tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063709171678249658.post4028930301231875837..comments2023-11-03T02:28:36.126-07:00Comments on UCSD Digital Journalism: Social ID: Citizen Advertising at its worstUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063709171678249658.post-71879447851067714012012-05-14T15:42:26.751-07:002012-05-14T15:42:26.751-07:00The whole phenomenon of lifestyle marketing certai...The whole phenomenon of lifestyle marketing certainly intersects with news blogging and other forms of citizen journalism, especially now that so many people get their news from trusted sources in their social network rather than trusted sources on the traditional broadcast networks. As you point out many bloggers (including me) have been contacted by companies requesting that we write positive stories about particular products in exchange for a slice of revenue. Their are troubling issues about ethics, disclosure, and the potential for exploiting friendships shaped by what Ian Bogost has called "the membership economy."Liz Loshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230805040911517976noreply@blogger.com