Jakarta Globe takes a look at sponsored blogging ahead of Pesta Blogger 2010
Whenever someone talks about bloggers, the topic of paid or sponsored posts always comes up. Ahead of Pesta Blogger 2010 in Jakarta this Saturday, The Jakarta Globe brings up the issue with Enda Nasution, a prominent Indonesian blogger, as well as Ong Hock Chuan whose company, Maverick, is the organizer of the event.
In terms of paid blogging, Enda he [said] that it shouldn’t be a problem as long as the writer is honest. A disclaimer is needed whenever an author writes about a client or a product. “
If readers think the blogger puts up too much sponsored content, people will eventually feel it. If they don’t like it, they will leave the blog,” he said.
In essence, paid blogging is seen as an acceptable practice as long as the author discloses the fact or makes it obvious in some other way. Excessive sponsored posts also tend to deter readers which means while it’s not a regulated practice, there’s an ethical aspect that bloggers need to acknowledge and at the end of the day it’s up to them what kind of readers they want for their blogs and the perception people that might have.
Jakarta Globe takes a look at sponsored blogging ahead of Pesta Blogger 2010
About the icons for Office:mac 2011
The Office:mac 2011 icons came out of 30 concept designs from Frog’s offices. Frog of course, designed some of the earliest Mac computers back in the 80s
The philosophy behind the twisty ribbon look fits the software suite perfectly and among the top three designs, I think they made the right choice.
12seconds.TV shuts down
Some time in 2008 I heard about 12seconds TV, a site where people can upload short clips of videos of themselves of up to 12 seconds. It was like the Twitter version of YouTube, everything had to be short and concise. It was a neat idea.
Apparently the site shut down today. Notice was given on October 4, so it was a pretty short one. Startups come and go, business models don’t always stick. See you around, 12seconds, I never got to check you out.
BBC: Making things hard to read ‘can boost learning’
Apparently the study was funded by the We Love Comic Sans It’s Cool So Leave It Alone Foundation
How Google’s Andy Rubin defines open. If that is indeed Andy Rubin’s Twitter account. For context, see this transcript of Steve Jobs’ tirade on Google and RIM from Apple’s Q4 financial conference call.
To Apple and Jobs, Android vs iOS isn’t about open vs closed it’s about fragmentation vs integration.
Rooftops (Taken with instagram)
Design at Apple
…design at Apple is at the highest level of the organization, led by Steve personally. Design at other companies is not there. It is buried down in the bureaucracy somewhere… In bureaucracies many people have the authority to say no, not the authority to say yes
John Sculley, interviewed by Leander Kahney for Cult of Mac. It’s a compelling read for those who want to delve into how Apple operates from the beginning. There’s a lot of gem to be found in that interview, from his thoughts about Steve Jobs, Apple back then, Apple now, advertising, design, mistakes he made during his time as Apple CEO, and many other things.
Must read.
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