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[News] [Rival] Apple AstroTurfing and Sponsorship/'Incentives' (Bribes) to Journalism Suspected

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Apple AstroTurfing and Sponsorship/'Incentives' (Bribes) to Journalism Suspected
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:32 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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FTC Gives Ann Taylor A Pass In First 'Blog Disclosure' Investigation

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| And, more recently, there were some concerns 
| over the NY Times' lack of disclosure 
| concerning its relationship with Apple when 
| reporting on the iPad. 
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100514/0111169422.shtml

Has the New York Times Run Afoul of the FTC's Endorsement Guides?

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| Dan Gillmor shares these concerns, but notes 
| an even more concrete conflict of interest â 
| Appleâs advertising of the iPad consistently 
| features a screenshot of the New York Times 
| app, including of course the Timesâ logo. 
| Although Apple no doubt hopes to show that 
| its device can be used to read the Times, 
| surely attractive content to many of its 
| target consumers, the image is also terrific 
| advertising for the New York Times. Gillmor 
| indicates that he has no doubt that Timesâ 
| reviewers truly believe the contents of their 
| swooning coverage of the iPad, but argues 
| that the benefit that the Times is receiving 
| is a conflict of interest that ought to be 
| overtly acknowledged and discussed by Times 
| management. Yet, he reports, nobody from the 
| Times has been willing to respond to his 
| questions about the issue, such as whether 
| the Times has received any compensation for 
| the display of its logo on the iPad as shown 
| in the ads. Gillmor raised these concerns a 
| week ago, and the Times has yet to address 
| publicly the possible conflict. 
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100415/1245219029.shtml


Recent:

Will Consumers Still Love An Aggressive Apple?

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| The notion of Apple as a ruthless
| competitor in the technology marketplace
| isn't well established in the minds of
| consumers, but some industry watchers say
| that could change if the company's recent
| behavior continues.
|
| Apple is engaged in conflict on multiple
| fronts: Google, Adobe, HTC, Ellen Degeneres
| and the tech blog Gizmodo have all felt its
| wrath in recent weeks. U.S. regulators are
| reportedly considering launching a full
| blown antitrust investigation into Apple's
| iPhone developer licensing tactics.
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http://www.crn.com/mobile/224701199
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