tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post117007675179980795..comments2023-10-12T11:32:27.836-04:00Comments on paulconley: eWeek crosses an ethical lineUnknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-23596480721158690182007-02-02T08:31:00.000-05:002007-02-02T08:31:00.000-05:00Hi Tish,
Thanks. As long as B2B publishers are doi...Hi Tish,<br />Thanks. As long as B2B publishers are doing inappropriate things like this, I'll keep complaining.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-12452088638062115182007-02-02T08:22:00.000-05:002007-02-02T08:22:00.000-05:00so glad you keep commenting on this, Paul. these ...so glad you keep commenting on this, Paul. these kinds of ads continue to undermine practices like presenting links to share information. it really feels like folks will stick an ad where-ever they feel they can to scrape the smallest buck. it's truly insane.Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-4083768679606615102007-01-30T14:56:00.000-05:002007-01-30T14:56:00.000-05:00Hi Sean,
Thanks for the info. I haven't looked at ...Hi Sean,<br />Thanks for the info. I haven't looked at Light Reading in awhile. I'll check it out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-22960167150569596292007-01-30T14:10:00.000-05:002007-01-30T14:10:00.000-05:00It looks like CMP is doing something similar with ...It looks like CMP is doing something similar with Light Reading. You can buy links for your company name in the editorial on a ppc basis. Not much better...<br /><br />http://www.lightreading.com/payperclick.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-68898293207195567932007-01-30T14:05:00.000-05:002007-01-30T14:05:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,
Thanks for the comment.
IntelliTXT is ba...Hi Chris,<br />Thanks for the comment.<br />IntelliTXT is bad in every way that a feature can be bad. So what in the world is eWeek thinking?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-60194590625233963952007-01-30T13:06:00.000-05:002007-01-30T13:06:00.000-05:00It even bites the ad team on the ass apparently. A...It even bites the ad team on the ass apparently. A discussion with someone who works at a publisher that tried this indicates that even those behind the idea will come to regret it. The introduction there of Intellitext was as brief as it was unexpected. Editorial complained but the powers-that-be said: "That's the way it is."<br /><br />That was until one company decided to buy up ads on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1170100409724594242007-01-29T14:53:00.000-05:002007-01-29T14:53:00.000-05:00Hi Mathew,Thanks for your comment.I'm perplexed th...Hi Mathew,<BR/>Thanks for your comment.<BR/>I'm perplexed that any professional publisher would think Intellitext was a good idea.<BR/>Putting an ad in the editorial is, as you said, "Wrong, wrong, wrong." <BR/>So I have to ask the folks at eWeek -- why, why, why?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1170099882403239292007-01-29T14:44:00.000-05:002007-01-29T14:44:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more, Paul. I think looking for a...I couldn't agree more, Paul. I think looking for alternative revenue sources is fine, and I understand the business side sometimes pushes things on the editorial side -- but those Intellitext things are like putting an ad right in the middle of your editorial, and disguising it as editorial. Wrong, wrong, wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1170086198920948922007-01-29T10:56:00.000-05:002007-01-29T10:56:00.000-05:00Hi Jim,Thanks for the comment.Perhaps the thing th...Hi Jim,<BR/>Thanks for the comment.<BR/>Perhaps the thing that bothers me the most about a professional publisher using Intellitext is that it is "so clearly wrong." <BR/>Some ethical slips are understandable. You can understand what folks are thinking, even if you disagree.<BR/>But Intellitext is just so obviously a bad idea that I'm amazed any professional would even consider it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1170084734558878892007-01-29T10:32:00.000-05:002007-01-29T10:32:00.000-05:00There are a lot of gray areas in journalism these ...There are a lot of gray areas in journalism these days, but a few things remain so clearly wrong that pointing them out feels a little self-rightous. Intellitext is one of them. <BR/>I fully appreciate the business pressure to uncover revenue in a rapidly changing media market, but this is one method that should be easy to resist if you have any interest in the future of your news media products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com