Comments on: What are Advertorials?

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:18:53 +0000

I agree with siwel, these advertorials are annoying and I would even say they are disrespectful towards the consumer’s intelligence, like they assume we are all idiots. Unfortunately I’m afraid to say, most people are way too naive to filter through all the BS online. Working online for more than 10 years, I can easily see what is genuine and what’s not, but I understand that a lot of consumers can’t. I think we need more education, like we try to educate people regarding email scams and hoaxes. I laugh everytime I see those advertorials that use my location like “Seattle driver?” or “Seattle Mom discovered a secret” to take advantage of the tendency people have of giving more attention to ads they can relate to. That’s horrible!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:48:06 +0000

I agree – advertorials are annoying and sometimes can be misleading.

In the earlier days of the Internet, I think when people did reviews of products or services, it was more honest. Now, product reviews are too motivated by money or ulterior motives.

By: siwel

siwel — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:15:25 +0000

I honestly find these advertorials to be very annoying and nothing but a huge waste of space. These should be terminated immediately, or else as soon as possible.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:43:50 +0000

In their defense, HowLifeWorks does put a disclaimer at the bottom of every article that states who the article is sponsored by.

As far as figuring out what product reviews are legit and which ones are “fake,” we won’t ever know for sure. Creating a website is so easy nowadays, that practically anyone can sell something online.

The Internet is a money-making machine, and like the real world, you’re going to find shady people. Keeping that in mind, I believe it is always the consumer’s job to do due diligence before buying something online. There is no way someone can hold your hand through all the activities you do online.

By: Richard Coonfield

Richard Coonfield — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:03 +0000

So is there any reason to trust these “adverorials” any more that a host of other sites like the acai berrry scams? How is the average consumer to know that the product being presented, as you stated most won’t know it is a paid endorsement of the product, what is a decent product and what is just junk? Do we “the consumer” still have to try to sift thru the hundreds of “fine print” links to find this is just another scam? It would be nice to find a decent product for a change without having to be so defensive constantly.

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