Sponsored Conversations:
http://blogworldexpo09.sched.org/event/a9c8a662737c21bd982764e5572d242b
Panelist(s) Jeremiah Owyang (Moderator), Ted Murphy, Wendy Piersall
Panel Goal: To identify the goals of sponsored blogging. Pros and cons
What are sponsored conversations:
When a brand or advertiser give a product to a blogger to blog about it in an editorial conversations.
During the session they used the tag #sponblog
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DeirdreReid: My qu, what reasons do ppl have to do it? Just make $? Seems so whorish. But it's a free country. #bwe09 #sponblog
about 45 minutes ago
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haveAwonderful: i think folks get too bent out of shape about sponsors, disclosures, etc. everyone is always selling something. when passing…
about 52 minutes ago
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waynesutton: Question: What are your thoughts on sponsored conversations/blog post/tweets are you in favor of it? Yes or No & why? #bwe09 #sponblog
about an hour ago
PS: This was a