I am having real difficulty understanding some companies. I was just told my account maybe suspended because I had two sponsored posts back to back. Funny because the post they were talking about isn't a sponsored post. I guess if you post about places like wal-mart or target because you love their stuff, you're automatically considered a sponsored post. I used to love target. I had brought several pieces of furniture from them that were awesome. I miss those guys.
Well, I won't apologize for writing about the things I love. I review bands, books and products that I don't see money for. Products I bought or saw face to face. I review them because I love their stuff or their work or I hate it. These people and places never sponsored me.
Take for instance Amazon.com. I talk about them all of the time because I used to work for them. I have bought several things from their website like Steve Borden's autobiography, a sushi cookbook and several other items. I've also written about products that were crap. Like the listerine whitening strip. If they ever sponsored me, I'd be shocked! I can still taste that nasty gummy strip. Yuck. It left such a bad taste in my mouth.
Well I guess if they're going to suspend my account, more power to them. I won't give up writing about things I love and hate. So sorry to disappoint you. Sponsored posts and some companies have just gotten ridiculous. Don't assume. Always ask.
I hate the way companies try to nail people for stuff without reading thoroughly. I remember the fiasco with Suicide Girls and Nintendo.
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Reading this, but not thoroughly enough, this company suddenly slaps Suicide Girls with a cease-and-desist order based on their trademarks!!! Before you knew it, it was all over the internet. Nintendo ended up issuing an apology for that little snafu, including offering a game system to the person that was accused on their behalf.
Wow. That's new news to me. It's crazy how people assume and end up making an ass out of themselves in the end. The company I posted about ended up apologizing, but I never saw the money for their post, so I deleted it. Maybe I should start a website about assuming and making an ass out of one's self. HA HA
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