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I started getting e-mails a couple of days ago from listeners saying they could not find my latest show in iTunes. Turns out that Apple got hit so hard during the holiday rush that it has taxed their infrastructure to the point where they quite updating podcast listings.
One of the companies that has been on my Web Based Evil Empire list has been PayPerPost, yesterday they took the first step to getting off the list. They are now going to require full disclosure on paid blog postings.
I am really disappointed with the Bloggers that went to Microsoft yesterday and got to meet with Bill Gates. I was pretty excited to read the commentary on their blogs but highly disappointed that none of them asked hard questions.
For the first time in a long time a decision by the FTC may actually have a positive effect to some bad things that have been happening on the Internet. Primarily that word of mouth marketers may soon be forced to disclose when they have a financial relationship with a vendor.
I suppose this was bound to happen but it appears some top Digg users are being paid off. To make it worse some are being PAID by PR firm to put postings on Digg?
My team over at RawVoice reveals a new relationship we have with iBloks.com the full press release is available at RawVoice with a demo at Blubrry.com The originating press release can be found on the iBloks press page
Hitachi has agreed to sponsor the Geek News Central Podcast and the SlashdotReview Podcast at the 2007 Consumer Electronics show.