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ScienceBlogs.com Deals With Community Backlash Over PepsiCo Column
History's Coming To writes "Several writers for the ScienceBlogs.com collective have publicly resigned from the site, and many more have voiced concerns over parent company Seed's decision to include a paid blog under the nutrition category from PepsiCo. The blog was to be written by PepsiCo food scientists, detailing their work. The UK's Guardian newspaper has picked up on the story, and includes a letter from Seed editor Adam Bly which covers the company's rationale."
The ScienceBlogs Team later canceled the PepsiCo blog and apologized, instead leaving their users with a few tough questions: "How do we empower top scientists working in industry to lead science-minded positive change within their organizations? ... How do companies who seek genuine dialogue with this community engage?"
Mod parent +1: Refreshing.
I used to think that people's point of view was malleable, but the study you linked to convinced me otherwise. I have therefore changed my mind.
Slashdot: Where people pretend to be twice as smart as they really are by behaving like children.
I'm very sorry that a can of Pepsi killed your mother and molested your dog
NO! The can molested my mother and killed my dog, you insensitive clod!
Then it ate my cat!
I'll get you, can!
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!
Dude, blogs posts are not citations.
My choice of soap is 100% influenced by what the hotel stocks today. I probably have a couple years' worth of soap in my linen closet harvested from various hotels across the U.S.