Wed, 05 Jul 2006

Yes, we have no payola

A novel way to counter astroturf for blogs. I'm especially intrigued by RapLeaf which has a lot of other applications for Internet authentication than just blocking paid posts on blogs...

In a blog post Friday, I mused on the creation of a "Guaranteed Payola-Free" accreditation for bloggers who vow not to accept payment to write about particular products.

(link) [CNET News.com]

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