Originally Posted by
sbm12
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.
The only reason it is "tipping at that windmill" is because you and other apologists let Randy off the hook. If you actually don't like seeing crap promoted alongside your content, there are ways you could do something about it, rather than rant at people who have the temerity to call out the crap. "It's Randy's company he's going to do what he wants, individual writers and content consumers just have to suck it up and should give up calling it out" - wow, so bold, so brave.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
That's not what I presented/asked. If you think Vogue is publishing bad content would you discount the stories Wired publishes?
If Vogue consistently engaged in unethical journalistic conduct, yes, it would impact my view of Wired.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
Boarding Areas doesn't peddle products. That's my issue with the tirades here. They're focused on the wrong target.
If you go to boardingarea.com's main page, I just saw an ad for TD Bank and the new Delta Skymiles Amex. Indirectly, as an "ad network", it peddles far more. Events like BAcon facilitate sales formally; other connections facilitate sales more.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
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?
1) A requirement that any ads masquerading as "advice" be clearly disclosed as such.
2) Rewriting the
http://boardingarea.com/about-us/ page that is incredibly misleading and does not indicate the nature of the business it and its hosted blogs run. "The blogs you will find on BoardingArea are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the cat’s meow… you get the idea. Each blog in the BoardingArea network has been hand selected by our team for its quality of content, its timeliness and, last but not least, for its entertainment value."
- You yourself have suggested THIS IS A LIE.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
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.
You really seem to just be trying to be contrary here, but sure, here are some examples of BA bloggers taking travel providers to task for not being sufficiently transparent:
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.c...oking-classes/
http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....yre-next-room/
http://andystravelblog.boardingarea....ing-new-video/
Originally Posted by
sbm12
Nope. Just that it is irrelevant to the other points being made in this discussion.
This was a response to someone else saying BA cant be an expert because it doesnt have direct links.