More on PayPerPost
Wow. The blogosphere is flipping out ninja-style about PayPerPost. Notably TechCrunch and Publishing 2.0, both blogs I have a lot of respect for, and that I read regularly. InkBlots had a few things to say too. Since everyone has got their undies in a bunch over transparency and disclosure, I should say I left comments on all those blogs, and dumbly forgot to hit the CoComment button before posting to the first two.
Here is my opinion in a nutshell. Everyone should shut the hell up. All this nonsense about the reputation of the blogosphere being tarnished is ridiculous. Readers are not children. They are aware that people get paid for stuff. They're aware that all of you professional bloggers are getting paid, one way or another, to blog. They're aware that all of the not so professional bloggers are in it for something, whether it's recognition, or narcissism, or just an obsession for writing. Having PayPerPost pay people to mention things isn't going to cause millions of people to suddenly wake up and realize there is no Santa Claus. They saw Mom and Dad putting the presents under the tree years ago, and keeping up the charade now is just embarrassing.
Would it have been nice if PayPerPost had a less sleazy name? Yes.
Would it be good if it was more clear that you don't have to give a good review to get paid? Yes.
Would it be nice if all posts that were tracked through PayPerPost were marked as such? Yes.
Is this the end of the internet, blogging, innocence, or apple pie? No.
Are we all clear now? Can we get back to freaking out about whatever half-baked garbage Google is announcing this week, instead of this nonsense?
Disclaimer: I'm in it for something. Yes, it's true. I like to put my thoughts in written form, so I can see what they look like outside my head. Because I have a lot of thoughts, and things get crowded in there. And I figure if those thoughts bring some benefit to the 10 or so people that read this thing, that's a bonus. And if there is someone out there that wants to hand me ten bucks for mentioning something, then that's good too.
Here is my opinion in a nutshell. Everyone should shut the hell up. All this nonsense about the reputation of the blogosphere being tarnished is ridiculous. Readers are not children. They are aware that people get paid for stuff. They're aware that all of you professional bloggers are getting paid, one way or another, to blog. They're aware that all of the not so professional bloggers are in it for something, whether it's recognition, or narcissism, or just an obsession for writing. Having PayPerPost pay people to mention things isn't going to cause millions of people to suddenly wake up and realize there is no Santa Claus. They saw Mom and Dad putting the presents under the tree years ago, and keeping up the charade now is just embarrassing.
Would it have been nice if PayPerPost had a less sleazy name? Yes.
Would it be good if it was more clear that you don't have to give a good review to get paid? Yes.
Would it be nice if all posts that were tracked through PayPerPost were marked as such? Yes.
Is this the end of the internet, blogging, innocence, or apple pie? No.
Are we all clear now? Can we get back to freaking out about whatever half-baked garbage Google is announcing this week, instead of this nonsense?
Disclaimer: I'm in it for something. Yes, it's true. I like to put my thoughts in written form, so I can see what they look like outside my head. Because I have a lot of thoughts, and things get crowded in there. And I figure if those thoughts bring some benefit to the 10 or so people that read this thing, that's a bonus. And if there is someone out there that wants to hand me ten bucks for mentioning something, then that's good too.
posted by JJeffryes at 1:11 AM
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