Disclaimer: PayPerPost.com paid for this post.
Robert Scoble is a pretty famous blogger. He is a former employee of MS and I’m not sure why he is so famous but it is what it is. The Scobeliezer, won’t use the service, I think. Although the title of his post against PayPerPost.com sort of leaves that point open to some speculation: Why I won’t use PayPerPost (and if I do, I will disclose). Anyway, PayPerPost.com apparently didn’t like the negative attention from either Scoble or Techcrunch and they are willing to pay to prove that point.
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1 Dan... // Aug 13, 2006 at 8:31 pm
Actually, as covered across the blogosphere, PPP seemed to relish the attention, negative or positive. Upon reading the various comments since then, it appears the mainstream bloggers didn’t appreciate the hypocrisy of the elites.
In fact, I’ve seen a variety of great parody pictures like the one you created above with the phrase “All Our Blogs Are Belong to Us”. I even tried one and donated any proceeds to Red Cross. The beauty of the platform is that PPP provided the parody picture idea, but left the tone up to the bloggers — leaving it open for people to declare their support for the elite viewpoint. Interestingly, with the exception of those who are still waiting to see if the company pays off, the comment/blog support for PPP appears almost unanimous since the early preaching.
2 petewood // Aug 13, 2006 at 8:50 pm
I agree with your comment Dan. It would make sense that PayPerPost.com would love any and all attention that would come their way, regardless of its tone.
The “professional” bloggers are appearing to be hypocritical because they are being paid to blog but take the standpoint that the masses of hobbyist bloggers (like myself) should not be afforded those same “luxuries”. In my case, I’m not trying to use the PPP system (or those like it) so that I can quit my job and just sit around spam-blogging the blogosphere with garbage. Instead, my sole intention is to offset to cost of my hosting, plain and simple. Does that make me evil, as Michael Arrington of TechCrunch suggests? Hardly.
Thanks for the comments Dan. It’s always nice to know that some people are viewing your blog.
3 Dan... // Aug 14, 2006 at 7:20 am
Assuming there are more bloggers like you, who know how to balance quality, disclosure and quantity, I think PPP is really onto something. Like other elements of consumer generated media, the appropriate balance is a personal choice that works for the author /audience and won’t be dictated from on-high.
There will always be spambloggers who abuse the system and PPP needs to continually innovate to keep that percentage low/manageable. PPP’s recent Beta 2 release looks like a nice step in that direction with a ranking system for bloggers and advertisers. Given the awareness and advertiser/blogger adoption, it’s amazing to think they only launched a month ago.
Keep up the good blogging…I’ll check back often!
On the topic of people viewing your blog, you might want to check out MyBlogLog. They have an interesting community platform that allows you to actually see/share the faces of those stopping by. You can see an example on the left margin of http://www.floridaventureblog.com (see “I Want My FVB” table). They also provide nice stats on visits, referrals and outclicks.
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