HK Tech Phooey
Tapping the pulse of this gateway for Asia's IT
by Victor Cheung, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
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My take--should bloggers have to reveal ties with brands?
Nov 15, 2009 17:11

In this issue of Media, I had a chance to share views together with three others on whether bloggers have to reveal their ties with brands. Click the image for a full read.
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YES! Absolutely! OF COURSE!
I will be truthful in saying there are few technology/review sites that can be trusted because of their bias towards paying advertisers and companies who give "donations" of products. The same with specific bloggers.
In encoding/burning a home DVD reviewers will recommend one brand of software or DVD drive over others because of increased speed......when one reads the fine print and sees that the recommended brand is much more expensive with only a 5 second advantage in a one hour burning session it becomes obvious there is an unnatural bias taking place..........problem is few readers take the time or have the knowledge to read the fine print!
Nov 16, 2009 11:57
About Victor Cheung
A true tech junkie at heart, Victor Cheung has been obsessed with all tech gadgets since his college days. His favorite gizmos span from tablet PCs to UMPC, to PMPs, gaming consoles, mobile phones and anything with WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.0 on it. A newcomer to the blog scene, he started his own quasi-tech blog, The Hong Kong Phooey in October 2006.
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