Revised FTC Guidelines: Blogger Beware

Regular readers of blogs and other Internet-based sources of news and information know it's not unusual to see product reviews in these virtual venues. While the reviews sometimes appear to be careful, impartial journalism, other times the writer seems just a bit too enthusiastic about the post's subject matter. Of course, readers have good reasons to question just how impartial the authors of these reviews might be.

25 minute read October 28, 2009 at 04:01 PM
By
Kelly D. Talcott
Revised FTC Guidelines: Blogger Beware

Regular readers of blogs and other Internet-based sources of news and information know it's not unusual to see product reviews in these virtual venues.

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