Full disclosure

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments by noahechols

Since the Federal Trade Commission orders came down to make it clear who is getting paid to say what online, there’s been confusion about what language to use, especially on platforms such as Twitter.  The Word of Mouth Marketing Association is putting out guidelines with specific wording and hashtags. Here’s a sample:

#spon (sponsored)
#paid (paid)
#samp (sample)

Read the full report here.

SoCon11, social media

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Noah is the Creative Technologist for the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. He manages social communication campaigns and supports the Center in launching various projects aimed at finding new models for ethically sound, financially sustainable journalism.
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