Senate Panel Probes Paid Blogger Problem
National Journal, July 23, 2009
The Internet has provided opportunities for techniques like viral marketing that add complexities to the government's job of monitoring deceptive advertising. And blogging, by its nature, has encouraged an explosion of discourse about practically every product available. The FTC needs to crack down on those who are cashing in by writing favorably about a product.
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