Comments on: What Constitutes Credibility in Blogging? http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/05/what-constitutes-credibility-in-blogging/ On Poetry, Politics and Philosophy - A Sketch, An Intersection Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.ashokkarra.com/2007/05/what-constitutes-credibility-in-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Josh Wed, 16 May 2007 13:26:00 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=211#comment-189 Does making money, from something that is still amateurish and most don't make money from, make you a sell out? I know that's a very crude distillation of your argument, or at least my perception of the argument, but is that right? And if so, who cares?<br/><br/>I see what your saying about the the public in a wholly private society, and what that connotes to our world of blogging and selling. Rather, I see the concern about the confluence of media - advertising and endorsements - and the "freedom" of thought on the internet. Can we trust a person who is being paid to endorse a product? Or can we trust their opinion if they are receiving compensation for that opinion? I would say that the moment they are paid for an "opinion" maybe it's no longer an opinion. So, I guess, I am asking - or am I asserting - if money taints opinion and thought? Does making money, from something that is still amateurish and most don’t make money from, make you a sell out? I know that’s a very crude distillation of your argument, or at least my perception of the argument, but is that right? And if so, who cares?

I see what your saying about the the public in a wholly private society, and what that connotes to our world of blogging and selling. Rather, I see the concern about the confluence of media – advertising and endorsements – and the “freedom” of thought on the internet. Can we trust a person who is being paid to endorse a product? Or can we trust their opinion if they are receiving compensation for that opinion? I would say that the moment they are paid for an “opinion” maybe it’s no longer an opinion. So, I guess, I am asking – or am I asserting – if money taints opinion and thought?

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