var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13543380\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=345033\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-345033-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=345033\">AirIntake</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13543380\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:31:28-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:31 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13543380);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13543380');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Government control of blogs, what a wonderful idea!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543380, 'AirIntake')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->													<div class=\"num-replies\">7 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544798\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">alexawesome    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544798\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:05:36-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544798);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544798');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13543380\" rel=\"nofollow\">AirIntake</a>: Aww. Ignoring context, making disingenuous statements in response to a pretty straightforward post... that's what the internet is all about, folks.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544798, 'alexawesome')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13545273\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=776577\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-776577-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=776577\">Cyberxion101</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545273\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:16:50-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545273);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545273');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13544798\" rel=\"nofollow\">alexawesome</a>: Yes it is. And yet we continue to react to it every time it happens. You'd figure that we'd just let it go by now. :P</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545273, 'Cyberxion101')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544458\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Gokuhouse    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544458\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:56:28-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544458);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544458');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13543380\" rel=\"nofollow\">AirIntake</a>: I agree with you on this.  We do not need the internet regulated in that manner.  They should first start with the porn and then move onto smaller things.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544458, 'Gokuhouse')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546838\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=869432\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-869432-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=869432\">Damocles57</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546838\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:00:58-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546838);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546838');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13544458\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gokuhouse</a>:<br />\"We do not need the internet regulated in that manner.\"</p><br /><p>In what manner should the internet be regulated? Consistent pricing from ISP's? Consistent and stable infrastructure to make sure my connection stays on and fast when I want it on and fast? Hidden charges that appear on my credit card statement because I accidentally followed a link?</p><br /><p>\"They\" have tried with regulating porn but there is a pesky \"Free Speech\" issue that kept coming up.</p><br /><p>They are trying to regulate advertisers who at times happen to engage in advertising on the internet.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546838, 'Damocles57')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544247\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=871030\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-871030-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=871030\">nakedscience</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544247\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:50:19-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544247);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544247');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13543380\" rel=\"nofollow\">AirIntake</a>: Are you serious?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544247, 'nakedscience')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13545684\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545684\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:29:35-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:29 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545684);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545684');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544247\" rel=\"nofollow\">nakedscience</a>: Scary thing is, he probably is. Gotta love these anarchists. No matter what the government does, they immediately go: \"I dont thing this is a good thing. Govt should not be doing this. Keep your dirty hands off my slave collection, you filthy guv'mint!! NWO FTL!!\"</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545684, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544210\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=219805\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-219805-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=219805\">zentex</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544210\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:49:33-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544210);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544210');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13543380\" rel=\"nofollow\">AirIntake</a>: No, it's the govt telling ADVERTISERS that they need to comply with \"truth in advertising\"...just updated for today's technology.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544210, 'zentex')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13543499\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=288368\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-288368-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=288368\">Darrone</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13543499\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:34:07-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:34 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13543499);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13543499');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>So, where is the line drawn?  If LG puts an ad on gizmodo, do they have to mention this in every LG product review?  I'm not against this, I just want to the know the specifics.  Does being an advertiser on the side \"taint\" every review or post?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543499, 'Darrone')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->												<div class=\"num-replies\">6 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544303\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=87686\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=87686\">tomok97</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544303\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:52:05-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:52 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544303);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544303');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13543499\" rel=\"nofollow\">Darrone</a>: I wouldn't think so. If it's clearly an advertisement then...well...it's clearly an advertisement. It would seem that they're more concerned with ads desguised as independent reviews.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544303, 'tomok97')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544603\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=352646\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-352646-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=352646\">nybiker</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544603\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:00:08-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:00 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544603);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544603');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13544303\" rel=\"nofollow\">tomok97</a>: You are correct about an ad is an ad.  But see the recent story in the L.A. Times where they had a 'news story' on the front page, even though there was an 'advertisement' heading above it. People were upset about the fact that the item was an ad where there used to be news.  The level of disguisement seemed to be just below the level where you could _cleary_ notice the difference.  Not everyone is a typeface expert and not everyone noticed the single word headline about it being an ad.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544603, 'nybiker')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544785\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=87686\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=87686\">tomok97</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544785\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:05:21-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544785);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544785');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13544603\" rel=\"nofollow\">nybiker</a>: I buy advertising for a living but I agree whole-heartedly about advertising on the front pages of newspapers. It's wrong and confusing and, quite frankly, reeks of desperation (on the part of both parties). Personally, I would never want to buy advertising like that. While the placement is phenomenal, it just breeds contempt among those who know what you're doing and confusion among those who don't. Any business in it for the long term would be wise to stay away.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544785, 'tomok97')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544753\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=244548\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-244548-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=244548\">SkokieGuy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544753\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:04:28-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:04 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544753);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544753');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13544603\" rel=\"nofollow\">nybiker</a>: Let's also remember that when you watch the local news, the 'health' segment on the latest new drug and many other so called investigative stories are delivered, complete prepackaged, ready to air. These are referred to as Video News Releases (VNRs) and are almost never disclosed. <a href=\"http://www.prwatch.org/fakenews2/execsummary\" rel=\"nofollow\">[www.prwatch.org]</a></p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544753, 'SkokieGuy')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544028\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=6173\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-6173-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=6173\">Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544028\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:45:52-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544028);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544028');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13543499\" rel=\"nofollow\">Darrone</a>: Incidentally, even with the \"wall of separation,\" ad concerns driving editorial content can be really problematic in niche publications -- I've read that video game magazines (and some of the websites that take advertising) come under heavy, heavy pressure to review games positively or that company pulls all their advertising ... and all the advertising in video game magazines is from the video game companies, and there aren't so many of them you can afford to lose 1/6 of your ads all at once for giving a crappy game review.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544028, 'Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544315\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"http://rustedtinroof.blogspot.com/\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a title=\"http://rustedtinroof.blogspot.com/\" href=\"http://rustedtinroof.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spaceman Bill Leah</a>    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544315\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:52:21-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:52 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544315);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544315');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544028\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)</a>: The same thing happens with wine publications and I can imagine it is an issue with any magazine that is specifically related to a particular segment of the consumer goods or services industry.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div 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rel=\"nofollow\">Darrone</a>: In mainstream news, there's a \"wall of separation\" between advertising and news/editorial content, so that you can take ads from Jack's Car Palace while running an editorial about Jack's Car Palace ... the editorial &amp; news people are theoretically free from any interaction with the advertising side and aren't supposed to concern themselves with whether their stories will lose advertisers; that's advertising's problem.</p><p>So if LG is just buying ads, I'd think Gizmodo could just move on as usual, but if LG SPONSORED something (or was the largest ad buyer by a LOT), Gizmodo would be wise to say something like \"(Full disclosure -- LG sponsored our big giveaway earlier this year)\" or whatever.</p><p>But what this is really getting at is where the actual editorial content of a blog is pimping the product WITHIN THE EDITORIAL AREA and the company has provided money or product SPECIFICALLY TO THAT END. Buying ads is different than seeking active product-pimping.</p><p>And product pimping isn't necessarily a bad thing -- lots of companies send out samples to mainstream news and to new media so the people can try them out and hopefully share with their readers. But you have GOT to say where it came from.</p><p>When mainstream media reviewed the first iPhone, all their articles said, \"Apple provided us with an iPhone to play around with and review.\" Some new media outlets didn't; they just took the free swag and extolled its awesomeness without telling readers the company was giving them free stuff.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543864, 'Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!)')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13543816\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=474880\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=474880\">Etoiles</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13543816\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:41:03-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:41 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13543816);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13543816');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13543499\" rel=\"nofollow\">Darrone</a>: I think there's a difference between, \"Our parent company gets ad revenue from a large variety of sources, including sometimes this advertiser\" and, \"This company has compensated me to endorse this product.\"</p><p>Although both should be disclosed.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543816, 'Etoiles')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13543902\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=298828\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-298828-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=298828\">Quilt</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13543902\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:42:39-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:42 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13543902);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13543902');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>This seems reasonable. You see this sort of thing fairly often on television. A morning news broadcast reviews, say, a movie. If you pay attention you'll notice that normally they mention their station and the movie production company are both subsiduaries of Viacom (or whatever conglomerate). This seems to hold true for other products as well.</p><br /><p>Though I'm sure there are hordes of examples that show this isn't a concept prevelant across all media.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543902, 'Quilt')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544924\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=140241\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=140241\">XTC46</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544924\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:08:10-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544924);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544924');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13543902\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quilt</a>: thats a little differnt. What this refers to is sites like engadget, who get sent things to review having to disclose they were given the product to test, or small blogs like mine discosloing we were paid to review a service as opposed to consumer reports which goes out and buys the product and tests it. There is potential for bias when being paid to revew something.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544924, 'XTC46')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13543963\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">jamesdenver    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13543963\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:44:11-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:44 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13543963);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13543963');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>How exactly are they going to enforce action against those who ignore it?</p><br /><p>I agree with the principal - but just curious.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13543963, 'jamesdenver')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544948\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1196\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1196-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1196\">MeOhMy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544948\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:08:58-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544948);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544948');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13543963\" rel=\"nofollow\">jamesdenver</a>: Me too! I would love knowing when a flog is a flog, but if the flog is cleverly disguised enough, how will anyone ever know?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544948, 'MeOhMy')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546334\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546334\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:48:45-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:48 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546334);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546334');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544948\" rel=\"nofollow\">Troy F.</a>: I suppose one of the provisions is that you can be fined/punished retroactively if it is found out later that you did. Works the same way for things like, say, insider trading, or anti-competitive practices. Just like you still go to jail if it is found out that you murdered 5 years ago :P</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546334, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544331\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=43172\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-43172-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=43172\">potch</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544331\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:52:53-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:52 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544331);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544331');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>When it's a crime to splog, only criminals will have splogs.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544331, 'potch')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544414\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=52435\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-52435-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=52435\">Applekid</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544414\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:55:17-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:55 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544414);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544414');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I can't wait to reveal I'm being compensated to promote a product.</p><p>And I'm hoping that product I'll be asked to promote involves oral sex of some kind.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544414, 'Applekid')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13565385\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1504\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1504-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a 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And they had better be working their way through college.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545774, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544468\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=62173\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-62173-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>     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<div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544468, 'nffcnnr')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13544696\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=929325\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=929325\">TCama</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544696\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:02:13-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:02 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544696);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544696');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544468\" rel=\"nofollow\">nffcnnr</a>: I'm going to have to call Red Bull®-shit on that.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544696, 'TCama')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544509\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">MightyDwarf56    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544509\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T18:57:54-05:00\">June 11, 2009  6:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544509);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544509');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Though this is not exactly the same, but I see people pimping products in YouTube videos a lot. But the good one will tell you that the company gave them the product to try out. The bad ones just sound scammy.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544509, 'MightyDwarf56')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544766\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=352646\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-352646-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=352646\">nybiker</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544766\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:04:51-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:04 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544766);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544766');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Just wondering, but is product placement in tv shows and movies ok because they disclose it?  I'm talking about the blatant stuff where it's in your face, as in the camera is practically zooming into the logo.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544766, 'nybiker')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546045\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546045\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:40:25-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:40 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546045);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546045');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544766\" rel=\"nofollow\">nybiker</a>: You are taking it out of context.</p><p>TV shows and movies do feature product placement as ads. Which is cool enough, and i couldnt care less.</p><p>What this is about is when a blog <i>reviews</i> a product, and is <i>paid by the product makers</i> to do so. This again is not inherently bad, unless the company is paying you to give it a glowing review. Now an electronics maker might pay a tech blogger to give an honest assesment of the product... but how often do you see that happening? In either case, the reader should know if the blogger has been paid to say something or not, and depending on the trust the reader puts on the blogger, he may or may not think that the review was tainted.</p><p>Which is different from how they are featured in the movies. People don't make decisions based on how things are shown in a movie. Atleast the sane ones dont.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546045, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544807\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=140241\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=140241\">XTC46</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544807\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:05:46-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544807);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544807');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Most of the agencies that sell the sponsred ad's for these companies DO require you lable the post as paid for or sponsored content (I had written sponsored reviews before...not all of which have been good for the product)</p><br /><p>Basically, the way it works for most products is you sign up at one of the many sites that do this, bid on products to review, then right a review and submit it, sometimes the sponsor can decline the review (and still pay you) other times you just post it and get paid.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544807, 'XTC46')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->									<div class=\"num-replies\">3 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13552979\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=129735\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-129735-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=129735\">Rachacha</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13552979\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T22:53:18-05:00\">June 11, 2009 10:53 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13552979);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13552979');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13544807\" rel=\"nofollow\">xtc46 - thinksmarter on twitter</a>: There are a couple of blogs that I am aware of that used to be against a particular product, almost on the verge of being a hate site for that product/company, then all of a sudden the blogger suddenly LOVED the product. While I don't know for sure, it would seem that there was an exchange of money that took place to encourage the blogger to produce positive content.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13552979, 'Rachacha')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546249\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546249\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:46:26-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546249);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546249');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544807\" rel=\"nofollow\">xtc46 - thinksmarter on twitter</a>: Which is all very cool. All this rule does is that you have to reveal it if you do so. You already do. And so do other decent people. Rules are mainly for people who would not, unless they were made to.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546249, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13547944\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=140241\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=140241\">XTC46</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547944\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:28:13-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:28 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547944);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547944');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13546249\" rel=\"nofollow\">MostlyHarmless</a>: Rules are in place so you have a right to punish people for doing what society deems wrong.</p><br /><p>I dont think the FTC has the right to tell me I need to put something on my blog. I do it becasue its in the best interest of my readers and in the agreement with my sponsors.If I didnt do it, I couldnt write the reviews and I wouldnt get paid (which isnt a big deal since I dont write reviews anymore anyway, not paid ones atleast)</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547944, 'XTC46')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13548438\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13548438\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:40:57-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:40 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13548438);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13548438');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13547944\" rel=\"nofollow\">xtc46 - thinksmarter on twitter</a>: See but heres the thing. YOU are up front about it. This rule is to stop the not-so-honest bloggers, who have a sizeable readership to take kickbacks for positive reviews, without the knowledge of readers, who might make purchases or other decisions based on what they think is an unbiased review.</p><p>There is _nothing_ wrong in reviewing a product at the request of a company, who may or may not pay for it, as long as the reviewer says so.</p><p>Unfortunately, not everyone is that forthcoming, and again, unfortunately, there are lots of gullible people out there, who do not know better.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13548438, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13544844\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=716547\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-716547-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=716547\">I Love New Jersey</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13544844\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:06:42-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:06 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13544844);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13544844');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Sounds like censorship.<br />Also, what is stopping someone from having a blog on servers outside the US if this First Amendment violation is approved?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13544844, 'I Love New Jersey')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->											<div class=\"num-replies\">5 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13559329\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">silver-bolt    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13559329\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T03:29:53-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:29 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13559329);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13559329');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544844\" rel=\"nofollow\">I Love New Jersey</a>: Just because a US citizen moves his blog overseas does not mean his actions, in posting to that blog from the US stop the laws from applying to him. Its kind of like the Long Arm of the Law, where foreign people can be charged with and convict of committing crimes against US interests.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13559329, 'silver-bolt')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13557066\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=183296\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-183296-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=183296\">Communist Pope</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13557066\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T01:36:14-05:00\">June 12, 2009  1:36 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13557066);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13557066');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13548929\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: You do know that it's old, old, old news that the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the idea that commercial speech (i.e. advertising or promoting a product) is not guaranteed the same freedom as non-commercial speech, right? Alright, just wanted to make sure. Have a good one.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13557066, 'Communist Pope')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547156\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=545239\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-545239-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=545239\">squinko</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547156\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:09:23-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:09 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547156);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547156');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544844\" rel=\"nofollow\">I Love New Jersey</a>: Please explain how having a site clearly list when something is an actual review versus a paid endorsement is censoring a website.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547156, 'squinko')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13546209\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546209\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:45:06-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546209);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546209');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13544844\" rel=\"nofollow\">I Love New Jersey</a>: It would be censorship if they were disallowed to run ad-reviews for money.</p><p>It is censorship if the company pays the blogger to stfu about the negative features of a product.</p><p>This is full disclosure. Kind of the opposite of censorship, if you will. (Though not exactly, because it is not even related to censorship.)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546209, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13545314\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=871030\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-871030-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=871030\">nakedscience</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545314\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:18:12-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:18 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545314);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545314');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13544844\" rel=\"nofollow\">I Love New Jersey</a>: This is not censorship.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545314, 'nakedscience')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13545192\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=539206\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-539206-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=539206\">azsumrg1rl</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545192\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:15:00-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545192);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545192');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>The line between bloggers, citizen journalists and professional journalists is blurring more and more. Professional journalists are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest, so why shouldn't bloggers and citizen journalists? Makes sense to me.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545192, 'azsumrg1rl')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13569757\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=76955\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-76955-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=76955\">SadSam</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13569757\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:57:05-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13569757);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13569757');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13545192\" rel=\"nofollow\">azsumrg1rl</a>:</p><br /><p>I generally think this makes sense as I do a lot of my product research on-line and it is sometimes hard to figure if a review is coming from someone who got a fee product or compensation.</p><br /><p>I have no problem with buzz marketing but I want to know if the buzzer received freee honey.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13569757, 'SadSam')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13545500\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=129346\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-129346-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=129346\">meechybee</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545500\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:23:56-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545500);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 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/></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=131723\">theblackdog</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13545531\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:25:03-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:25 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545531);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545531');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>The real question here is how do I get a company to send me cash to try out their products and write about it ;-)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545531, 'theblackdog')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->										<div class=\"num-replies\">4 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13559340\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">silver-bolt    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13559340\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T03:31:02-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:31 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13559340);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13559340');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545531\" rel=\"nofollow\">theblackdog</a>: Build a blog, make it go big. ONly way to get free products or money is to have a big enough audience they want to target</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13559340, 'silver-bolt')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547957\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=140241\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=140241\">XTC46</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547957\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:28:45-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:28 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547957);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547957');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13545531\" rel=\"nofollow\">theblackdog</a>: Be an expert in the filed, with a wide audiance of people who give a crab about what you say. Its really that easy.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547957, 'XTC46')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13546697\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Trey Mahaffey    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546697\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:57:19-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546697);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546697');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545531\" rel=\"nofollow\">theblackdog</a>: if you have to ask...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546697, 'Trey Mahaffey')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>               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href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546089\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:41:42-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:41 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546089);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546089');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545531\" rel=\"nofollow\">theblackdog</a>: Please drop me a note when you find out :)</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546089, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    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class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545543);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545543');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>This is censorship.  The internet is not the same as a newspaper, and bloggers are not the same as journalists.  The best thing about the internet is that it's self-policing.  If people who follow a blog discover that someone is pimping a product they are getting a kickback on without notifying its readers, that blog probably won't last long and that blogger won't have any credibility.  I don't need the FTC sticking their nose in blogs.  Bloggers can take money from whomever they damn well please, and if they don't want to disclose it, it's their business.  You, as a consumer of web content, can simply click elsewhere.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545543, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->												<div class=\"num-replies\">6 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13557584\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=129735\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-129735-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=129735\">Rachacha</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13557584\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T02:00:25-05:00\">June 12, 2009  2:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13557584);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13557584');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: So basically what you are saying is it would be OK for me to write the my opinion about a product saying that the product was garbage on my blog, but for a small fee of say $10,000 from the company I would remove the negative comments and post glowing comments about the product misleading all consumers who came to my site? In the same respect, all of the paid shill reviews on Amazon would be OK as well right?</p><br /><p>Bloggers are not the same as journalists? What about sites like Consumerist, Gizmodo, or Huffington Post. These are all blogging sites, but are or are becomng mainstream. What about the NY Times or Washington Post Blogs? Where do you draw the line?</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13557584, 'Rachacha')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13568479\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13568479\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:15:20-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13568479);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13568479');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13557584\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rachacha</a>: Yes, I'm saying those are just fine.  Caveat emptor.</p><p><b>Blogs DO NOT have a fiduciary duty to readers.</b>  Read that again and let it sink in.  Personal blogs are writers expressing themselves, and they can do it in any manner they wish.  They also can receive compensation for it if they want, and it's not any business of yours.</p><p>As for where I draw the line?  If it's a company's website, of the company directly selling the product, then full disclosure.  Anywhere else, fair game.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13568479, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547451\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=545239\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-545239-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=545239\">squinko</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547451\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:16:59-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:16 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547451);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547451');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: \"Writing it on my personal blog is no different.\"</p><p>There's a difference between a personal blog and site like Consumer Reports. If you want to be a serious, credible blog or website, you must have full disclosure. Sir eccle's post (<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13545858\" rel=\"nofollow\">[consumerist.com]</a>) explains this perfectly.</p><p>You really don't understand what censorship means if you believe that's what involved here. Let me help you with that:</p><p>\"Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the government or media organizations as determined by a censor.\" <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship\" rel=\"nofollow\">[en.wikipedia.org]</a></p><p>Explain how anything in this article fits that definition at all.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547451, 'squinko')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13548282\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13548282\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:37:37-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13548282);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13548282');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13547451\" rel=\"nofollow\">squinko</a>: It's censorship because the government is telling me what to write on my personal blog, whether I want to write it or not.  Dictating specific speech by government is censorship because it chills free speech.  I might have any number of reasons that I don't want to disclose who pays me, and it's nobody else's business but mine. And the government cannot distinguish between Consumer Reports' blog and my own personal blog...it's a blog.</p><p>Now if the government wants to require <i>companies</i> to disclose who they pay to advertise, I would have less of a problem with that.  So people who want to find out who is getting paid by companies could still find out if they were so inclined.  But I don't want the government telling any blog what they have to write.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13548282, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13594119\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=375881\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=375881\">RandomZero</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13594119\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-13T12:47:57-05:00\">June 13, 2009 12:47 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13594119);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13594119');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product#c13548282\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: So what if the FTC forced the companies to require full disclosure in their pay-for-shill agreements? Would that be acceptable?</p><br /><p>Further, I don't see how this limits free speech at all. You can be as honest or as scummy as you want, you can lie through your teeth, you can sing the praises of the Pinto for all the FTC cares - you just can't get paid for it.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13594119, 'RandomZero')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13550965\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=869432\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-869432-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=869432\">Damocles57</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13550965\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:46:21-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13550965);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13550965');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13548282\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>:<br />As soon as a person accepts money for advertising they become part of the company and should disclose.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13550965, 'Damocles57')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13552603\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13552603\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T22:39:39-05:00\">June 11, 2009 10:39 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13552603);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13552603');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13550965\" rel=\"nofollow\">Damocles57</a>: What if I'm not accepting money for advertising, but they pay me to write anything, good or bad?  Now if a company was paying me to write something, the chances I would write something negative are slim, but why should I have to disclose anything?  It's not anyone's business, especially the government's.  It's not the same as a company putting out an ad because it's a blogger's opinion, and paid or not, government should not be policing opinion on the internet.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13552603, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546140\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546140\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:43:10-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:43 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546140);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546140');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: Thats faulty reasoning. So what you are saying is, essentially, that bloggers should be allowed to use unethical practices if they want, but not others.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546140, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546496\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546496\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:53:08-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:53 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546496);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546496');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13546140\" rel=\"nofollow\">MostlyHarmless</a>: Bloggers can do whatever they damn well please.  It's called free speech, and it should not be stifled by the FTC.  You don't have to like it, you can just read something else.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546496, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13546701\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546701\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:57:24-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:57 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546701);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546701');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13546496\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: You and your buzz words. This is not even related to free speech.</p><p>Free speech means the right to speak your thoughts, no matter how retarded or appalling.</p><p>This here is what comes under \"full disclosure\". Free speech does not cover lying through your teeth to influence other peoples opinions.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546701, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13547010\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547010\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:05:44-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:05 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547010);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547010');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13546701\" rel=\"nofollow\">MostlyHarmless</a>: Free speech is not a 'buzz word' to me.  It's a right.  And someone writing something on their own blog has a right to it, the same as if they were speaking it.  This is the internet, there are no 'Full Disclosure' requirements.</p><p>If I'm being paid by XYZ company, and I tell my friend that I like XYZ company's product, I don't have to tell him that they pay me.  Writing it on my personal blog is no different.  He doesn't have to listen to my advice, and you don't have to read it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547010, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13548105\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=869432\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-869432-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=869432\">Damocles57</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13548105\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:32:14-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:32 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13548105);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13548105');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13547010\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>:<br />Here is where your Free Speech comes from:</p><br /><p>Amendment I<br />Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.</p><br /><p>Free speech is meant to protect you from being silenced or arrested or jailed by a governmental agency for having different opinions.</p><br /><p>It is not a right that says it is legal and ethical to let whatever sounds you want to make spill out of your mouth or words to spill out of your computer to fool or lie or manipulate other people.</p><br /><p>If you read the last sentence: \"... or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances,\" you will see where people who are wronged by your brand of free speech can petition the government for some type of protection from you.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13548105, 'Damocles57')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13548929\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13548929\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:53:51-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:53 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13548929);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13548929');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13548105\" rel=\"nofollow\">Damocles57</a>: Pay particular attention to where it says freedom of speech shall not be abridged.  That means I can write as my opinion, or NOT write, whatever I want, provided it's not libel.  It's not 'free speech as long as no one is paying you to write it'.  If it's my blog, I don't have to be ethical, or be manipulative or not be manipulative, or whatever.  When we start telling people what they can or cannot write, it's the same as telling people what they can or cannot say.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13548929, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13549239\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13549239\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:02:39-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:02 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13549239);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13549239');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13548929\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: It does not say you cannot write your opinion. It says you have to provide \"the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth\". Sounds pretty constitutional to me.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13549239, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13549684\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13549684\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:12:10-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:12 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13549684);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13549684');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13549239\" rel=\"nofollow\">MostlyHarmless</a>: No, I don't have to write the truth on my own blog.  I can write whatever I damn please.  It's my opinion and it's constitutionally protected, whether you believe it's right or wrong.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13549684, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->                    <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13547109\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547109\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:08:22-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547109);\">Moderate</a> 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class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547259\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:12:08-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:12 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547259);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547259');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13547109\" rel=\"nofollow\">MostlyHarmless</a>: Great argument.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547259, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply 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title=\"2009-06-11T19:35:34-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:35 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13545858);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13545858');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Rough translation:</p><p>If bloggers want to play at journalist and be taken seriously they need to follow the same rules that proper journalist are meant to be following.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13545858, 'sir_eccles')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>      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AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13560209);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13560209');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545858\" rel=\"nofollow\">sir_eccles</a>: I'm glad someone finally said it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13560209, 'hairyseaword')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply 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class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546507);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546507');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545858\" rel=\"nofollow\">sir_eccles</a>: Sounds about right.</p><p>Even if you ignore the whole \"play the journo\" angle, it is just the ethical thing to do. Humans however have displayed a tendency to often do what they themselves think is wrong unless they are restrained by the overall agreement of the collective.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546507, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13546014\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=719867\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-719867-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=719867\">bananaboat</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546014\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:39:34-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:39 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546014);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546014');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>How about not relying on just one or two reviews of a product? I'm not sure how it would be enforced either. We see what sheep we are by buying products based on the paid opinions in TV and radio ads. We gotta have that car since it attracts that model! That guy in the white lab coat isn't a real doctor in that ad?!</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546014, 'bananaboat')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13546633\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Trey Mahaffey    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13546633\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T19:56:08-05:00\">June 11, 2009  7:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13546633);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13546633');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>then the radio stations should have to do it also.  i cant stand it when they start talking about a product in such a way as to make you believe that they are not promoting a product just telling you what a good time they have in their AWD Subaru or something to that effect.  not talking about the commercials, i am speaking of when the DJ starts talking as if they are having a regular conversation with their friends.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13546633, 'Trey Mahaffey')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13549266\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=307161\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-307161-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=307161\">Coles_Law</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13549266\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:03:21-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13549266);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13549266');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"#c13546633\" rel=\"nofollow\">Trey Mahaffey</a>: Around here it's all weight loss products.  If the DJ really lost 10 lbs from each weight loss product he shilled, he'd have converted entirely to energy by now.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13549266, 'Coles_Law')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547105\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=351819\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-351819-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=351819\">henwy</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547105\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:08:14-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547105);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547105');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>You just know this regulation is going to miss its mark and be absolutely useless bullshit. Either it's going to be so weak that as long as no one blatantly states a quid pro quo, everyone passes, or it's going to be so strong that we're all going to play inspector gadget over 2 cents worth of google ads that popped up. Frankly, it's just not going to be worth it. Most of this crap leaks anyway if it's egregious enough. Lets just keep the government out of it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547105, 'henwy')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547165\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Blueskylaw    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547165\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:09:34-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:09 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547165);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547165');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Winston Churchill used to practice for hours to make a \"\"spontaneous\"\" five minute speech.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547165, 'Blueskylaw')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13559383\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">silver-bolt    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13559383\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T03:33:22-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:33 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13559383);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13559383');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13547165\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blueskylaw</a>: Practicing to be spontaneous? Oxymoronic much?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13559383, 'silver-bolt')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13561886\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=16563\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-16563-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=16563\">Trai_Dep</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13561886\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T06:40:24-05:00\">June 12, 2009  6:40 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13561886);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13561886');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13559383\" rel=\"nofollow\">silver-bolt</a>: That great whooshing sound arcing over your head was the point. We'll wait while you trot off and go fetch it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13561886, 'Trai_Dep')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547403\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=101852\"><img        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comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I won't even take Google ads on my blog I'm that high minded.</p><p>Not high minded enough not to plug it here though</p><p><a href=\"http://jerseycitydesk.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">[jerseycitydesk.blogspot.com]</a></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547403, 'CaptainConsumer')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13547544\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">readams    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13547544\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T20:19:49-05:00\">June 11, 2009  8:19 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13547544);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13547544');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>damn, now I really want some M&amp;Ms</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13547544, 'readams')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a 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Become an informed active reader and perhaps try to verify any information you find on a blog with other more reliable sources.</p><p>But instead Mr. Walters would rather use the guns of the government to shape the world how he wants it to be instead of trying to use persuasion. Sorry I'm not buying what you're selling, using violence to solve social problems never works and never will.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13548845, 'renniks_eoj')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13549474\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=451810\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-451810-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=451810\">shadowboxer524</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13549474\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:08:12-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:08 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13549474);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13549474');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I think the FTC should force politicians to reveal when they're being compensated in some way to support or condemn legislation.</p><p>Ah, dreams...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13549474, 'shadowboxer524')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13549819\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=938794\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-938794-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=938794\">G13</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13549819\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:15:24-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:15 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13549819);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13549819');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Am I the only one that actually went out and got M&amp;Ms after reading that?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13549819, 'G13')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    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Second, when you get paid to write that blog post, either in cash or products or services or whatever, you are no longer a private citizen writing his opinion, but  a company or paid employee/contractor writing a post for hire. You are at that point a company require to disclose information.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13550428, 'silver-bolt')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13550653\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=2351\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-2351-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=2351\">Caged Wisdom</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13550653\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:37:52-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13550653);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13550653');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>:  You can cry censorship all you like on this, but the fact of the matter is, if you're receiving compensation for your services, in this case your blog posts, you are participating in a trade action. That falls under the FTC and is thereby governed by the FTC. You can't justify your desire to deceive people by pretending the internet is still some underground rebellion tool. There is no difference in deceiving people online than there is doing it in a newspaper or on TV.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13550653, 'Caged Wisdom')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13552198\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13552198\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T22:26:39-05:00\">June 11, 2009 10:26 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13552198);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13552198');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13550653\" rel=\"nofollow\">Caged Wisdom</a>: I see, so if I am employed by Apple, I'm not allowed to review any of their products on my blog unless I disclose I work for them? Bogus.  What's next?  Public school employees have to disclose who they work for when advocating support of a school bond?  No.  Disclosure laws have no place on the internet.  Conflicts of interest are part of life, and you should take any product recommendation at your own risk.  Government should stay the hell out of it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13552198, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13551118\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=17616\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-17616-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=17616\">Smashville</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13551118\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T21:50:31-05:00\">June 11, 2009  9:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13551118);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13551118');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>This is assuming that all blogs and the entire Internet are US based and subject to US laws.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13551118, 'Smashville')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13553005\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13553005\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T22:54:26-05:00\">June 11, 2009 10:54 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13553005);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13553005');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13551118\" rel=\"nofollow\">Smashville</a>: Absolutely correct.  I'd love to see how the FTC is going to enforce this, especially with international bloggers.  But even with domestic bloggers, what are they going to do, ask the IRS for their 1099 forms to see if they received compensation for a blog post?  What a waste of time and resources.  I don't even get paid to write about products, but if I did, I would purposely disobey this law on principle.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13553005, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13554153\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=505357\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-505357-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=505357\">SGAC</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13554153\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-11T23:37:36-05:00\">June 11, 2009 11:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13554153);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13554153');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I don't understand why the FTC has to step in on this issue.  Some of the crafting blogs I read denote when the entry is part-advertisement with phrases like \"Please welcome our new sponsor/partner\" or \"Thanks to XXXX for providing the prize for this month's contest\".  A true blog worth reading, at least a good crafting one, will let you know about that kind of thing.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13554153, 'SGAC')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13555517\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1504\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-1504-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1504\">RandomHookup</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13555517\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T00:27:11-05:00\">June 12, 2009 12:27 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13555517);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13555517');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/5287233/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product?t=13545543#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: Let the folks here at Consumerist take kickbacks for covering merchandise and watch the huge uproar.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13555517, 'RandomHookup')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13557199\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Chong Soh    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13557199\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T01:42:59-05:00\">June 12, 2009  1:42 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13557199);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13557199');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13555517\" rel=\"nofollow\">EVERYONE</a>: This absolutely is government censorship.  The federal government HAS NO EXPLICIT RIGHT in the Constitution to tell us what we can post and how we post it.  That is censorship, I'm sorry we don't have the same ideologies, but when a person tells you that you must post this info to post that info is fascist.</p><p>Also, we'll end up paying for this, the US Gov't will go out and put $1billion dollars to enforce this?  Where will this money come? Out of your paycheck into a bureacratic hole that will never come back.</p><p>/end rant</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13557199, 'Chong Soh')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13563994\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=545239\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-545239-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=545239\">squinko</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13563994\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T11:18:06-05:00\">June 12, 2009 11:18 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13563994);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13563994');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13557199\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chong Soh</a>: It's not censorship. Please look at the definition I provided earlier. You are using the word incorrectly and it's making you sound ignorant and alarmist.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13563994, 'squinko')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13559044\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">silver-bolt    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13559044\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T03:13:03-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:13 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13559044);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13559044');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13557199\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chong Soh</a>: They also don't have the constitutional right to police drugs or cars or speeding limits or TV or etc.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13559044, 'silver-bolt')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13561268\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Chong Soh    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13561268\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T05:45:28-05:00\">June 12, 2009  5:45 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13561268);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13561268');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13559044\" rel=\"nofollow\">silver-bolt</a>: You are absolutely correct.  Look at how successful the war on drugs is, look at how wise the government has spent our tax dollars.</p><p>The Federal Government doesn't have the right to police cars or speeding limits, you are correct and they don't, so I don't see what your point is?</p><p>They don't have the right to regulate tv and I think they are doing a bad job at that as well.  I think the market would do a much better job.</p><p>Look at the internet, fairly unregulated up until now, look how great it is and look what it is turning to.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13561268, 'Chong Soh')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13559342\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=21380\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-21380-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=21380\">Grrrrrrr, now with two buns made of bacon.</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13559342\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T03:31:16-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:31 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13559342);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13559342');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I trust my own internal BS meter.</p><p>If you run right out and purchase something just because you read a thinly veiled blog post about the product where the blogger mentioned it by name 14 times, that sounds like a common sense problem.</p><p>BTW, forget M&amp;M's brand chocolate candies manufactured by M&amp;M Mars, Inc. and available at your local grocer and try W&amp;W's, made by CheapChoklit, Inc., 451 West Alameda Street, Miama, FL 07346.  W&amp;W's are much better because I said so on the Internet, so it must be true.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13559342, 'Grrrrrrr, now with two buns made of bacon.')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13560049\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Mika Hutchison    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13560049\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T04:15:42-05:00\">June 12, 2009  4:15 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13560049);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13560049');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Not sure how this is going to work but the concept is fabulous. Advertising has gone way too far and I think it's high time for some transparency. I think people have the right to know if the information and experiences they come across are \"corporate sponsored\" so to speak.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13560049, 'Mika Hutchison')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13562181\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">groverexploder    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13562181\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T07:11:15-05:00\">June 12, 2009  7:11 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13562181);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13562181');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>What's the big deal?  Everybody knows bloggers are just lazy slobs \"working\" from their parents' basement?  Who'd trust them anyway?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13562181, 'groverexploder')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13562185\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">groverexploder    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13562185\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T07:11:55-05:00\">June 12, 2009  7:11 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13562185);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13562185');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13562181\" rel=\"nofollow\">groverexploder</a>: Also, they are not very good at checking punctuation before submitting comments. What hosers.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13562185, 'groverexploder')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13564915\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=436259\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-436259-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=436259\">MostlyHarmless</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13564915\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T13:04:34-05:00\">June 12, 2009  1:04 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13564915);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13564915');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13563994\" rel=\"nofollow\">squinko</a>: I get a feeling that they are not particularly in the right frame of mind to listen to reason.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13564915, 'MostlyHarmless')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13566045\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=161207\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-161207-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=161207\">Aphex242</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13566045\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T13:56:34-05:00\">June 12, 2009  1:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13566045);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13566045');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: Sorry, but you're coming across as some crazy alarmist libertarian.  Your definition of censorship is wrong, your idea of free speech has never been upheld by the courts, and the law makes good common sense.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13566045, 'Aphex242')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->								<div class=\"num-replies\">2 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13569142\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13569142\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:37:00-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13569142);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13569142');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13566045\" rel=\"nofollow\">aphex242</a>: My definition of censorship involves the freedom of speech right.  Is the right being abridged?  Yes.  Then it's censorship.</p><p>There are two relevant questions here:</p><p>Are blogs public forums?  Yes</p><p>Is the FTC regulating the content of the speech on a blog? Yes</p><p>Game over.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13569142, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13654464\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=161207\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-161207-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=161207\">Aphex242</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13654464\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-16T17:20:57-05:00\">June 16, 2009  5:20 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13654464);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13654464');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13569142\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: I know this is a little old now, but to respond:</p><p>The courts have regularly ruled that while free speech is sacred, government is allowed to restrict it for the common good.</p><p>Examples:  Klan rallies not being allowed to be held during Black Panther rallies, i.e. permits needed.  This would be an example of a regulation of a public forum.  Yelling fire in a crowded theater to cause alarm.  This would be an example where free speech is denied in the interest of the common good.</p><p>Slander and libel are two more restrictions on free speech, because they damage someone other than the speaker.</p><p>Add to the list:  Getting paid to lie your ass off on a blog without disclosing it.  There's a host of legal precedent to rationalize it.</p><p>Get over it.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13654464, 'Aphex242')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>     <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13567821\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=969973\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=969973\">skb1976</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13567821\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T14:55:29-05:00\">June 12, 2009  2:55 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13567821);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13567821');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Does anyone see this as a response to the FAKE blogs spamming up the blogosphere for the \"as seen on Oprah and Rachael Ray\" acai and whatever else they're trying to get people to buy? I don't see this as censorship or government control of blogs at all, but rather as a way to protect consumers from fradulent claims.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13567821, 'skb1976')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13568822\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/user/weggles\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a title=\"http://www.last.fm/user/weggles\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/user/weggles\" rel=\"nofollow\">WEGGLES90</a>    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13568822\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:26:15-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:26 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13568822);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13568822');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>This would be VERY helpful. I was looking for good hybrid clubs, and soo many blogs seemed in love with a certain brand I began to wonder is it truly the best, or are these chumps being paid?</p><p>I mean... it's odd to find anything that almost everyone agrees is the best you can get. :\\</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13568822, 'WEGGLES90')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13568976\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=21984\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-21984-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=21984\">econobiker</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13568976\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:31:18-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:31 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13568976);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13568976');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Voting citizen wants politicians and government agencies to reveal when they are being compensated to promote an agenda or study.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13568976, 'econobiker')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13569032\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=439678\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-439678-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=439678\">snowburnt</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13569032\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:33:25-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:33 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13569032);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13569032');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13545543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guvmint_Cheese</a>: Free speech isn't \"free\".  Sure you can say what you want, but you better be ready and willing to face up to the consequences of what you say.  I think there should've been an 11th amendment to the bill of rights that was the \"responsibility clause\" saying that you have a right to do all of these things...but you have a responsibility to use your common sense. Ok, that's a stretch.</p><p>That said, I think that requiring bloggers to say whether they've been compensated to endorse a product is unenforceable at best, HOWEVER it makes good common sense for bloggers to discuss their compensation in their review or have a notification on their site.</p><p>A product review site should say that they only review products that are provided by the manufacturer for testing and that they do keep the products when they're done, for example.</p><p>The big problem with trying to regulate opinions is that they're opinions, everyone has one and everyone is wrong.</p><p>If a site is making bogus factual claims like saying that Pepsi cured his Herpes, then we can talk lawsuits, but if a review site for soda said that Pepsi tasted better than Coke, would Coke stop making their product?  I'm sure people who like Coke would continue drinking it.</p><p>My bottom line: it's something that should be done, but it's also something that would be too costly and difficult to enforce.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13569032, 'snowburnt')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->							<div class=\"num-replies\">1 replies</div>	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->     <!-- Loop through the reply comments -->        <div class=\"reply-container\" >            <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-13569596\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">Guvmint_Cheese    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13569596\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:51:56-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:51 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13569596);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13569596');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c13569032\" rel=\"nofollow\">snowburnt</a>: If I wanted to say Coke cured some disease on my blog, I can say it. It's no different than any of the thousands of blogs claiming some herb helps cure cancer.  They have no proof that it does, but tons of people write about it because perhaps they believe it does.  Fine by me.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13569596, 'Guvmint_Cheese')\">Reply</a></div>		 	    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>                <!-- Display comment (reply comment, which may be a parent of more replies) -->            <div class=\"inner-reply-container\" >                 <!-- For each reply comment, recursively display any reply comments -->          	    </div>        	</div>    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13569396\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=535133\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=535133\">DanielleTexodus</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13569396\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T15:45:39-05:00\">June 12, 2009  3:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13569396);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13569396');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I think this is aimed at the individual bloggers. Fox interviewed a woman who \"retired\" from her job as a marketing segment when she had a baby. She then started a blog about having a baby. When she grew a large steady audience she actively sough out sponsorships from companies that sold baby products but did not disclose that she was now receiving large sums of money to mention their products in her posts.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13569396, 'DanielleTexodus')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13581590\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=1134254\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=1134254\">seattlemaninblue</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13581590\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T21:23:53-05:00\">June 12, 2009  9:23 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13581590);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13581590');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I've worked in newspapers all my life and think full disclosure is essential. However, I in no way want the government telling my newspaper, or your blog, what they can print or what they must disclose.</p><p>Newspapers (at least the reputable ones) don't take payments from businesses, but it's not because of any government regulations. It's because their credibility is on the line.</p><p>Similarly, if a blogger were pimping for a company the word would get out pretty quickly. If a review is known to be bought and paid for it's of little value to a business.</p><p>I abhor those who would sell out like this. But I abhor even more the idea of the government telling any publication or individual what they can, or cannot, publish.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13581590, 'seattlemaninblue')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13584213\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=53011\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=53011\">kingdom2000</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13584213\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-12T23:02:47-05:00\">June 12, 2009 11:02 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13584213);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13584213');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I don't see a problem.  All it means is bloggers have to follow \"full disclosure\" practices they should have been doing anyway.</p><p>In this case, sites such as Gizmodo would have to say \"the reiceved this free unit from XXX for review and blah blah blah.  Most of the time they don't really tell you how they get their gear, now we will know.  Its really that simple.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13584213, 'kingdom2000')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-13596428\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=326180\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-326180-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=326180\">sam1am</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2009/06/ftc-wants-bloggers-to-reveal-when-theyre-being-compensated-to-promote-a-product.html#comment-13596428\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2009-06-13T17:37:23-05:00\">June 13, 2009  5:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(13596428);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=13596428');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>So I just add to my blog footer \"This blog may contain content that I was compensated to write\"?</p><p>This is a dumb law.  Even if it passes nobody will follow it and it will be business as usual.  Bloggers that are constantly advertising lose credibility and nobody reads them anymore.  I don't see this as such a big problem that we need to be worrying about it with yet more laws.</p><p>Pretty soon you'll need to have a business license to have advertising on your blog.  You'll need to file taxes monthly, etc.</p><p>Oh I know - I'll just host my blog outside of the U.S.!</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(13596428, 'sam1am')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","");