » Blog Archive

Do You Have What It Takes to Earn $250? » Names@Work » Blog Archive — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:43:50 +0000

[...] Now, with a cheery ignorance that the lies, deceit, and corruption “business model” may have been tried in other “sectors”, Silicon Valley hopefuls PayPerPost and ReviewMe are gleefully touting their mechanized influence-buying machines, backed by their institutional minders Makem, Paye, and Fast. [...]

By: John Dowdell

John Dowdell — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:53:33 +0000

Hi Matt, true, BusinessWeek might be giving inaccurate dating information on their article… if they actually went online on Oct 1 then they would have followed the disclosing press release, and if George’s assertion that the article was “published two days before the press release” held true, then Pallavi would have managed to get the blog into BusinessWeek on Sept 27, its first day, which would be quite interesting in itself.

Either way, the claim “they did not disclose” does not hold up.

I’ve noticed quite a bit of vitriol on this issue, and it’s looking more and more like it’s we in the blogosphere who were overly credulous, rather than some apocryphal RV owner who was led astray. What do you think…?

By: Matt Marshall

Matt Marshall — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:31:15 +0000

I think Business Week dates are always a week later than the date that the actual publication appears.

By: John Dowdell

John Dowdell — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:00:03 +0000

Well, I might be a fake person, but if I am, then I assure you I do not know it….

For a timeline, my understanding is that the weblog launched on Sept 27, the WalMart group issued a press release on Sept 29, and I still see the BusinessWeek article with a publication date of Oct 8:
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2006/db20061009_579137.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives

I understand that publication dates are not always exact, but that’s the actual evidence I see… if you know how I might be seeing it incorrectly then that would help my understanding, thanks.

Then I’m looking at this site, and its disclosure, and wondering how skeptical to be… what do you make of this?
http://www.thewritingonthewal.net/

By: VentureBeat on PayPerPost | The Last Podcast

VentureBeat on PayPerPost | The Last Podcast — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:50:07 +0000

[...] As the PayPerPost bashing continues, Matt Marshall at VentureBeat chimes in. Nothing juicy here, but some good information. [...]

By: George Nimeh

George Nimeh — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:59:02 +0000

To John Dowdell:

You are mistaken and continue to post false information.

Why do you continue to post false information about the WFWM press release here (and on your own blog a few days ago) when you *know* that the press release was issued 2 days AFTER the publication of the Business week story exposing Wal-Mart’s fraud?

If I didn’t know better, I’d begin to wonder. You thinking about leaving San Jose for Bentonville?

~G~

By: Jeremy Pepper

Jeremy Pepper — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:35:42 +0000

@John D
I wrote on the Walmart issue from a PR angle, and you bring up some good points on bloggers not digging further into the stories to get the real, or full, story – something I brought up in my post as well, and which is rampant in the blogosphere.

But, I just read the press release – twice – and no where is it disclosed that the bloggers were paid, that the travel was paid for (gas, etc.), nor that Wal-Mart itself is the biggest funder of Working Families for Wal-Mart.

That info is all gleaned from the first BusinessWeek story – http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2006/db20061009_579137.htm .

In full disclosure, yes, I am in PR at a competing firm. But, for full disclosure, it should also be noted that where you work is also repped by Edelman.