Things of note for the week ending June 15th, 2012
1. Stunning Stained Glass
I’ve had the page up of these stained glass watertower images for nearly two weeks now; returning to them almost daily just gently bliss out and take them in.
It is a beautiful piece of art.
2. #361Live
I blogged about this awesome event a little while back. Well, part one is now up and live so you should go and listen, yeah? Go on then.
3. The Indecent Proposal
The second event of note from last week was ‘The Indecent Proposal: should bloggers blog for love, or money?‘. It was certainly an interesting evening, with great panelists from different blogs and agencies, debating the above. The (perceived) authenticity of blogging and, in turn, bloggers, allows for a difference of interpretation and opinion when it comes to the reporting of certain things (ie: the truth). So when money changes hands, well – that’s a grey area.
However, one thing came to light that was just mental.
Interesting #PRBloggerEvent: do you blog for love, or money? (£5 to £10k being bandied around)
— James Whatley (@Whatleydude) June 12, 2012
Yes, that’s right.
Apparently, there are brands out there that are paying £10,000 for blog posts. THIS IS INSANE. We, as the audience, of course, GASPED, and then probed and questioned further. More came forward: another blogger was reported as being paid £8,000 per month for their ‘advocacy’.
There. Are. No. Words.
Now look, while there is no law against paying for blog posts (see this quote from the Office of Fair Trading):
“Online promotional activity, just like any other promotional activity, must clearly identify when promotions and editorial comment have been paid for, so that consumers are not misled.”
Which means, any paid-for blog posts must be clearly marked. Right? Right.
TEN THOUSAND POUNDS IS A JOKE.
4. What if Pixar did DC?
They probably never will. Given that Pixar are wholly owned by Disney, who in turn also own MARVEL. So yeah, that’s out. BUT – if they did – then it might look a little bit like these awesome images by Daniel Araya – via iO9
5. 22 Storytelling Tips from Pixar
This one is pretty much what it says on the tin. So y’know, go read them.
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Whatley out.
