tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post115691621546078493..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Of Lavender And Bloggingpatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1157472041744382342006-09-05T17:00:00.000+01:002006-09-05T17:00:00.000+01:00I followed a link from a comment on my blog endors...I followed a link from a comment on my blog endorsing acne cream. It was of no interest.bloggin the Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991456353878889126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1157001805758275632006-08-31T06:23:00.000+01:002006-08-31T06:23:00.000+01:00>>So you could try creaming off all the cash you c...>>So you could try creaming off all the cash you can from L'Occitane first, and then restore your self-respect by slagging them off, after an apparent 'change of heart'.<<<BR/><BR/>Thanks cello, that gives me a super idea for mass blogger disobedience, come the day when we all have to carry ads.<BR/><BR/>Billy: I am currently endorsing ex-Bad Seed and god amongst men Barry Adamson, who's playing at the Jazz Café on Camden's swinging Parkway on the 2 and 3 October. I am *so* there, as I believe the kids say.<BR/><BR/>FN: And rightly so, although personally I've no problem endorsing things I like and/or believe in, as long as no cash changes hands.<BR/><BR/>DavetheF: We are indeed a niche, but are we a niche market, and if so, for what?patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156997060826634532006-08-31T05:04:00.000+01:002006-08-31T05:04:00.000+01:00takes a certain hubris to imagine your word has th...takes a certain hubris to imagine your word has that much sway.<BR/><BR/>i won't even carry tags for what i do like or movements i support. my blog is the ME show.FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156966275810285172006-08-30T20:31:00.000+01:002006-08-30T20:31:00.000+01:00If anyone here endorsed something I'd be up for it...If anyone here endorsed something I'd be up for it.<BR/><BR/>Probably.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I'm going to wander around the Bush with an armful of mint in lieu of lavender.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156962110232364362006-08-30T19:21:00.000+01:002006-08-30T19:21:00.000+01:00Why don't we form a collective and offer them a wh...Why don't we form a collective and offer them a whole niche market? That's got to be worth a few bucks.<BR/>Er, we are a niche, aren't we?DavetheFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310714240845196050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156961591586459002006-08-30T19:13:00.000+01:002006-08-30T19:13:00.000+01:00lc: pretendorsements is the best neologism I've fo...lc: pretendorsements is the best neologism I've found all year. I will be nicking it forthwith, despite your feeble attempt to slap a trademark on it.<BR/><BR/>I have no answers for you P. The best I can offer is 'what does the contract say?'. And to remind you that when Pepsi dumped Michael Jackson as brand icon and terminated his contract they couldn't reclaim the money they had already given him prior to him bringing the brand into disrepute.<BR/><BR/>So you could try creaming off all the cash you can from L'Occitane first, and then restore your self-respect by slagging them off, after an apparent 'change of heart'.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156953050688236682006-08-30T16:50:00.000+01:002006-08-30T16:50:00.000+01:00Oh feck. And I thought I'd finished my dissertati...Oh feck. And I thought I'd finished my dissertation.<BR/><BR/>And now I just have an image of Vanessa Feltz running through a meadow and her frock falling off.GreatSheElephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589100964804729527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156949686731222932006-08-30T15:54:00.000+01:002006-08-30T15:54:00.000+01:00I feel the same way about L'Occitane. In the shop ...I feel the same way about L'Occitane. In the shop their stuff looks fantastic but it never quite lives up to the image at home and my kids say the soap smells of old ladies.<BR/><BR/>As for paid blog endorsements I can't see it working unless companies pay their own employees to blog positively about their products.realdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084002807834145023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156948054693709612006-08-30T15:27:00.000+01:002006-08-30T15:27:00.000+01:00I just have an image of Vanessa Paradis running th...I just have an image of Vanessa Paradis running through a meadow and her frock falling off.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah. Surely the only way to make this work - bloggers maintaining credibility, but still getting paid to say nice things - is for them to remain unaware of the exact nature of the Faustian pact into which they've entered. Bit like music journalists, who get freebies, drugs etc on an ad hoc basis from record companies, but there's no written quid pro quo that says <I>"three positive mentions for a gramme"</I> or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Oddly, the word verification is <B>JAMKOAK</B> which is what you get for being nice about Paul Weller.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156941420892541432006-08-30T13:37:00.000+01:002006-08-30T13:37:00.000+01:00It's a silly idea and Payperpost will almost certa...It's a silly idea and Payperpost will almost certainly tank within 12 months. Blog endorsements are only considered valuable because they represent unbiased opinion from real front-line consumers. <BR/><BR/>Once it becomes obvious that bloggers are plugging brands for cash, the value of their endorsements will become worthless and nobody will pay for them any more. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, if the most a blogger can earn is a few dollars per mention, it's going to be practically impossible to make any real money out of this unless they turned their blog into a constant stream of pretendorsements(tm), and who's going to read that? <BR/><BR/>Glad you're coming back btw, although I suspect for you it'll be a bit like that Buffy episode where she gets resurected from the dead, and all her friends are really happy to see her again but she's all pissed off because they dragged her out of heaven. Possibly. <BR/><BR/>Oblig. Simpsons Quote: "I heartily endorse this event or product"LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796019564156060962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156939762997652152006-08-30T13:09:00.000+01:002006-08-30T13:09:00.000+01:00That William Shatner thing can't add up, surely? I...That William Shatner thing can't add up, surely? If you get paid US$4 to talk about it, surely that means you can afford two memberships? Oh, you mean they price it at what *they* think it's worth...Sean McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269170767045711269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156928467727791852006-08-30T10:01:00.000+01:002006-08-30T10:01:00.000+01:00Nibus: quite right, anyone would be able to tell t...Nibus: quite right, anyone would be able to tell that I was being paid by u-lance-it.com.<BR/><BR/>Annie: it does sound like a Flake ad, doesn't it? Brrr.<BR/><BR/>I'm not being paid by L'Occitane, just in case anyone was wondering. All praise for products and services provided by the Capitalist Machine springs from a genuine enthusiasm for said products and services, and t'will be ever thus.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156927261246702392006-08-30T09:41:00.000+01:002006-08-30T09:41:00.000+01:00It sounds more like a Flake advert to me. I notice...It sounds more like a Flake advert to me. <BR/><BR/>I notice that Payperpost offers 4 whole dollars to promote the 'William Shatner DVD Club'.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1156923542065393212006-08-30T08:39:00.000+01:002006-08-30T08:39:00.000+01:00Scant L'Occitane action (try saying that after a b...Scant L'Occitane action (try saying that after a bottle of muscat) on payperpost.com - looks like they want to bury the fact that you'd get paid for writing up their 'opportunities' - and bury your paid posts within your own real blog. Although it would swiftly become obvious what you were up to (Today I lanced the cat's boil/Today I found this great SEO opportunity!! Click here!!). Mind you, they only want it to be 'reasonably coherent'...nibushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749800344875079722noreply@blogger.com