Comments on: FTC and Social Media http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/ the blog that proves "in vino veritas" Tue, 22 May 2012 10:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Thomas http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9803 Thomas Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:51:13 +0000 http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9803 Fredric, If my experience means anything in the wine business, you'll be lucky to get one or two disclosure reminders. This issue brought to the fore the viral and potentially insidious nature of the Internet, as it applies to blogging. An awful large volume of stuff was said about this issue, but when you dig into it, it boils down to very little impact on credible blogging--the operative word is "credible." I love the FTC's 'graph on the credibility issue. It was like a fine ginger snap. Fredric,

If my experience means anything in the wine business, you’ll be lucky to get one or two disclosure reminders.

This issue brought to the fore the viral and potentially insidious nature of the Internet, as it applies to blogging. An awful large volume of stuff was said about this issue, but when you dig into it, it boils down to very little impact on credible blogging–the operative word is “credible.”

I love the FTC’s ‘graph on the credibility issue. It was like a fine ginger snap.

]]> By: fredric koeppel http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9801 fredric koeppel Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:12:11 +0000 http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9801 as usual, thomas, you cut through the fog and find the important points. obviously, the FTC cannot oversee thousands of blogs. i wonder if in December, when I receive wine samples, if the senders will stipulate, "Please disclose on your blog that you received this bottle as a free sample"? as usual, thomas, you cut through the fog and find the important points. obviously, the FTC cannot oversee thousands of blogs. i wonder if in December, when I receive wine samples, if the senders will stipulate, “Please disclose on your blog that you received this bottle as a free sample”?

]]> By: Mitch http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9736 Mitch Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:39:12 +0000 http://vinofictions.com/2009/10/11/ftc-and-social-media/#comment-9736 Thanks Thomas. Thanks Thomas.

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