Perhaps you've never lived out in the country.... Everyone burns their trash in the country. What most people do is burn what they can and use a dumpster for everything else. That way you're not paying any more than is necessary for trash disposal. And no, there is no recycling pickup in the country - plastic gets burned along with the paper products. Take a drive out in the country sometime - I mean actually far away from any city - and you'll see that everyone has burn piles and 55 gal. burn cans.
I am in the online marketing industry and have mixed feelings about this.
On one hand, I think it's very good because it will create more transparency which keeps the public from getting screwed. Believe me, there is A LOT of deception in this field, and it's always the consumer that takes the hit. As a practice though, I believe it's more valuable to the company to make sure the blogger is being completely honest about the product, and this decision would promote that - or at least let consumers know that they are dealing with a biased opinion.
On the other hand, I wonder if this is an infringement on our constitutional rights. Take publications for example. I'm in the home theater industry - when we want a review in a publication of any sort, it is expected that we are going to advertise with that company. I've even had publications hold our product review hostage until we signed a year-long ad agreement. Everyone does this. Everyone. And you better believe that it effects what is written in the review. There's no way a publication is going to bash a product, even if it is completely deserved, if a year-long ad agreement is at stake.
My point is that practically everything is biased for a myriad of reasons - don't even get me started on the News - but the question is, by cracking down on this system, are we restricting our Freedom of Speech?
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All you need now is a shoulder-mounted, triple-laser guided canon.
Actually, it's 1.21 Gigawatts.
Perhaps you've never lived out in the country.... Everyone burns their trash in the country. What most people do is burn what they can and use a dumpster for everything else. That way you're not paying any more than is necessary for trash disposal. And no, there is no recycling pickup in the country - plastic gets burned along with the paper products. Take a drive out in the country sometime - I mean actually far away from any city - and you'll see that everyone has burn piles and 55 gal. burn cans.
Yes, and don't forget the State of Alaska, and the distance from there to Russia.
I am in the online marketing industry and have mixed feelings about this.
On one hand, I think it's very good because it will create more transparency which keeps the public from getting screwed. Believe me, there is A LOT of deception in this field, and it's always the consumer that takes the hit. As a practice though, I believe it's more valuable to the company to make sure the blogger is being completely honest about the product, and this decision would promote that - or at least let consumers know that they are dealing with a biased opinion.
On the other hand, I wonder if this is an infringement on our constitutional rights. Take publications for example. I'm in the home theater industry - when we want a review in a publication of any sort, it is expected that we are going to advertise with that company. I've even had publications hold our product review hostage until we signed a year-long ad agreement. Everyone does this. Everyone. And you better believe that it effects what is written in the review. There's no way a publication is going to bash a product, even if it is completely deserved, if a year-long ad agreement is at stake.
My point is that practically everything is biased for a myriad of reasons - don't even get me started on the News - but the question is, by cracking down on this system, are we restricting our Freedom of Speech?