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more about #bloggingfordollars more comments → Trai_Dep: Do sexual favors for blog mentions count as payola, freebies or plain, old-fashioned pity? more » onebadclam: So just exactly how much mackerel did Sea World toss JA's way? more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Um, would the FTC mind letting us know who buys *their* favors? more » KikiCanuck: This photo makes Julia Allison look like one of those Mormon Muffin ladies. Sadly a blueprint cleanse is pretty much the opposite of a delicious Mormo... more » raincoaster: Duh, move to Canada! Socialized healthcare, cheap land, most of us speak some form of English, and hey, no pesky disclosure rules! It's the Switzerla... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: How 'bout when they get a nice cushy job after having blogged the party line for a few years? more » kitkatsplash: Actually RBNS broke the Sea World story. more » son of spam: I don't really get the Julia hate. Ignore her or laugh at her, but she seems pretty harmless to me. Plus, I like cute brunettes. And cute blondes.* *... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: I just realized how well Gawker has been doing at kicking its JA habit. Back when I first started coming 'round here she was featured in about 42% of ... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: "Blueprint Cleanse." Perfect for the blogger who's full of shit. more » DennyCrane: Disclosure: I am a paid Internet commenter, compensated by the firm of Chang Poole & Schmidt. more » El_Gato: Still waiting on her to disclose her deal with Satan. more » Lysergic Asset: Am I the only one who wonders what these new regulations will mean for Sarah Palin-obsessed blogger Andrew Sullivan? [www.theatlantic.com] more » Matt Cherette: Did she really just post this to her Tumblr? Yes. Yes she did. more » Niko Bellic: My comments are paid for by comrade Kim Jong-il in rations of oranges, Bic razors, and toilet paper. more » -
#bloggingfordollars
Blogger Disclosure Tuesday a Small Storm of Sad
FTC regulations on blogger payola and freebies went into effect today, and bloggers have gotten busy disclosing their "material connections" to the people and companies they write about. Most of what's been disclosed is small-time, slapdash or downright stress inducing. More » -
#requestforinformation
Get Ready for Blogger Shameless Tuesday (And Help Us, Too)
Starting tomorrow, new FTC regulations require bloggers to disclose when they accept cash or freebies for posts. Appropriately enough, fameball queen Julia Allison is leading this coming wave of embarrassing confessionals, with a disclosure about her insides. More » -
#bloggingfordollars
Dumenco: Nikki Finke offers Hollywood the thrill "of seeing a spun reporter do as told."
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#bloggers
Which Blog Mogul's Life is the Most Valuable?
It may seem crass to put a pricetag on a human life. But you never know when a brand-name blogger like Matt Drudge or Perez Hilton might be tragically killed. Luckily, 24/7 Wall Street has calculated the economic loss. More » -
#bloggingfordollars
Exposed: Nikki Finke's Small-Time Traffic
Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke has always been cagey about her Web traffic. But having sold her website, the stabby gossipmonger can't keep her numbers private any longer. All she can do is try and push them up. Which we'd recommend. More » -
#finkewatch
Nikki Finke One Step Closer to Dream of Becoming World's Worst Boss
Hollywood's screaming shut-in Nikki Finke is making waves in her own bathtub this morning with a fresh new look — which bears a striking resemblance to the old look — and promises of the imminent roll-out of a worldwide network. More » -
#nerdfight
The Blog-War Revenge of Brooklyn's Hipsters
Matt Mullenweg should be proud; his giant WordPress.com has reportedly earned him millions. But his blog-platform rival, Tumblr founder David Karp, just surpassed him in one key metric. Mullenweg can blame Brooklyn one-upsmanship. More » -
#shills
Sell Your Twitter Soul for $100 Per Tweet
Shilling has never looked more attractive: Amid an old-media depression, "sponsored" blogging company Izea thinks it can get you around $1 per character to sell out on Twitter. More » -
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#foodwars
Prissy Food Bloggers Hate Food Blogger Movie
Julie Powell blogged her way through cooking every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking; a book deal and movie followed. Are food bloggers thrilled for her? Hardly; Powell is a foodie infidel who must be stopped.
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#nepotism
Well Born and Well Kept at the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post just hired another VIP's child, this one the son of White House senior adviser David Axelrod. Funny how a website famous for not paying bloggers finds room on the payroll for an undistinguished corps of rich kids.
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#payola
The Low, Low Price of a Blogger's Soul: A Pair of Plastic Shoes
A leading goal at the annual BlogHer conference is "economic empowerment" for female bloggers. For some participants, this means ample freebies; for at least one, it meant the chance to shake a company down for free shoes. More » -
#newspapers
San Francisco Chronicle Wants You to Pay For Phil Bronstein's Pearls of Wisdom
These are desperate times for newspapers. Experimentation abounds. For the San Francisco Chronicle this means trying to charge for their fancy (but relatively cheap to duplicate) columnists and giving away less-glamorous (but expensive) reporting. More » -
#moguls
Marc Andreessen, Aspiring Blog Mogul
Sure, Marc Andreessen is now helming a $300 million investment fund, but where is the Netscape co-founder investing his own money? On that surefire moneymaker, professional blogging. More » -
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Return of Fake Steve Is a Vote of Confidence in Real Steve
Fake Steve Jobs is back. Dan Lyons, author of the piercingly funny satire blog, insists his return may be temporary. But he wouldn't be having this much fun with Jobs' illness if he still worried about the Apple CEO's death. More » -
#badideas
Omen That No One Will Pay for Twitter
Ever feel like Twitter is just too, well, free? A new company allows you to pay for select tweets. To prove this is a terrible idea, fallen loudmouth banker Tim Sykes has jumped on board. More » -
#flackery
Julia Allison Shills for Sea World (Updated)
Julia Allison sounds so excited: The professional "lifecaster" is headed for "an adventure" at Sea World. As it happens, she's also showing other bloggers how not to make money in a recession.
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#printisdead
Google Planning to Rob Bloggers to Pay New York Times
Give the newspaper bosses this much: In their desperation to fix their dying businesses, they are going after logical targets. Google's rise has exactly nothing to do with their fall — but Google has money. More »
