misleading

The LA Times reports that thousands of bloggers are writing sponsored posts touting such diverse topics as diamonds, digital cameras and drug clinics. The bloggers are spurred by new marketing middlemen such as PayPerPost that connect advertisers with mom-and-pop webmasters.  Thanks to Daily Dog for this item. Why should there be concern about this practice?

The US Congress passed a bill into law this week aimed at protecting children from online predators. The law dictates how hyperlinks and domain names leading to sexual content may be presented. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 prohibits "misleading" domain names and links.

When I step out of the office at the end of the day and rejoin the pedestrian masses, I am quick to notice that nobody's talking about blogs. Just using the word "blog" in conversation is greeted with blank stares, or at best, a squinty "I heard something about that on the news." End of blog conversation, on to P. Diddy's name change and how much we hate [insert fashionable annoyance here].

Here are my impressions that came from first glance and more thorough looking through. If my thoughts can help in improving the site I shall be happy.