Originally Posted by
Adam1222
You and other defenders use this as some sort of talisman when there is no logical reason why an "ad network" cannot have quality and other standards for its members.
I've never claimed such. I would LOVE to see the crap not promoted alongside my content. But I also know that I don't run the company. But there's also a difference between "can" and "must" when it comes to the organizational structure. An ad network
can exercise such standards but it is not obligated to. Even if a group of folks here continue to demand such.
Would it be better for society as a whole if there was less crappy content published? Probably. Is it worth the endless rants here tipping at that windmill? I guess y'all think so.
Originally Posted by
Adam1222
As for how I read news, actually yes, if one conde nast publication does a story citing another one, that relationship would be referenced in the story, and I would think of it differently than a story from an independent source.
That's not what I presented/asked. If you think Vogue is publishing bad content would you discount the stories Wired publishes?
Originally Posted by
Adam1222
Given how much mutual gratification many BA blogs give each other, blowing smoke up each other, I think the nature of their relationship and how they mutually benefit from each other's profits are important.
Mutual benefit is tough. I'd bet that the ad rates I get paid wouldn't change much at all if half the BA bloggers disappeared from the site. Of course, that depends on which half.
Originally Posted by
Adam1222
What I find most outrageous, perhaps, is your indignation about calls for transparency. It's hypocritical to purport to advocate for consumers, and transparency in travel company practices, and rant like this against calls for transparency by a company like BA that makes money off of peddling products.
Boarding Areas doesn't peddle products. That's my issue with the tirades here. They're focused on the wrong target.
What "transparency" do you want from Boarding Area? Should the company publish its ad rates? No way that's going to happen. What other data does Boarding Area create/possess that "should" be published?
I also don't know that any of the sites that Boarding Area aggregates/hosts claims to advocate for consumers or transparency in travel company practices. But I'll admit I haven't gone searching for mission statements on most of them.
Originally Posted by
Adam1222
Are you actally going to say Randy doesnt know alot about how credit card and affiliate marketing works?
Nope. Just that it is irrelevant to the other points being made in this discussion.